September 2012 - June 2016
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Design Matters? The Effects of New Schools on Students’, Teachers’ and Parents’ Actions and Perceptions
The project will investigate the effects of newly designed schools on their users, particularly students and teachers.
Effective Pre-school, Primary & Secondary Education
October 1997 - October 2014
This project is a large study of the developmental trajectories of more than 3,000 children in England followed up to the end of their school life-cycle.
Children in Care and Need
January 2017
Protecting children in need and supporting carers
The Rees Centre have been leading research on the factors that contribute to poorer academic outcomes in children in care and children in need in England.
Teacher Training in Pakistan
June 2024
Durbeen partners with Oxford In Pakistan, to improve teacher education and curriculum at the Government Elementary College, Hussainabad, by co-developing a high quality teachers’ education MSc programme.
Analysis of Costs in Traditional and Early Permanence Adoption Routes
December 2023
A newly completed project report exploring the costs of adoption in early permanence and traditional adoption routes is now available.
Evaluation of the Mockingbird programme
May 2023
We have been asked to evaluate the Mockingbird programme is part of the Department for Education (DfE) funded Supporting Families: Investing in Practice programme, which is expanding and rolling out promising interventions that came through the DfE’s Innovation Programme.
Early Educators’ Knowledge of Early Language Pedagogy: How can it be measured and does it matter for child language outcomes?
October 2022
This study explored the role of teachers’ knowledge in supporting children’s oral language progress across the two years of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
Introducing standardised testing into the Flanders education system
July 2023
Strengthening the design and implementation of the standardised student assessment reform of the Flemish Community of Belgium
The Flemish Community of Belgium has been a stronger performer on international tests, however, performance has been deteriorating and more students are failing to reach basic proficiency levels than before.
Hayward Review
June 2023
It’s Our Future: Report of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment
Led by Professor Louise Hayward, from Glasgow University
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Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2021
May 2023
In collaboration with Pearson UK, OUCEA produced the National Report for England for PIRLS 2021.
PISA 2022 National Centre
December 2023
Pearson, in collaboration with Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment (OUCEA) was awarded the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 contract by the Department for Education to operate as the National Centre for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Perceptions of Standards in Scotland (PASS)
September 2022
Public confidence in the qualification system is essential to maintain the currency of the certificates for the young people whose life chances depend upon them.