October 2014 - October 2015
Project Library
Teenagers in foster care: the critical role of carers and other adults
An ESRC-funded seminar series to address issues around fostering teenagers including offending, sexual exploitation and asylum seekers.
Evaluation London Fostering Achievement Programme
October 2014 - October 2015
A mixed methods evaluation of this programme that is designed to improve educational outcomes for fostered children in London.
Supporting mental health of looked after children around primary-secondary transition
September 2014 - September 2017
The three-year project ran from September 2014 to September 2017 and involved the Universities of Sussex and Surrey, the Rees Centre at the University of Oxford, and the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Progress in International Reading Literacy (PIRLS) 2016 Assessment
January 2014 - December 2018
The Progress in International Reading Literacy (PIRLS) assessment provides internationally comparative data about how well children from different countries read after four years of primary schooling.
Impact of Unproven Allegations on Foster Carers
October 2013 - October 2016
This research study aimed to explore the impact of unproven allegations on carers in order to improve the way that allegations are dealt with by fostering services, local authorities and the police.
Research Reviews
January 2013 - December 2017
These reports were published by the Rees Centre between 2013 and 2017 on topics related to foster care and education.
Linking care and educational data: the educational progress of looked after children in England
October 2012 - October 2015
First major study in the UK to explore the relationship between educational outcomes, young people’s care histories and individual characteristics by linking the National Pupil Database (NPD) and the Children Looked After Database in England, for all pupils eligible to take their GCSEs (examinations at age 16 years) in 2013.
Design Matters? The Effects of New Schools on Students’, Teachers’ and Parents’ Actions and Perceptions
September 2012 - June 2016
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.
Classroom simulations: Scenario-based learning?
January 2025
Scenario-based learning (SBL) presents participants with brief, authentic, interactive, text- and video-based scenarios that are followed by a series of questions requiring context-based reasoning.