Primary and Secondary Phases of Education
Our work in the primary and secondary phases of education spans a wide range of activity. Our research and evaluation focuses on issues of:
- school improvement, self-evaluation and use of data to reach evidenced-based judgements
- raising attainment and achievement - work in this field has included research to explore the effectiveness and impact of:
- programmes to reduce pupil disaffection
- catch-up programmes
- initiatives to raise attainment at Key Stage 4
- student mentoring and empowerment initiatives to raise aspirations
- initiatives designed to promote pupils responsibility for learning, target-setting and achievement
- reduced class sizes
- education in non-traditional settings.This has involved research in the fields of home education and with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community
In 2008 we conducted a longitudinal evaluation of the government’s New Relationship with Schools. This included evaluation of strands of activity such as school self-evaluation, School Improvement Partners and the School Profile.