Readings, Research & Resources

Behaviour Hubs:

• As the Behaviour Hubs project concludes, Education Development Trust's research and insights team have produced this report that explores the impact of this work. 

Chartered College of Teaching:

• Click here to access a special collection of Impact journal articles from the Chartered College of Teaching.

Department for Education (DfE):

• Get help with flexible working in schools

Help to implement flexible working, including a toolkit of resources, webinar training and support from flexible working ambassador multi-academy trusts and schools.

 Flexible working in schools has many benefits. It can:

• help recruit and retain teachers
• improve staff wellbeing
• promote equality in the workforce

Useful supporting blog from Flexible Teacher Talent, who contributed to the toolkit. 

• Evaluation of the national roll-out of the early career framework induction programmes
• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: impact assessments - GOV.UK

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF):

• Flexible working approaches (in partnership with NFER)

• Workload review (in partnership with NFER) 

• Leadership approaches (in partnership with Durham University and University of Warwick)

• Making the best use of research evidence 

In December 2023, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to research teachers’ use of ChatGPT for lesson and resource planning and the impact on their workload, and they have recently released their findings.

A high level summary can be found here, and the full evaluation is available here.

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) Research Projects:

The Education Endowment Foundation has recently launched 11 new research projects that will explore the impact of evidence-based programmes in early years settings, primary and secondary schools. These programmes have been selected based on their potential to positively impact the attainment of socio-economically disadvantaged pupils.

More information is available at: 11 new research projects to build evidence base | EEF. 

The EEF is recruiting schools and settings across England to take part in these new projects and help build the evidence base, and schools can search for the projects relevant for them at: Take part in an EEF project | EEF.

Education Policy Institute: 

• The influence of headteachers on their schools

National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER): 

• Research Bites to provide teachers and school leaders with free, accessible summaries of relevant insights and recommendations from NFER’s independent research.

UCL Centre for Educational Leadership:

• Developing and Retaining Talented Mentors: How Leaders Can Make Their School More Attractive for Teachers and Better for Students

What works in SEND:

• Inclusion report

The National Institute of Teaching recently held a webinar on expanding access to high quality training and development, including an overview of their learning from research and practice in ITE, ECF and NPQs across the country.

The session includes discussion and considerations for schools and providers when delivering professional development programmes.

You can view the webinar here.