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System leadership in disruptive times: robust policy making and enactment in School Trusts (2021)
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Taneva, S., Day, C., & Smith, R. (2021). System leadership in disruptive times: robust policy making and enactment in School Trusts. University of Nottingham

The research discussed in this report is based upon a project, funded and conducted by the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with the Confederation of School Trusts and the CEOs of 15 Trusts in the Midlands region. This is part of larger sca... Read More about System leadership in disruptive times: robust policy making and enactment in School Trusts.

What Makes an Effective Early Childhood Parenting Programme: a Systematic Review of Reviews and Meta analyses (2020)
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Gao, J., Brooks, C., Xu, Y., & Kitto, E. (2020). What Makes an Effective Early Childhood Parenting Programme: a Systematic Review of Reviews and Meta analyses. UCL Institute of Education, Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education

The widely acknowledged importance of educating parents in children's early years has led to a substantial number of parenting programmes aimed at various aspects of early childhood care and education (ECEC). A vast amount of research has been conduc... Read More about What Makes an Effective Early Childhood Parenting Programme: a Systematic Review of Reviews and Meta analyses.

NCOP: end of phase one report for the national formative and impact evaluations (2019)
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Bowes, L., Tazzyman, S., Sandhu, J., Moreton, R., Birkin, G., McCaig, C., Madriaga, M., Kozman, E., & Wright, H. (2019). NCOP: end of phase one report for the national formative and impact evaluations. Office for Students

This report presents the findings from the national formative and impact evaluations of phase one of the National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP), which ended in July 2019.

Hierarchy, markets and networks: analysing the 'self-improving school-led system' agenda in England and the implications for schools (2018)
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Greany, T., & Higham, R. (2018). Hierarchy, markets and networks: analysing the 'self-improving school-led system' agenda in England and the implications for schools. London: Nuffield Foundation and Education Development Trust

This report analyses how schools in England have interpreted and begun to respond to the government’s ‘self-improving school-led system’ (SISS) policy agenda, an overarching narrative for schools policy since 2010 that encompasses an ensemble of refo... Read More about Hierarchy, markets and networks: analysing the 'self-improving school-led system' agenda in England and the implications for schools.

Multi-academy trusts: do they make a difference to pupil outcomes?: supplementary statistical analysis for the report Hierarchy, markets and networks: analysing the 'self-improving school-led system' agenda in England and the implications for schools (2018)
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Bernardinelli, D., Rutt, S., Greany, T., & Higham, R. (2018). Multi-academy trusts: do they make a difference to pupil outcomes?: supplementary statistical analysis for the report Hierarchy, markets and networks: analysing the 'self-improving school-led system' agenda in England and the implications for schools. London: Nuffield Foundation and Education Development Trust

Independent-State School Partnerships: An initial review of evidence and current practices (2017)
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Lucas, B., Stoll, L., Greany, T., Tsakalaki, A., & Nelson, R. (2017). Independent-State School Partnerships: An initial review of evidence and current practices. Tony Little Centre for Innovation and Research in Learning at Eton College

Over the last two decades there has been growing interest in independent-state school partnerships (ISSPs). The term is currently used to refer to arrangements between two or more schools which include at least one independent and one state school. I... Read More about Independent-State School Partnerships: An initial review of evidence and current practices.

Evidence-informed teaching : an evaluation of progress in England. Appendices. July 2017 (2017)
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Coldwell, M., Greany, T., Higgins, S., Brown, C., Maxwell, B., Stiell, B., Stoll, L., Willis, B., & Burns, H. (2017). Evidence-informed teaching : an evaluation of progress in England. Appendices. July 2017

In August 2014, The Department for Education (DfE) commissioned a two-year study to assess progress towards an evidence-informed teaching system. In this report, the term evidence-informed teaching is used to mean practice that is influenced by robus... Read More about Evidence-informed teaching : an evaluation of progress in England. Appendices. July 2017.

Partnerships between teaching schools and universities: research report (2015)
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Toby, G., & Chris, B. (2015). Partnerships between teaching schools and universities: research report

Partnerships between Teaching Schools/lead schools and universities in England are in a state of flux, with historical relationships being reshaped to respond to the needs of a self-improving school-led system. This process is being accelerated by th... Read More about Partnerships between teaching schools and universities: research report.

Conflicts of interest in academy sponsorship arrangements (2014)
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Greany, T., & Scott, J. (2014). Conflicts of interest in academy sponsorship arrangements. London: House of Commons Education Select Committee

This study was commissioned by the Education Select Committee to assess conflicts of interest in academy trusts and sponsorship arrangements. The research informed the Committee’s inquiry into academies and free schools (2015). The research involved... Read More about Conflicts of interest in academy sponsorship arrangements.