May Research Round-Up

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9 June, 2019 —

May Research Round-Up

A guide to the interesting things we’ve seen and done in May (and a little bit of April)

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by Bradford Research School
on the 9th June 2019

We read: Improving Behaviour in Schools.

The EEF released their latest guidance report this week: Improving Behaviour in Schools. As with previous guidance reports, it is a clear and concise summary of the main themes that evidence points us toward, and recommended reading for everyone in education. Quote from introduction” We wrote about our top takeaways here.

We read: Evidence-based School Leadership and Management – A Practical Guide by Gary Jones

The blurb for this book states that “this is essential reading for senior and middle leaders in educational organisations and anyone who aspires to lead effective schools”, and we agree. It’s a comprehensive guide that can explores why we need evidence-based school leadership, how to gather and critique evidence, and how to implement effective evidence-based practice. It’s a book that you can dip into time and again, with lots of practical references to explore. Dr Jones’ website is full of useful advice for the school research lead:

http://evidencebasededucationalleadership.blogspot.com/

We wrote: several blogs.

1) How can Parents Help with Homework?

The evidence suggests that schools should encourage parents to know about homework and support their children to do it. So what are the best bets for ensuring that this happens?

2) Dual Coding: More than just adding a picture

This is the third in our series of posts looking at some of the misconceptions around cognitive science. The second was…

3) …Interleaving: More Than Just Mixing Things Up

4) Improving Mathematics in Key Stage 2 and 3: What next?

A year and a half after the Improving Mathematics in Key Stages 2 and 3 guidance report was launched, we examine the materials that have been created to support its implementation.

Coming up

Research Roadshow: Working with Parents to Support Children’s Learning. Join us at Westminster C of E Primary Academy for this free twilight event on Monday 17^th June, from 4.30−6.

Leeds Schools: Fully-funded Improving Secondary Science course. This is a free, practical course designed to support secondary schools in Leeds to implement the evidence-based recommendations of the EEF’s Secondary Science Guidance Report. Read more.