Research activities

Religious Composition and Admission Processes of Faith Secondary Schools in London

This research was commissioned by Comprehensive Future with funding from the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Limited and examines the religious composition and admissions policies of publicly-funded secondary schools in London with a religious character.

Full Report (PDF)


The Primary Review

Philip Noden and Anne West contributed to The Primary Review on the condition and future of primary education in England, based at the University of Cambridge and supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Their report focused on the funding of English primary education and is available on The Primary Review web-site.

http://www.primaryreview.org.uk/Publications/Interimreports.html
 

Evaluation of the Two Year Key Stage 3 Project

This research was funded by the Department for Education and Skills and carried out in conjunction with the National Foundation for Educational Research.

Final report
www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR836.pdf
 

Parents’ role in setting up new secondary schools

This research was commissioned by the Research and Information on State Education Trust (RISE), with funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. The research explored the role of parents in the planning and setting up of new secondary schools prior to the Education and Inspections Act 2006.

Report
http://www.risetrust.org.uk/parents.html
 

Secondary school admissions in London

This research was funded by the Greater London Authority. It examines secondary schools’ admissions criteria and practices in London for 2005/06, with a particular focus on disadvantaged pupils. It also examines, from the perspective of local authorities, how effectively the Pan London Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme functioned during its first year.

Final Report
Executive Summary

Evaluations of Excellence in Cities, Primary Excellence in Cities, Excellence Clusters, Aimhigher: Excellence Challenge, Pupil Learning Credits

These evaluations were funded by the Department for Education and Skills and carried out by a consortium comprising the National Foundation for Educational Research, the Education Research Group, the Centre for Economic Performance and (for some of the evaluations) the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Final reports for Excellence in Cities:
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR675a.pdf
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR675b.pdf

Final reports for Aimhigher: Excellence Challenge:
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR709.pdf
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR644.pdf

Final report for Pupil Learning Credits pilot scheme:
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR687.pdf
 

Secondary school admissions in England

This project, which examined secondary school admissions in England was carried out in conjunction with the Research and Information on State Education Trust. Research findings are available at:

www.risetrust.org.uk/admissions.html
 

Higher education admissions and student mobility within the EU (ADMIT)

This project was funded by Research Directorate of the European Commission and co-ordinated by the LSE. It involved five countries - the UK, France, Germany, Sweden and Greece. The overarching objective of the project was to shed light on higher education admissions policies and practices at national and university levels in the context of student mobility

http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ERG/pdf/cmp18.pdf
 

Environmental education in the educational systems of the European Union

This project was funded by the Environment Directorate-General of the European Commission and focused on legislation, policy and practice in the area of environmental education. The final report is available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/youth/original/pdf/envedu_en.pdf
 

Examining the impact of the specialist schools programme

This evaluation was funded by the DfEE. The overall aim of this project was to examine the impact of the specialist schools programme on participating schools and to identify 'good practice' for wider dissemination. The CER carried out surveys of specialist school headteachers, heads of specialism(s) and chairs of governing bodies. A research brief it available at:

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RB196.doc
 

Demand-side financing in post-compulsory education and training
This work was funded by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) and examined the rationale underpinning the use of demand-side approaches to the funding of education and training. The final report is available at:

http://www2.trainingvillage.gr/etv/publication/download/panorama/6003_en.pdf

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