Research

Research that informs practice

Evidence, evaluation and inquiry across education, development, institutions, leadership, policy and society.

Research areas

Deliberately broader than the classroom.

Education

Learning, teaching and education systems.

Development

Programmes, communities and social development.

Institutions & organisations

Quality, governance and organisational improvement.

Leadership

How leaders shape culture, learning and change.

Policy

Evidence for better public decisions.

Society

Families, childhood, technology and social change.

Learning

How people learn — in school, at work and for life.

Evaluation

Measuring what works, for whom and why.

Featured research

Selected studies and frameworks

Framework study

READ Quality Education Framework

A mixed-methods study defining, operationalising and monitoring quality education across a national school network.

School improvement

High-Performing Model Schools

Standards, tools and processes for whole-school quality and improvement.

Impact evaluation

Evaluating professional learning

Evidence on how teacher development initiatives change practice and learning.

In progress

Screen-Addicted Children

A new lens on childhood screen dependence, its effects on learning and what families and schools can do.

How I work

Rigorous, practical and clearly communicated.

  1. Frame

    Start from the decision the evidence must inform.

  2. Design

    Choose mixed methods that fit the question and the context.

  3. Collect & analyse

    Quality-assured data, transparent analysis.

  4. Communicate

    Reports, briefs and stories people can act on.

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