Special Interest Group
This SIG is interested in the relationship between research and policy in education
This SIG provides a space for Â鶹ÒùÔº members interested in the relationship between research and policy in education. Rather than critiquing policies, the SIG is particularly interested in the procedures involved in making policies, and the role played by research. The SIG recognises that policies are not only made in government departments, but in schools and a wide range of education institutions.
The SIG aims to identify and enhance the various ways in which research can have a stronger influence on education policy. For example, the SIG’s 2024 work commenced with a webinar discussing a potential expert policy advice mechanism. It is intended that 2-3 webinars will be held per annum.
Research lead at Ofsted
Charlotte is a research and evaluation lead at Ofsted where she has lead research into supporting struggling readers in secondary schools and AI in schools and further education colleges. She has been an advocate for closer working partnerships...
Professorial Research Fellow at University College London
Becky Taylor is Professorial Research Fellow in the Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research and Lead for Engagement and Academic Head of Engagement and Impact at UCL Institute of Education. She has a particular interest in the processes by...
Lecturer in Teacher Education at University of Glasgow
Dr Kathryn Spicksley is a Lecturer in Teacher Education at the University of Glasgow. Her current research is funded by a 2022 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship and concerns the development of a playful mentoring intervention for early...
Understanding SEND in UK Educational Research and Practice
When Andy Burnham became UK prime minister, he argued that four decades of neoliberalism had failed the communities that built the Labour movement and called for a new economic path. Whether this...
Continue reading blog postCritical discourse analysis (CDA) is a qualitative analytical framework which scrutinises language in use (see Fairclough, 2010). My research, conducted in secondary schools in the north-west of...
Continue reading blog postKnowledge brokering – facilitating research into practice and policy – might be one of the most useful skills you’ve never heard of. During my career as a mathematics teacher, then writer...
Continue reading blog postEntrepreneurial education has experienced exponential growth recently worldwide due to the recognition of entrepreneurship for economic and social wellbeing. Entrepreneurial education combines...
Continue reading blog postThe UK government’s response to the Curriculum Review calls for pupils to develop the essential skills and knowledge needed to become active, informed and responsible citizens from an early age....
Continue reading blog postThis blog post draws on our experience recruiting schools for the From the Centre to the Periphery project, a large-scale, independent evaluation of the Department for Education’s Opportunity...
Continue reading blog postWe are recruiting a SIG Convenor for the Â鶹ÒùÔº Educational Research and Educational Policy-Making SIG to help lead the SIG over the next 3 years. Role & responsibilities of SIG...
