Outputs (7)

Process and summative evaluation of the Switch-On literacy transition programme. (2013)
Report
Gorard, S., See, B., & Siddiqui, N. (2013). Process and summative evaluation of the Switch-On literacy transition programme. [No known commissioning body]

A Randomised Controlled Trial (or ‘Fair Test’): Evaluating an Educational Innovation. (2013)
Digital Artefact
Gorard, S., See, B., & Siddiqui, N. (2013). A Randomised Controlled Trial (or ‘Fair Test’): Evaluating an Educational Innovation. [[Media unknown]]

This case describes a current evaluation of an educational intervention to help disadvantaged children catch up in literacy at around the time they transfer to their senior school. The evaluation is based on a randomised controlled trial design, whic... Read More about A Randomised Controlled Trial (or ‘Fair Test’): Evaluating an Educational Innovation..

Living and learning in Castle Vale: the educational trajectories and outcomes of young poeple at school in one area of Birmingham. (2013)
Report
Gorard, S., & See, B. (2013). Living and learning in Castle Vale: the educational trajectories and outcomes of young poeple at school in one area of Birmingham. [No known commissioning body]

Overcoming disadvantage in education (2013)
Book

Governments, local authorities, school leaders, and teachers all over the world want to improve the educational attainment and participation of all students, and to minimise any systematic differences in outcomes for social and economic groups. A par... Read More about Overcoming disadvantage in education.

Narrowing down the determinants of between-school segregation : an analysis of the intake to all schools in England, 1989–2011 (2013)
Journal Article
Gorard, S., Hordosy, R., & See, B. (2013). Narrowing down the determinants of between-school segregation : an analysis of the intake to all schools in England, 1989–2011. Journal of School Choice, 7(2), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/15582159.2013.791182

This article describes the social and economic “segregation” of students between schools in England, and the likely causes of its levels and changes over time. It involves a re-analysis of the intakes to all schools in England 1989–2011, and shows ho... Read More about Narrowing down the determinants of between-school segregation : an analysis of the intake to all schools in England, 1989–2011.

What do rigorous evaluations tell us about the most promising parental involvement interventions? A critical review of what works for disadvantaged children in different age groups (2013)
Report
See, B., & Gorard, S. (2013). What do rigorous evaluations tell us about the most promising parental involvement interventions? A critical review of what works for disadvantaged children in different age groups. [No known commissioning body]

Do parental involvement interventions increase attainment? A review of the evidence (2013)
Report
Gorard, S., & See, B. (2013). Do parental involvement interventions increase attainment? A review of the evidence. [No known commissioning body]

This briefing paper summarises a review of the evidence linking interventions to improve parental engagement in their children’s education with improved attainment. The review illustrates that there is not yet enough evidence that any intervention wi... Read More about Do parental involvement interventions increase attainment? A review of the evidence.