Outputs (67)

The second annual report for the national evaluation of A Better Start (2024)
Report
McKaskill, M., Phillips, N., Bessant, C., Wadsworth, K., Benny, L., Duysak, E., Schei, T., Boddy, J., Hampden-Thompson, G., Lacey, A., Young, B., O'Reilly, H., Hoffman, M., Geraghty, T., & Bowyer, S. (2024). The second annual report for the national evaluation of A Better Start. The National Lottery Community Fund

A Better Start (ABS) is the ten-year (2015-2025), £215 million programme set-up by The National Lottery Community Fund (The Fund), the largest funder of community activity in the UK. Five ABS partnerships based in Blackpool, Bradford, Lambeth, Nottin... Read More about The second annual report for the national evaluation of A Better Start.

The first annual report for the national evaluation of A Better Start (2023)
Report
Boddy, J., Munro, G., Woodbridge, H., Basharat, M., Scott, M., McKaskill, M., Fugard, A., MacNaboe, L., Hammelsbeck, R., Garwood, E., Dey, M., Young, B., Hoffmann, M., Hampden-Thompson, G., & Lacey, A. (2023). The first annual report for the national evaluation of A Better Start. The National Lottery Community Fund

A Better Start (ABS) is the ten-year (2015-2025), £215 million programme set-up by The National Lottery Community Fund (The Fund), the largest funder of community activity in the UK. Five ABS partnerships based in Blackpool, Bradford, Lambeth, Nottin... Read More about The first annual report for the national evaluation of A Better Start.

The teacher as street-level bureaucrat: science teacher’s discretionary decision-making in a time of reform (2022)
Journal Article
Hall, M., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2022). The teacher as street-level bureaucrat: science teacher’s discretionary decision-making in a time of reform. International Journal of Science Education, 44(6), 980-999. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2022.2059588

This article explores teacher discretion in the context of the English 2014 science curriculum and assessment reforms. The study positions primary and secondary school science teachers as ?street-level bureaucrats? in which they are not just mere imp... Read More about The teacher as street-level bureaucrat: science teacher’s discretionary decision-making in a time of reform.

Country and school family composition's effects on mathematics achievement (2022)
Journal Article
Bokhove, C., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2022). Country and school family composition's effects on mathematics achievement. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 33(2), 280-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2021.2012207

Family structures are associated with achievement outcomes, but the percentage of children residing in different family structures has changed over time. In this paper, we revisit data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to... Read More about Country and school family composition's effects on mathematics achievement.

Primary school pupils? emotional experiences of synchronous audio-led online one-to-one tuition (2019)
Journal Article
Humphry, D., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2019). Primary school pupils? emotional experiences of synchronous audio-led online one-to-one tuition. Computers & Education, 135, 100--112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2019.03.003

Understanding the emotional aspects of pedagogical approaches for primary-aged school children engaged in synchronous audio-led one-to-one online tuition is the focus of this qualitative research study. Data are drawn from the process evaluation elem... Read More about Primary school pupils? emotional experiences of synchronous audio-led online one-to-one tuition.

Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England? (2017)
Journal Article
Wakeling, P., Hampden-Thompson, G., & Hancock, S. (2017). Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England?. British Educational Research Journal, 43(6), 1149-1167. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3304

Changes to undergraduate student funding arrangements in England have prompted concerns that increased indebtedness will deter graduates from postgraduate study. While it is clear that student debt has increased substantially in recent years, interna... Read More about Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England?.

Islington ‘Doing What Counts: Measuring What Matters’ evaluation (2017)
Report
Luckock, B., Hickle, K., Hampden-Thompson, G., & Dickens, R. (2017). Islington ‘Doing What Counts: Measuring What Matters’ evaluation. Department for Education

The report evaluates the success of the project which aimed to improve outcomes for children and families that involved a statutory assessment of need in the London Borough of Islington.

Cornerstone Adoption Support Programme: evaluation report (2017)
Report
Luckock, B., Sims, L., Whiting, R., Meleyal, L., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2017). Cornerstone Adoption Support Programme: evaluation report. Department for Education

Report on the effects of the programme on children and adoptive parents, and overall adoption services.

Coram’s 'permanence improvement' project (2017)
Report
Luckock, B., Whiting, R., Meleyal, L., Sims, L., & Hampden-Thompson, G. (2017). Coram’s 'permanence improvement' project. Department For Education

Research on improvements to the adoption services of 2 local authorities, including the development of a new diagnostic tool for special guardianship orders and the creation of a ?permanence improvement? academy. The project was intended to support c... Read More about Coram’s 'permanence improvement' project.

An evaluation of the AdOPt parenting programme (2017)
Report
Harold, G., Hampden-Thompson, G., Bjedov, M. R., & Sellers, R. (2017). An evaluation of the AdOPt parenting programme. Department For Education

This report provides findings from an evaluation of the AdOpt parenting programme and its effectiveness in improving parenting capabilities among participating parents.