Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (76)

Improving the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority teachers: What is the evidence on the best approach? (2024)
Journal Article
See, B., Gorard, S., Gao, Y., Hitt, L., Demie, F., Tereshchenko, A., Siddiqui, N., & el Soufi, N. (in press). Improving the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority teachers: What is the evidence on the best approach?. Review of Education,

This paper reports on the findings of a comprehensive structured review of the factors that can help explain and perhaps improve the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority teachers in schools. This issue has been a policy concern in several cou... Read More about Improving the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority teachers: What is the evidence on the best approach?.

A structured review of the potential role of school leaders in making teaching more attractive (2024)
Journal Article
See, B. H., Gorard, S., El Soufi, N., Ledger, M., Morris, R., Maude, K., & Ivarsson-Keng, N. (online). A structured review of the potential role of school leaders in making teaching more attractive. Educational Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2024.2392565

Some attempts to address the worldwide shortage of teachers focus on raising the prestige of teaching, and making the occupation more appealing. Teacher job satisfaction and well-being have been identified as important factors linked to the status of... Read More about A structured review of the potential role of school leaders in making teaching more attractive.

Insights into UK Teachers’ Wellbeing and Workload during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: Testimonies from the Silent Voices and Lessons Learnt (2024)
Journal Article
See, B. H. (2024). Insights into UK Teachers’ Wellbeing and Workload during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: Testimonies from the Silent Voices and Lessons Learnt. Education Sciences, 14(4), 344. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14040344

This paper presents the findings of a national survey of over 3400 teachers across all phases of education in England, 10 weeks into school closure. In this paper we report on the teachers’ experiences and their testimonies of the effects of the lock... Read More about Insights into UK Teachers’ Wellbeing and Workload during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: Testimonies from the Silent Voices and Lessons Learnt.

Do academically selective school systems strengthen the link between students’ family backgrounds and the likelihood of higher education participation? (2024)
Journal Article
Lu, B., Dai, B., See, B. H., Shao, X., & Hu, X. (online). Do academically selective school systems strengthen the link between students’ family backgrounds and the likelihood of higher education participation?. Educational Review, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2024.2302117

Proponents of academic selection argue that academic selection helps children from disadvantaged backgrounds have better lifelong outcomes. However, the evidence needs to be clarified since selections by performance could be a proxy for selection by... Read More about Do academically selective school systems strengthen the link between students’ family backgrounds and the likelihood of higher education participation?.

How finance-based interventions can improve attainment at school for disadvantaged students: A review of international evidence (2023)
Journal Article
See, B., Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., Hitt, L., el-Soufi, N., & Lu, B. (2024). How finance-based interventions can improve attainment at school for disadvantaged students: A review of international evidence. Educational Research and Evaluation, 28(7-8), https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2023.2273540

The challenge of improving attainment in schools has been a longstanding issue, particularly in developing countries. This paper uses a structured review to examine the best causal evidence from research worldwide on the impact of various strategies,... Read More about How finance-based interventions can improve attainment at school for disadvantaged students: A review of international evidence.

Improving Attendance and Enrolment at School for Children Living in Poverty (2023)
Journal Article
See, B. H., Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., El Soufi, N., Hitt, L., & Lu, B. (2023). Improving Attendance and Enrolment at School for Children Living in Poverty. Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education, 1(1), 1-29

This paper summarises the findings of a large-scale structured review of 73 studies to iden-tify promising interventions to increase school enrolment and attendance, particularly in less developed countries where school... Read More about Improving Attendance and Enrolment at School for Children Living in Poverty.

Can a code-based approach to marking and feedback reduce teachers’ workload? An evaluation of the FLASH marking intervention (2023)
Journal Article
Morris, R., Gorard, S., See, B., & Siddiqui, N. (2024). Can a code-based approach to marking and feedback reduce teachers’ workload? An evaluation of the FLASH marking intervention. Oxford Review of Education, 50(4), 552-569 . https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2023.2258779

Heavy teacher workload is of considerable policy concern in many education systems in the world. It is considered one of the main contributory factors in teacher attrition. One aspect of workload that could be addressed is reducing the amount of mark... Read More about Can a code-based approach to marking and feedback reduce teachers’ workload? An evaluation of the FLASH marking intervention.

Lessons for addressing educational disadvantage from a range of studies (2023)
Journal Article
Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., & See, B. H. (2023). Lessons for addressing educational disadvantage from a range of studies. Cogent Education, 10(2), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2262258

Governments and education systems worldwide have tried using additional cash transfers to encourage school enrolment and attendance, and to reduce the attainment gap between disadvantaged students and their peers. There are now many strands of eviden... Read More about Lessons for addressing educational disadvantage from a range of studies.

The disproportionality of ethnic minority teachers in England: trends, patterns, and problems (2023)
Journal Article
Gorard, S., Chen, W., Tan, Y., Gazmuri, C., See, B., Tereshchenko, A., …Siddiqui, N. (2023). The disproportionality of ethnic minority teachers in England: trends, patterns, and problems. Routledge Open Research, 2(13), https://doi.org/10.12688/routledgeopenres.17798.1

Background: England has an ethnically diverse population; reflected in the teacher workforce, and the student body in schools. However, it is not clear that these figures are in proportion to each other. This paper examines the ethnic profile of stud... Read More about The disproportionality of ethnic minority teachers in England: trends, patterns, and problems.

Who becomes a teacher and why? (2022)
Journal Article
See, B. H., Munthe, E., Ross, S. A., Hitt, L., & El Soufi, N. (2022). Who becomes a teacher and why?. Review of Education, 10(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3377

This paper reports on a comprehensive review of international evidence, synthesising the findings of some of the strongest empirical work on the main factors influencing people's decisions to be teachers or not. Four search engines, including Google... Read More about Who becomes a teacher and why?.

How to get more people into teaching?: Comparing undergraduates’ and teacher trainees’ motivation and perceptions of a teaching career (2022)
Journal Article
Gorard, S., See, B., & Morris, R. (2022). How to get more people into teaching?: Comparing undergraduates’ and teacher trainees’ motivation and perceptions of a teaching career. Education Sciences, 12(11), Article 767. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12110767

Understanding people’s perceptions of teaching as an occupation, and their motivation or oth-erwise to teach, can help identify which initiatives/policies are most promising in improving teacher recruitment. Previous studies have often sought only th... Read More about How to get more people into teaching?: Comparing undergraduates’ and teacher trainees’ motivation and perceptions of a teaching career.

Ethnic disproportionality in the school teaching workforce in England (2022)
Journal Article
Demie, F., & See, B. H. (2023). Ethnic disproportionality in the school teaching workforce in England. Equity in education & society, 2(1), 3-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/27526461221134291

The disproportionality in the school workforce in England’s schools has drawn little interest from policymakers and education practitioners. This article addresses the noted gap in the literature and provides trends empirical evidence in England’s te... Read More about Ethnic disproportionality in the school teaching workforce in England.

How do Chinese students’ critical thinking compare with other students?: a structured review of the existing evidence (2022)
Journal Article
Fan, K., & See, B. (2022). How do Chinese students’ critical thinking compare with other students?: a structured review of the existing evidence. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 46, Article 101145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2022.101145

An increasing number of Chinese students are now studying abroad in western universities, and there is a widespread concern among western academics that Chinese students are not trained to have a critical mind. However, there is little empirical evid... Read More about How do Chinese students’ critical thinking compare with other students?: a structured review of the existing evidence.

Can We Teach Non-Cognitive Outcomes? A Quasi-experimental Study of Philosophy for Children (2022)
Journal Article
Siddiqui, N., Gorard, S., & See, B. (2022). Can We Teach Non-Cognitive Outcomes? A Quasi-experimental Study of Philosophy for Children. Education Sciences, 12(5), Article 322. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12050322

Non-cognitive learning taking place at school helps form dispositions that can be as important as cognitive outcomes in terms of lifelong relevance. There are diverse interventions and school-based programmes targeting non-cognitive skills, but the e... Read More about Can We Teach Non-Cognitive Outcomes? A Quasi-experimental Study of Philosophy for Children.

A conceptual replication study of a self-affirmation intervention to improve the academic achievement of low-income pupils in England (2022)
Journal Article
See, B., Morris, R., Gorard., S., Siddiqui, N., Easterbrook, M., Nieuwenhuis, M., Fox, K., Harris, P., & Banerjee, R. (online). A conceptual replication study of a self-affirmation intervention to improve the academic achievement of low-income pupils in England. Educational Research and Evaluation, https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2021.2022317

Self-affirmation theory suggests that some potentially stigmatised groups, such as those from ethnic minority or poor families, face stereotype threats which undermine their academic performance. Engaging in value affirmation writing activities at ti... Read More about A conceptual replication study of a self-affirmation intervention to improve the academic achievement of low-income pupils in England.

Delivering music education training for non-specialist teachers through effective partnership: a Kodály-inspired intervention to improve young children’s development outcomes (2021)
Journal Article
Ibbotson, L., & See, B. (2021). Delivering music education training for non-specialist teachers through effective partnership: a Kodály-inspired intervention to improve young children’s development outcomes. Education Sciences, 11(8), Article 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11080433

A priority area identified by the Department of Education (England) and the Economic Social and Research Council is the development of teachers, especially in primary music education where the limited opportunities for training offered by teacher tra... Read More about Delivering music education training for non-specialist teachers through effective partnership: a Kodály-inspired intervention to improve young children’s development outcomes.

A systematic review of the impact of technology-mediated parental engagement on student outcomes (2021)
Journal Article
See, B., Gorard, S., El Soufi, B., Lu, B., Siddiqui, N., & Dong, L. (2021). A systematic review of the impact of technology-mediated parental engagement on student outcomes. Educational Research and Evaluation, 26(3-4), 150-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2021.1924791

There is considerable evidence that the level of parental involvement is closely associated with children’s school outcomes. Schools are increasingly using digital technology to engage parents but the impact of such technology on students’ learning b... Read More about A systematic review of the impact of technology-mediated parental engagement on student outcomes.

Who wants to be a teacher? Findings from a survey of undergraduates in England (2021)
Journal Article
Gorard, S., Ventista, O. M., Morris, R., & See, B. H. (2023). Who wants to be a teacher? Findings from a survey of undergraduates in England. Educational Studies, 49(6), https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2021.1915751

Having enough (appropriate) teachers is a foundation for a good education system, yet teacher shortages in some areas and subjects are a widespread problem. This paper examines the views of 4,469 undergraduate students in 53 universities in England,... Read More about Who wants to be a teacher? Findings from a survey of undergraduates in England.