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The school experiences of mixed-race white and black Caribbean children in England (2018)
Journal Article
Lewis, K., & Demie, F. (2019). The school experiences of mixed-race white and black Caribbean children in England. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 42(12), 2065-2083. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2018.1519586

This research aims to explore the school experiences of mixed white/ black Caribbean children in English schools. The overarching findings of this research confirm that although the mixed-race population as a whole is achieving above the national ave... Read More about The school experiences of mixed-race white and black Caribbean children in England.

Raising achievement of black Caribbean pupils: good practice for developing leadership capacity and workforce diversity in schools (2018)
Journal Article
Demie, F. (2019). Raising achievement of black Caribbean pupils: good practice for developing leadership capacity and workforce diversity in schools. School Leadership and Management, 39(1), 427-446. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2018.1442324

This research aims to examine the success factors behind raising the achievement of Black Caribbean pupils with focus on leadership and work force diversity factors. Drawing on case studies and focus group methodological approaches of research the st... Read More about Raising achievement of black Caribbean pupils: good practice for developing leadership capacity and workforce diversity in schools.

English language proficiency and attainment of EAL (English as second language) pupils in England (2018)
Journal Article
Demie, F. (2018). English language proficiency and attainment of EAL (English as second language) pupils in England. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 39(7), 641-653. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2017.1420658

This paper aims to examine English as an additional language (EAL) pupils’ English proficiency and its impact on attainment to improve our knowledge about EAL pupils. The sample for performance analysis consisted of 2,957 pupils who had completed Key... Read More about English language proficiency and attainment of EAL (English as second language) pupils in England.

English as an additional language and attainment in primary schools in England (2017)
Journal Article
Demie, F. (2017). English as an additional language and attainment in primary schools in England. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2017.1348508

English as an additional language (EAL) and language diversity attract much interest amongst policymakers and educationists; yet little is known about the performance in English schools of EAL pupils who are not fluent in English and speak different... Read More about English as an additional language and attainment in primary schools in England.

Raising achievement of English as additional language pupils in schools: implications for policy and practice (2017)
Journal Article
Demie, F., & Lewis, K. (2018). Raising achievement of English as additional language pupils in schools: implications for policy and practice. Educational Review, 70(4), 427-446. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2017.1344190

This study looks at schools that serve English as an additional language (EAL) pupils and examines the factors behind their successful achievement. A complementary methodological approach of case studies and focus groups was used to explore performan... Read More about Raising achievement of English as additional language pupils in schools: implications for policy and practice.

Tackling disadvantage: what works in narrowing the achievement gap in schools (2015)
Journal Article
Demie, F., & Mclean, C. (2015). Tackling disadvantage: what works in narrowing the achievement gap in schools. Review of Education, 3(2), 138-174. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3052

This study examines the success factors behind narrowing the achievement gap of disadvantaged pupils who are entitled to free school meals. A complementary methodological approach including a case study and focus group were used to explore performanc... Read More about Tackling disadvantage: what works in narrowing the achievement gap in schools.

Raising the achievement of white working class pupils: good practice in schools. (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, K., & Demie, F. (2015). Raising the achievement of white working class pupils: good practice in schools. Review of Education, 3(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3037

This research identifies strategies that schools have used to raise achievement among white working class pupils in multiracial schools. The methodological approach comprises case studies of schools and focus group interviews to ascertain the views o... Read More about Raising the achievement of white working class pupils: good practice in schools..

Context and Implications Document for: Raising the achievement of white working class pupils: good practice in schools (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, K., & Demie, F. (2015). Context and Implications Document for: Raising the achievement of white working class pupils: good practice in schools. Review of Education, 3(1), 22-26. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3040

This guide accompanies the following article: Kirstin Lewis and Feyisa Demie. Raising the achievement of white working class pupils: good practice in schools. Review of Education, DOI:10.1002/rev3.3037