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The differential impact of Covid-19 related school closures on English primary school pupils’ writing performance (2025)
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Beckmann, J., Einbeck, J., & Hunt, A. (2025). The differential impact of Covid-19 related school closures on English primary school pupils’ writing performance. Nuffield Foundation

State of Effectiveness Research on Support to Children’s Education in Conflicts and Protracted Crises (2024)
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Diazgranados, S., Sloane, P., Thuo, B., & N. Almassri, A. (2024). State of Effectiveness Research on Support to Children’s Education in Conflicts and Protracted Crises. Education Research in Conflict and Protracted Crisis (ERICC) Consortium

This policy brief synthesises findings from a forthcoming review of effectiveness research on education interventions in conflict and protracted crisis settings. It outlines the types of effectiveness research available, the populations targeted, and... Read More about State of Effectiveness Research on Support to Children’s Education in Conflicts and Protracted Crises.

Expanding Refugee Access to National Education Systems: The State of the Evidence on Enabling Factors, Constraints, and Interventions (2024)
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Pacifico, A., Ferrans, S., Almassri, A., & Kebe, G. (2024). Expanding Refugee Access to National Education Systems: The State of the Evidence on Enabling Factors, Constraints, and Interventions. Education Research in Conflict and Protracted Crisis (ERICC) Consortium

This policy brief summarises actionable findings from the ERICC Evidence Review: Expanding Refugee Access to National Education Systems: The State of the Evidence (forthcoming) to further highlight evidence gaps and research needs. These findings may... Read More about Expanding Refugee Access to National Education Systems: The State of the Evidence on Enabling Factors, Constraints, and Interventions.

An evaluation of Code Club (2024)
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Siddiqui, N., Gorard, S., See, B. H., & Gazmuri, C. (2024). An evaluation of Code Club. Durham University Evidence Centre for Education

Code Club is a volunteer-led initiative run by the Raspberry Pi Foundation (RPF). The club activities are usually after-school programmes which offer opportunities for young people aged 9 to 13 to learn and develop skills for coding. The Raspberry Pi... Read More about An evaluation of Code Club.

A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based plan for upskilling our children and young people for digital futures (2024)
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Bramley, R., Rowsell, J., Mushtaq, F., Shaw, J., Wood, M. L., & et al. (2024). A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based plan for upskilling our children and young people for digital futures. N8 Research Partnership

An evidence-based plan for addressing the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) assessment and support crisis (2024)
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Alghrani, A., Ali, N., Allen, K., Bennett, H., Benger, L., Betts, J., Bradley, S., Bond, C., van den Bree, M., Brooks, R., Chawner, S., Colbert, E., Copley, C., Daniel, J., Davies, C., Eddy, L., Elshehaly, M., Groen, M., Hartley, C., Henderson, L., …Waterman, A. (2024). An evidence-based plan for addressing the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) assessment and support crisis. Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives

Independent evaluation of Maths Champions in nursery to develop children’s early numeracy: A two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial. Evaluation Report. (2024)
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Robinson-Smith, L., Whiteside, K., Torgerson, C., Fairhurst, C., Podmore, D., Davill, T., Bell, K., Qi, X., Leggett, H., Elliott, L., Hewitt, C., Baird, K., Menzies, V., Torgerson, D., & Ainsworth, H. (2024). Independent evaluation of Maths Champions in nursery to develop children’s early numeracy: A two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial. Evaluation Report. Education Endowment Foundation

The second annual report for the national evaluation of A Better Start (2024)
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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.

A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based plan for building the foundations of a new "Sure Start" in and around education settings (2024)
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Todd, L., Pini, S., Mathai, M., Wood, M., & et al. (2024). A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based plan for building the foundations of a new "Sure Start" in and around education settings. Child of the North and Centre for Young Lives

Evaluating the impact of the Parents and Children Together (PACT) programme on the language skills of 3- to 4-year-old nursery children A two-armed randomised trial (2024)
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Menzies, V., Eerola, P.-S., Zhang, Q., Cramman, H., & Einbeck, J. (2024). Evaluating the impact of the Parents and Children Together (PACT) programme on the language skills of 3- to 4-year-old nursery children A two-armed randomised trial. Educational Endowment Foundation

An evidence-based plan for addressing poverty with and through education settings (2024)
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Balmer, S., Black, N. M., Brown, C., Cookson, R., Crossley, S., Eddy, L., …Taylor-Robinson, D. (2024). An evidence-based plan for addressing poverty with and through education settings. N8 Research Partnership

A report on the impact of RAAC closure on the exam cohorts of St Leonard’s Catholic School, County Durham (2024)
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Gorard, S., & Siddiqui, N. (2024). A report on the impact of RAAC closure on the exam cohorts of St Leonard’s Catholic School, County Durham. Durham: Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust

St Leonard’s School, Durham has been seriously affected by the RAAC crisis. It was one of only two secondary schools in England that was required to close completely in September 2023, and is reportedly the school most affected by RAAC. This report e... Read More about A report on the impact of RAAC closure on the exam cohorts of St Leonard’s Catholic School, County Durham.

End of first year report of an independent evaluation of Glasses in Classes (2023)
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See, B., Cairns, J., & Gorard, S. (2023). End of first year report of an independent evaluation of Glasses in Classes. [No known commissioning body]

Reviewing the evidence base on school leadership, culture, climate and structure for teacher retention (2023)
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Nguyen, D., See, B. H., Brown, C., & Kokotsaki, D. (2023). Reviewing the evidence base on school leadership, culture, climate and structure for teacher retention. Education Edowment Foundation

Teacher retention has been a persistent challenge internationally and in England. Failure to recruit and retain qualified teachers may result in teacher shortage that has a negative effect on student learning. This issue is exacerbated in challenging... Read More about Reviewing the evidence base on school leadership, culture, climate and structure for teacher retention.

Independent evaluation of the Early Years Conversation Project (EYCP): A two-armed cluster randomised waitlist-controlled trial (2023)
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Qi, X., Menzies, V., Siddiqui, N., Ismail, N., & Oughton, R. (2023). Independent evaluation of the Early Years Conversation Project (EYCP): A two-armed cluster randomised waitlist-controlled trial. Education Endowment Foundation

Improving power calculations in educational trials (2023)
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Singh, A., Uwimpuhwe, G., Vallis, D., Akhter, N., Coolen-Maturi, T., Einbeck, J., Higgins, S., Culliney, M., & Demack, S. (2023). Improving power calculations in educational trials. Education Endowment Foundation

The aim of this study was to investigate and empirically derive parameters commonly used for statistical power and sample size calculations to better inform future trial design. Towards achieving this aim, the research project leveraged the richness... Read More about Improving power calculations in educational trials.

Survey of dyslexia identification methods (2023)
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Daniel, J. (2023). Survey of dyslexia identification methods. British Educational Research Association

Early identification of academic difficulties such as dyslexia is key in providing school-age children with appropriate services to help them overcome their academic challenges. However, what constitutes dyslexia and methods to diagnose individuals w... Read More about Survey of dyslexia identification methods.

Independent evaluation of Maths Champions in nursery to develop children's early numeracy: A two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Robinson-Smith, L., Whiteside, K., Torgerson, C., Fairhurst, C., Podmore, D., Davill, T., …Ainsworth, H. (2023). Independent evaluation of Maths Champions in nursery to develop children's early numeracy: A two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial. [No known commissioning body]

The first annual report for the national evaluation of A Better Start (2023)
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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 Durham Digital Literacy Project (2023)
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Costa, C., & Michaela, O. (2023). The Durham Digital Literacy Project. Durham: ESRC IAA