STEM Education Reports
This collection holds a variety of reports that cover a wide range of issues in science education. Produced by organisations such as the Association for Science Education, Centre for Education and Employment Research, Ofsted, Teaching and Learning Research Programme and the Scottish Government, they are a rich source of information.
Reports in the collection cover research into topics such as:
• teaching and learning in science
• professional development
• deployment of teachers and technicians
• curriculum development
• effects of national testing
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Believers, Seekers and Sceptics: What Teachers Think about CPD
In 2005 the Wellcome Trust commissioned this survey of teachers and managers in state maintained schools in England, focusing on three main aspects of continuing professional development (CPD): • What do different types of teacher want from CPD? • What are the benefits of CPD, and for whom? • What, if anything,…
Global Grant-Making: a Review of UK Foundations' Funding for International Development
This report published by the Nuffield Foundation in January 2012 provides an up-to-date picture of the scale of UK foundation resources devoted to international development. It also identifies how these resources are distributed across region and need, and how foundations approach international funding activities. Commissioned…
New Challenges, New Changes: Further Education and Skills System Reform Plan - Building a World-Class Skills System
This document was published by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills in December 2011, and sets out the programme of work required to take forward the reform of FE and skills system for adults aged 19 and over in England. The report was based on the principles set out in Skills for Sustainable Growth and took account…
Ready to Grow: Business Priorities for Education and Skills
This is the third education and skills survey published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The survey provides an authoritative barometer of business opinion on key education and skills issues. It was conducted in February 2010, with responses received from 694 employers, collectively employing over 2.4 million people,…
Second Report of the Independent Review of Teachers' Standards
This report sets out the recommendations of an independent Review of Teachers’ Standards, chaired by Sally Coates. The review was launched by the Secretary of State in March 2011 with a remit to review the existing framework of professional standards for teachers. The Review Group comprises excellent teachers, head teachers…
Shut Down or Restart? The Way Forward for Computing in UK Schools
This report is the outcome of a project initiated by the Royal Society in August 2010. The project was prompted by a high degree of concern about aspects of the provision of education in Computing in UK schools. The project was guided by an Advisory Group that brought together individuals and representatives with a wide range of…
Subject Progression from GCSE to AS Level and Continuation to A Level
This report, by the Department for Education, provides an analysis of the proportion of students taking GCSE and progressing to AS Level in the same subject (that is, progression rates), focussing on English Baccalaureate subject areas. The report then follows the same cohort through from AS to full A level achievement. Data…
A Curriculum for Excellence: Progress and Proposals
Published in 2006 by the Scottish Government, this report looks at the progress towards a Curriculum for Excellence. It was designed to present ideas and stimulate discussion between stakeholders in education within Scotland. The Curriculum for Excellence considers how and what children and young people should learn and experience…
Reports on Educational Issues
A selection of downloadable reports, commissioned by the Wellcome Trust, on issues in science education including science and society, continuing professional development, national curriculum primary science and Key Stage Two assessment. The five reports featured are: • National Primary Science Survey (England) In-service…
The Future of Education and Training for 14-19 Year Olds
Produced by the Nuffield Foundation, this report is a summary of the main findings and recommendations of the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training in England and Wales. Beginning in October 2003, this six-year long review was the largest review of this phase of education since the Crowther Report in 1959. It looked at…
Improving Teaching and Learning in Schools
Produced by the Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP), this report is based on 20 TLRP projects run in 2000. These investigated aspects of teaching and learning in formal and informal educational settings in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The report offers a summary of the 2006 ‘stock-take’ of…
Science
This collection contains a variety of STEM reports published by a number of different organisations. The reports have been classified into the following sub collections: • Assessment • International Comparisons • Post 16 • Professional Development • Teaching and Learning
Mathematics
This collection contains a variety of STEM reports published by a number of different organisations. The reports have been classified into the following five sub collections: • Assessment • International Comparisons • Post 16 • Professional Development • Teaching and Learning
STEM
This collection contains a variety of STEM reports published by a number of different organisations. The reports have been classified into the following sub collections: • Post 16
STEM Evaluation Reports
This collection holds a variety of evaluation reports and reviews that cover a range of projects around STEM initiatives and policy. Reports in the collection cover research into: • STEM cross-curricular work (STEM Pathfinder) • mentoring support for science and mathematics teachers (Starting Out) • scale and nature…
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