Systematic reviews and meta-analyses – what’s all the fuss?
Should we be using systematic reviews and meta-analyses as teachers and school leaders to support...
Where is the value in meta-analysis?
Before I trained as a teacher, I worked as a researcher, investigating the effect of phytoplankton...
Comparing apples with oranges
How do you compare apples with oranges? Or even apples with oranges with cherries with bananas with...
5 Musings on the new Ofsted Inspection Framework
The Westminster Insight conference for the new Ofsted Education Inspection Framework was held...
A whole new world?
The educational landscape is undergoing a bit of a shift. Just a mild understatement maybe.
But big...
10 ESSENTIAL READS to improve reading comprehension
How many of us, I wonder, in our first year of teaching came across that small child who was always...
5 Steps to make assessment work for you
"To be able to evaluate impact, we need to know where we are starting from. For this we need...
The Big Evidence Debate
Meta-analysis involves the aggregation of data from existing studies that share key features, in...
Translating Evidence into Practice
In education, translating evidence into practice is a process which involves everyone, from...
Why does vocabulary matter?
A good vocabulary is an important building block for helping young children to communicate...