TDA Standards case study: Teaching Science Outdoors
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a secondary PGCE programme in science, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to support trainees in identifying and implementing opportunities for out-of-school learning.
TDA Standards case study: Developing Subject Knowledge to Teach Design and Technology (11-18)
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a secondary PGCE programme (11-18) in design and technology, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to develop trainees’ subject knowledge.
TDA Standards case study: Phonics and Early Reading
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a primary undergraduate programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to support trainees' in the teaching of phonics.
TDA Standards case study: Trainee-led Citizenship Workshops
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a secondary PGCE programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to develop trainees’ awareness of opportunities to teach citizenship through their subjects.
NASA KSNN Why does NASA study Earth from space?
Learn more about why NASA studies Earth from space and analyze satellite pictures of Earth from space.
TDA Standards case study: Experience of a female Muslim trainee training to teach Physical Education
A case study charting the experiences of a Muslim trainee on a secondary PGCE programme in physical education, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to take account of the trainee’s individual training needs.
TDA Standards case study: Out of school learning
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on a primary PGCE programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to give trainees the opportunity to explore how out-of-school contexts could enhance their understanding of education in wider and more diverse settings.
TDA Standards Case Study: Use of Non-School Settings
A case study charting the experiences of a trainee on a primary (early years) undergraduate programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to support the trainee in developing understanding of the complexities of leading and managing change.
TDA Standards case study: Planning for Creativity in the Curriculum of Initial Teacher Education Pro
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on initial teacher training programmes, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to support trainees in developing creative lesson planning skills.
TDA Standards case study: School based Professional Work: Teaching and Learning
A case study charting the experiences of English specialist trainees on a primary undergraduate programme, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to help trainees explore how literacy experiences can be developed by using multimodal texts.
TDA Standards Case Study: Support for QTS Skills Tests
A case study charting the experiences of trainees on initial teacher training programmes, including the ways in which the provider tailored provision to support trainees in passing the professional skills tests.
Language Learning at Key Stage 2: A longitudinal study
These are the interim findings from the first year of a three year longitudinal study of the impact of the introduction of KS2 language teaching and learning in selected schools. It is set out under the headings of Introduction, Key findings, Methodology (outlining the three strands of the aims) and the Summary of the main findings.
Drivers and Barriers to Educational Success: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in
The resource is a DSCF commissioned report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies based on data from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE). The study considers the impact of the socio-economic background of young people on their educational attainment and post-16 choices. It provides a detailed assessment of the gaps which exist, the factors which link socio-economic background and educational attainment, and the resulting policy implications.
Promoting Creativity in Initial Teacher Education; a study by tutors and students at Canterbury Chri
The resource is a research paper that forms part of a much wider initiative, the Higher Education Arts and Schools (HEARTS) project, and specifically discusses the development of a collaborative project between the education faculty at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and local schools. Entitled ‘Strangely Familiar’, the researchers aimed to demonstrate the impact of involvement in the Arts on creative teaching and thinking.
Change Engagement Comparative Study: Final Report
This resource is a research study into how schools engage with change. The study explores the nature of change management and factors which promote or hinder effective change management within the school sector from the perspective of teachers, teaching assistants and school leadership teams. It also compares the school sector with the health, local government and police sector with regards to how they deal with change and examine lessons that can be learned from these sectors. The resource is t
Whose data are they? Ethics in case study research
Professor Jerry Wellington provides a commentary on a sample chapter on ethical issues from 'Case Study Research In Practice' by Helen Simons. Most people undertaking research in their own school or college will be involved in some form of ‘case study research', for example by investigating their own classroom practice or teaching methods. Few will have the time or resources to conduct a large scale, ‘randomised' investigation - hence this chapter on the ethics of conducting case study work
Effective Classroom Practice: A mixed-method study of influences and outcomes
This is the full research report of a two-year mixed method study funded by the ESRC into effective classroom practice in both the primary and secondary phases of schooling. This research, which was undertaken between 2006 and 2008 by a team at the University of Nottingham, built on an existing longitudinal four-year research project involving 80 teachers, and aimed to draw out the key factors that contribute to effective teaching.
Genetics of obesity, and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Nicholas Timpson, of the Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, gives a talk on Genetics of obesity, and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children on the 9th November 2009.
The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction
This site helps students discover the fundamentals of neurobiology and how drugs change the brain. Among the topics: functions of specific brain areas; anatomy of the neuron; neurotransmission; drug action on neurons; genetic, behavioral, and environmental influences on drug addiction; and addiction as a chronic disease.
