Projects

Identifying the student characteristics that are valued by staff and students themselves across different disciplines, so staff and students can better recognise and address differences in their expectations.

Investigating the accessibility of online learning materials for university-level students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Exploring the extent to which mathematical talk can be fostered through children co-creating short mathematical story picture books.

Identifying and synthesising research studies on early primary mathematics teaching strategies that are thought to be relevant and appropriate for teachers and students in sub-Saharan Africa.

Improving development of reading and writing skills of primary-school aged children from Ukraine, who settled in schools in the UK.

Understanding how helpful different approaches to teaching reading are for children learning to read in a foreign language and moving from primary to secondary school.

Helping the higher education sector design better interventions which will lead to better learning experiences and enhanced longer-term student outcomes.

Tracking the progress and preparedness of young learners of French in England as they moved from primary to secondary school, exploring whether an ‘oracy-based approach’ or a ‘literacy-based approach’ leads to better outcomes for learners

Examining the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ students aged 11-18 in six high schools in the south of England.

Making grammar practice engaging and motivating, through a suite of mini-games practising a range of grammar features in French, Spanish, and German.