Research Projects
Learning languages in primary school
Exploring how foreign language knowledge develops in young learners learning French, German, or Spanish in an instructed setting.
Teaching Languages in the Digital Age
Examining the role of technology in foreign language teaching and learning in primary school.
From Crisis to Strategy in English Secondary Schools
Exploring how school leaders strategically manage and plan for online provision of learning through the pandemic restrictions and beyond.
Bridging Research and Policy
Dr Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai (University of Reading) has been awarded an ESRC-funded UKRI Policy Fellowship.
Computing for All
Determining the factors that relate to better uptake and attainment in computing amongst students from all backgrounds in English secondary schools.
Breaking the Cycle: Why Justice Systems Fail Girls and Women
Exploring the urgent need for gender-responsive interventions to prevent poly-victimisation in youth justice and prisons.
Breaking the Silence: The Untold Story of Academic Leadership in Qatar
Exploring the unseen challenges and opportunities for middle leaders shaping higher education in the Arabic-speaking world.
Words That Stick: Can Poetry Shape How We Learn Languages?
Exploring how different kinds of texts (poems, newspaper articles) have differing effects on foreign language learning in secondary schools.
Bridging the Gap: What Employers Really Want from Skilled Workers
Unpacking employer perceptions of essential skills in further education, training, and experience.
Digital Education & Accessible Learning
Investigating the accessibility of online learning materials for university-level students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Can Story Picture Books Boost Mathematical Dialogue?
Investigating the power of storytelling in fostering mathematical discussions in Key Stage 2 children.
Reading Between the Lines: What Really Works in Foreign Language Literacy?
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.
What It’s Really Like to Be LGBTQ+ in High School
Examining the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ students aged 11-18 in six high schools in the south of England.
‘Marvellous Mums’
What is the project about? Marvellous Mums has brought together researchers and community partners to support disadvantaged women from local communities to recognise their own skills and strengths. Armed with...Read More >
Supporting the Identity Development of Underrepresented Students (SIDUS)
Promoting inclusion and supporting success for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) students from underrepresented groups at university.
Talking Maths: How Mathematical Storytelling Sparks Early Learning
Delivering training for early years providers to assist parents with telling mathematical stories to their pre-school child at home.