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Nuffield Education Seminars
One of the ways we try to engage with current concerns is by convening a regular seminar series giving leading researchers an opportunity to discuss their findings with policy makers and professionals. The Nuffield Education Seminars cover a variety of topics; you can access the seminar briefing papers by following the link in the list below:
School Breaktimes
29 April
Professor Peter Blatchford, Dr Ed Baines, Institute of Education
11 January
Competition for Private and State School Teachers
Professor Francis Green, Dr Yu Zhu, University of Kent, Professor Stephen Machin, Dr Richard Murphy LSE
12 June
Literacy Assessments for Deaf Children
Professor Terezinha Nunes, Dr Diana Burman
University of Oxford
1 February
Further evidence on gender differences in educational attainment and their effect on labour market outcomes
Professor Steven Bradley, Professor Jim Taylor, Dr Dave Stott, University of Lancaster, and Dr Martyn Andrews, University of Manchester
26 September
Schoolification or a new pedagogical meeting place? Bringing early childhood into the education system
Professor Peter Moss, Institute of Education and Dr John Bennett, formerly OECD thematic review of early childhood education and care
22 June
Part-time Students - The Forgotton Hundreds of Thousands
Professor Claire Callender, London Southbank University, Mr David Wilkinson, Ms Karen Mackinon, Policy Studies Institute
24 May
The Distributional Impact of the New Higher Education Funding Reforms
Professor Lorraine Dearden, Ms Alissa Goodman, Ms Emla Fitzsimons, The Institute for Fiscal Studies
20 April
Social Inequalities of Access to Higher Status Universities in the UK
Dr Vikki Boliver, University of Oxford
22 February
The PUPPETS Project: Puppets Promoting Engagement and Talk in Science
Mr Stuart Naylor, Ms Brenda Keogh, Manchester Metropolitan University and Dr Shirley Simon, Dr Jane Maloney, University of London Institute of Education
26 May
Systematic approaches to good practice for children with specific speech and language difficulties: implications for evidence-based practice
Professor Geoff Lindsay, University of Warwick and Professor Julie Dockrell, Institute of Education
24 February
Psychological research into reading should inform teacher education
Professor Morag Stuart, Institute of Education
26 January
The views of young people on sectarianism in Northern Ireland
Dr Ruth Sinclair, National Children's Bureau
28 October
Interactive whiteboards in the mathematics classroom: implications for pedagogy and staff development
Mr Dave Miller, Professor Derek Glover, Keele University
30 September
The evolution and determinants of the educational gender gap
Professor Steven Bradley, Dr David Stott, Lancaster University, Professor Martyn Andrews, University of Manchester
23 June
Children from families with dyslexia: outcomes in adolescence
Professor Margaret Snowling, University of York
27 May
Numbertalk: the Mathematical Skills of Children with Specific Language Impairment
Dr Chris Donlan, University College London and Dr Richard Cowan, Institute of Education
29 April
Issues arising from Teaching History in Contested Societies
Alan McCully and Brendan Hartop, University of Ulster
26 February
Expectations and implementation in educational policy: lessons from the National Numeracy Strategy
Professor Margaret Brown and Dr Mike Askew, King’s College London
19 January
Raising early achievement in literacy
Professor Peter Hannon and Dr. Cathy Nutbrown, University of Sheffield
27 November
Gypsy Traveller Pupils in Secondary Schools
Ms Chris Derrington, University College Northampton and Dr Sally Kendall, NFER
13 October
Post-16 curriculum and qualifications reform in England and Scotland: lessons from home international comparisons
Professor David Raffe, University of Edinburgh and Dr. Ann Hodgson, Institute of Education
17 July
What does the child's voice have to contribute to improving education for children with special educational needs?
Professor Brahm Norwich and Dr Narcie Kelly, University of Exeter
19 June
What do we mean by a broader curriculum? Curriculum 2000 and broadening the advanced level curriculum
Dr Ann Hodgson and Dr Ken Spours, Institute of Education
9 April
Using ICT to promote learning conversations in the primary classroom
Professor Neil Mercer and Dr Rupert Wegerif, Open University and Dr Lyn Dawes, De Montfort University
6 March
Does speech and language intervention work for children with speech and language delay/disorder?
Professor James Law and Ms Zoe Garret, City University
29 January
Education and economic growth: have we got it wrong?
Professor Alison Wolf, Institute of Education University of London
28 November
Testing, motivation and learning
Professor Wynne Harlen, University of Bristol
24 October
Educational provision for children with specific speech and language difficulties in England and Wales
Professor Geoff Lindsay, University of Warwick and Professor Julie Dockrell, Institute of Education
18 October
Developing research informed policy for 16-19 year olds: evidence on structure and curriculum
Professor Jacky Lumby, University of Lincoln and Dr Ann Briggs, University of Leicester
26 September
Breaking the mould? New directions for teaching school science
Professor Jonathan Osborne, King’s College London
Last Updated Thu, 14 August 2008