We are delighted to announce £2.4m in funding to the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) for an innovative five-year project targeting teacher preparation and development.
Teaching Improvement through Data and Evaluation (TIDE) aims to improve outcomes for pupils by improving teacher development practices.
Currently, it is difficult to know which teacher development routes and practices to prioritise. This is due to researchers not being able to link professional development with attainment outcomes for pupils.
This project will bring together a wealth of strictly anonymised data from the NIoT’s founding trusts to explore how or what approaches to teacher training, classroom practice and CPD impact pupil outcomes. The project is the first of its kind tried at this scale in the UK.
TIDE will be led by the NIoT’s Executive Director of Research Dr Calum Davey, supported by teacher development experts Prof John Jerrim (UCL IoE), Dr Sam Sims (UCL IoE), Prof Becky Allen, and Prof Rob Coe (Evidence Based Education), as well as data experts at Oxford University’s Bennett Institute and experts in AI at Faculty AI.
This project aims help to ensure that the time teachers and school leaders devote to their professional learning is of maximum benefit to children.Dr Calum Davey
This work will also be guided by an Expert Advisory Group comprising teacher development programme leaders, current teachers, and sector stakeholders to ensure all research practices and investigations align with the priorities of frontline practitioners.
Teachers are fundamental to children’s outcomes. The Nuffield Foundation is delighted to support this research programme to strengthen the evidence on how best to support the profession and to integrate this learning into practice.Dr Emily Tanner, Programme Head at the Nuffield Foundation
This latest award joins other grants announced last week, totalling £5.3 million.
