Tom Perry

In the Sustainable School Leadership report we include national dashboards for England, Scotland & Northern Ireland, drawing on existing data and findings from our research. We developed them with @tomcowhitt See the report for more! @patthomson.bsky.social @twperry1.bsky.social @uonsoe.bsky.social

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The final report is now available for the Sustainable School Leadership project led by @tobygreany.bsky.social with @patthomson.bsky.social @twperry1.bsky.social and Mike Collins.

sustainableschoolleadership.uk

The final report from the Sustainable School Leadership project is out! A 3-year study across England, Northern Ireland & Scotland, funded by #esrc #educationresearchprogramme

Available here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro...

@patthomson.bsky.social @twperry1.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social

ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Studentship: Educational Mobility and Trajectories: Advanced Quantitative Analysis of Pupil Movement and Long-Term Outcomes in England at Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Tra... At jobs.ac.uk, you can apply for a ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Studentship: Educational Mobility and Trajectories: Advanced Quantitative Analysis of Pupil Movement and Long-Term Outcomes in England. Expl...

Interested in education inequalities, education policy, & quantitative methods?

We’re advertising an ESRC-funded PhD (Warwick & B'ham) on pupil school mobility and educational and labour-market trajectories in England.

Deadline: 20 Feb 2026.

Details here ⬇️
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE686/e...

ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Studentship: Educational Mobility and Trajectories: Advanced Quantitative Analysis of Pupil Movement and Long-Term Outcomes in England at Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Tra... At jobs.ac.uk, you can apply for a ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Studentship: Educational Mobility and Trajectories: Advanced Quantitative Analysis of Pupil Movement and Long-Term Outcomes in England. Expl...

Interested in education inequalities, education policy, & quantitative methods?

We’re advertising an ESRC-funded PhD (Warwick & B'ham) on pupil school mobility and educational and labour-market trajectories in England.

Deadline: 20 Feb 2026.

Details here ⬇️
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE686/e...

We launched our UK Survey report from the #esrc Sustainable School Leadership research project today.

Big important findings on leaders' work (& workloads), well-being, career journeys & plans, professional learning, views on school contexts/ cultures & more!

www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro...

Co-creation of research agendas could strengthen policy research engagement Drawing on research on the conditions for effective engagement between research and policy, Georgiana Mihut, Sevda Ozsezer-Kurnuc and Thomas Perry consider whether policymakers should be involved earl...

Co-creation of research agendas could strengthen policy research engagement wonkhe.com/blogs/co-cre...

Looks v interesting. Really important, in my view, that we keep developing subject-specific thinking around evidence-informed practice.

As publication day approaches, a for @paulclinepsy.bsky.social and I to give thanks to all of the fabulous educators and researchers whose work has inspired, informed and shaped the book

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915261953

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... and feel free to tag people if missed I've that they're on Bluesky!

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We know of over 100 HEIs and third sector organisations already using TAPE to strengthen their evaluation. If you’d like to join them or find out more, feel free to get in touch!
#evaluation #wideningparticipation #highereducation #schools #education #university

The background image shows a key labelled ‘higher education’ next to a graduation cap. This is overlaid with the ‘Educational Review’ journal title at the top. In the middle is the article title and author name(s): ‘A validated toolkit for access and participation evaluation (TAPE)’ by Matt Horton, Thomas Perry & Tracy Whatmore. The words “Open Access” appear in a red circle.

Matt Horton, @twperry1.bsky.social, & Tracy Whatmore offer a validated Toolkit for Access and Participation Evaluation (TAPE). Learn how it can improve higher education access for under-represented groups 🗝️🎓
#HigherEd #SocialMobility #Research

doi.org/10.1080/0013...

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We know of over 100 HEIs and third sector organisations already using TAPE to strengthen their evaluation. If you’d like to join them or find out more, feel free to get in touch!
#evaluation #wideningparticipation #highereducation #schools #education #university

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💡 Why use TAPE?
- Free to use
- Accurately measures the impact of WP activities on pupil AABs
- The first toolkit to demonstrate predictive validity
- Provides a meaningful baseline to understand pupils’ strengths and barriers
- Supports targeted, preventative interventions

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🧪 How was TAPE validated?
Using data from over 4,400 pupils (Years 9–13), we conducted validation tests. TAPE showed strong:
- Content validity
- Face validity
- Test-retest reliability
- Predictive validity (e.g., pupils with low AAB scores less likely to progress to HE)

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🔍 What is TAPE?

TAPE offers a robust measure of:
✔️Higher Education expectations, knowledge amd attitudes
✔️Self-efficacy
✔️Academic motivation
(Collectively known as AABs: Attitudes, Aspirations, and Behaviours)

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Our paper includes a detailed comparison with previous approaches (including the ASQ) and outlines how TAPE builds on this work to offer a stronger validated impact measurement.

A validated toolkit for access and participation evaluation (TAPE) Over recent decades, governments in England have set out to address gaps in social mobility. In part, this has been supported through widening participation (WP) regulation, policy and programmes a...

New paper validating the Toolkit for Access and Participation Evaluation (TAPE) now out! May be of interest to those working in widening participation and HE evaluation:
📄 You can access the full validation results in Educational Review Journal here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I've put it as %female on this. The male %is very close to the reverse (100-female%). I'll have to report some of the things I'm looking at both ways.

There's this which shows gender gap from teachers to leaders. I'm working on this atm. I'll have the (2023-24) data point soon. I've also figures for workforce exit by age. I've not got the gender breakdown out of my ons secure space yet but will have v soon.

Sustainable School Leadership Visit the post for more.

Part of the sustainable school leadership project with Toby Greany, Pat Thomson and Mike's Collins: sustainableschoolleadership.uk

the deep research hangout It’s been a very busy fortnight. I’ve been immersed in a very deep research hangout. So what is a deep research hangout I hear you ask, and why was I in one? Well, even though I am currently i…

The research road trip and thinking retreat … highly recommended patthomson.net/2025/02/23/t...

Researching Sustainable School Leadership (ReSSLe) team - Pat Thomson, Tom Perry, Mike Collins & me - presenting at #icsei2025 in Melbourne today. Some great questions & discussion, thanks to all who came! @patthomson.bsky.social @twperry1.bsky.social

The ReSSLe (Researching Sustainable School Leadership) team tour is coming together! @twperry1.bsky.social & me in Melbourne ready for #icsei25 conference starting tomorrow. @patthomson.bsky.social & Mike Collins also in town!

Join us to hear about our primary arts education research

Massive thanks to all the school leaders competing our survey 🙏. If you've not done it yet, please help us understand leadership across the UK (it takes 10-15mins): sustainableschoolleadership.uk/leadership-s...

Patter is back Patter has been missing in action since the end of August. A bad case of blogging burn-out you might ask? Well, yes that’s true. I have been writing this patter thing for twelve years and I did hav…

I’m making a comeback by explaining why I stopped blogging patthomson.net/2025/01/01/p...

Massive thanks to all the school leaders competing our survey 🙏. If you've not done it yet, please help us understand leadership across the UK (it takes 10-15mins): sustainableschoolleadership.uk/leadership-s...

New podcast! @twperry1.bsky.social & I talking with @naht.org.uk @jameskbowen.bsky.social about our UK Sustainable School Leadership research. Pls do complete the survey - open til late Jan! www.naht.org.uk/News/Latest-...

Interesting article in #observer on DfE's push to promote more flexible working in schools. Our Sustainable School Leadership research shows 1 in 5 Assistant & Deputy Heads in primary now working part-time / flexible. @twperry1.bsky.social @patthomson.bsky.social sustainableschoolleadership.uk

What drains you & what sustains you in your leadership? Pls complete this UK Sustainable School Leadership survey to tell us your experiences. Part of a big & important 3-year study by @patthomson.bsky.social @twperry1.bsky.social Mike Collins & me! Pls RT

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