ESRC Education Research Programme

How can policy boost teacher recruitment and retention?

On 8 October, join researchers and teachers as they unpack the factors driving the teaching crisis 🍎📚 @erpioe.bsky.social

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Why cyberattacks on Scottish schools make digital skills crucial Digital threats seem to be everywhere - yet the digital part of children’s identities cannot be removed when they step inside a school, says Professor David Lundie

My article on cyber security and schools in the @tesmagazine.bsky.social today highlights three simple, quick steps to improve digital citizenship across the life of the school, drawing on @erpioe.bsky.social work at @uofglasgow.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

WORKSHOP: Designing EdTech for Equity (Manchester) This workshop is an important opportunity for teachers and EdTech companies to think collaboratively about equitable EdTech design and use in secondary school contexts.

Last chance to register for our Manchester workshop on Monday 7th July for secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! Please share widely and hope to see you there! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo...

Developing pedagogies in early years and primary school settings: opportunities and challenges In this webinar Sarah Chicken and Alison Porter will discuss the approaches they have used to develop innovative pedagogic practice in primary and early years settings. Their projects took place again...

What matters in education? 📚 Join @erpioe.bsky.social on Thurs 26 June, 17:30–19:00 (online) for an event on developing pedagogies in early years & primary settings. Explore how research & practice can work together. Free to attend! #Education #UCL #ERP shorturl.at/tfjF4

An excellent couple of days at the inaugural #ECCES conference - great to share some findings from the project and to engage in lots of lively, critical conversations on all things #edtech, teaching and learning 🇨🇭☀️ @erpioe.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk

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...

Slightly different walk to work this morning, giving evidence on my @erpioe.bsky.social #DigitalCitizenship research to @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Education Select Committee #EdTech parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

Another big milestone on our @erpioe.bsky.social
project on Digital Citizenship, under @lundieeducation.bsky.social
—as we move into our Impact Acceleration phase in partnership with our Community of Practice. Some of the best teachers, practitioners, technologists with whom I have ever worked

Developing pedagogies in early years and primary school settings: opportunities and challenges In this webinar Sarah Chicken and Alison Porter will discuss the approaches they have used to develop innovative pedagogic practice in primary and early years settings. Their projects took place again...

📢 Join us 26 June for a webinar on early years & primary pedagogies across policy contexts. Book now! 👉 bit.ly/43kd0aM #WhatMattersIOE

Just published on the @beranews.bsky.social blog, some reflections on why influencing policy and practice is less straightforward than the "impact" narrative would have us believe. Gemma Moss finds "knowledge exchange" is a more useful approach. See if you agree - bit.ly/43D0SSe

YouTube video by Digital Skills Education Scotland Digital Literacy Week: Digital Citizenship

Recording of my @digilearnscot.bsky.social @educationscotland.bsky.social talk on Teaching for Digital Citizenship, explaining the framework from our @uofgeducation.bsky.social @erpioe.bsky.social teacher community of practice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wysZ...

ERP ECR Network: AI in Education: From chalkboards to chatbots, does anything really change? Join the ESRC ERP ECR network to hear from a panel of speakers on AI and the implications for teaching and learning in schools. Speakers: Dominik Lukes, Lead Business Technologist, AI and ML Compete...

A fascinating range of perspectives on #EdTech "From chalkboards to chatbots", including from @tedpal.bsky.social as part of the @erpioe.bsky.social at @ioe.bsky.social mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Play/122586

How to build resilient schools: place-based approaches to supporting In this webinar, Toby Greany and Steph Ainsworth will discuss their research into developing place-based approaches to school leadership development and tools that schools can use to improve teacher

How can schools improve teacher resilience and retention?

Join this webinar on 19 May to hear speakers discuss building resilient schools by supporting leadership development and teacher wellbeing. @erpioe.bsky.social

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How to build resilient schools: place-based approaches to supporting teachers and leaders In this webinar, Toby Greany and Steph Ainsworth will discuss their research into developing place-based approaches to school leadership development and tools that schools can use to improve teacher r...

@tobygreany.bsky.social will discuss rethinking leadership development through the lens of place - research findings from the Sustainable School Leadership study in this @ucl.ac.uk webinar on 19 May.

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I’m a teacher and mother of white British teenage boys – Starmer’s Adolescence plan is a mistake The acclaimed Netflix drama has provoked nationwide debate, but the PM’s plan to screen it in classrooms has met fierce resistance

As important and hard-hitting as 'Adolescence' is, it is art, fiction. As our @erpioe.bsky.social Digital Citizenship work shows, the realities are more complex, and young people need to see how to make positive change, not just more scaremongering by adults www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...

Reconfiguring EdTech Evidence: Response to the EEB’s call for evidence The EdTech Equity project's response to the EdTech Evidence Board's call for evidence.

Our research highlights that the evidence base schools may rely on to make decisions about EdTech is lacking. Read about our recent submission to the EEB evidence board here: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/reconfigurin...

@erpioe.bsky.social @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social

Great to be in Chicago learning about EdTech research across the globe and to share what we are finding re: the gap between aspirational visions of education in a digital society and the realities of everyday classroom practices in England #CIES2025💡📚 @erpioe.bsky.social @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social

Children's agency in the national curriculum: The promise of structured freedom | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society An international seminar and book launch including new research on how children's voices and choices shape their learning.

🔔 📣 New hybrid seminar and book launch: 'Children's Agency in the National Curriculum: The Promise of Structured Freedom'. Join the speakers at this event on 24 June to discuss how children's voices and choices shape their learning.

www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Curriculum review interim report: The 14 reforms Here's what you need to know about the first report from the Francis review

Evolution not revolution? A cautious Curriculum & Assessment Review interim report focuses on continuity and trade-offs not radical change bit.ly/42dIQFp

A response to the UK Parliament’s call for evidence: Solving the SEND crisis The EdTech Equity project's response to the UK Parliament's call for evidence on 'Solving the SEND crisis'.

Our project has highlighted some important considerations around technology use for SEND students in mainstream secondary schools. See here for our response to the UK Parliament’s call for evidence on ‘Solving the SEND crisis’: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/a-response-t...

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In a changing world, our commitment to education and society does not waver.

Thank you to our dedicated staff, students, alumni and partners for making @ucl.ac.uk the best in the world for studying Education.
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Knowledge Exchange in Education. Briefing Note #2 Finding a third space A group of Ofsted researchers and academics consider how to improve relations between research and policy.

Explore the latest ERP briefing note: a “chain reaction” conversation bridging education research & policy. Contribute your insights! bit.ly/4h3Vrzf 📚✨ #EdResearch #Policy #KnowledgeExchange

In case you’ve missed them… Check out some of our blogs! From “What is EdTech?” to “Online tutoring and EdTech partnerships” ✏️ edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/blog/

The Curriculum Review: What works, what’s missing, what’s next?

🌟 Don't miss the next What Matters in Education?
The Curriculum Review: What works, what’s missing, what’s next?
17 March 5:30pm.

Zongyi Deng, Gorana Henry, Lynne Rogers, Theo Bryer, and Ken Jones as they discuss the Curriculum Review Interim Report.

📅 Book your spot! bit.ly/4i7Wz5P

Edited by team member Jane Waters-Davies - check out 'Exploring the Pedagogy of Learning and Playing Outdoors'

🔔Press Release🔔
Today we release a policy briefing about the legislative and policy analysis of Welsh education documentation relating to young children’s participative rights in schools. Please check it out and share!
In English▶️ bit.ly/4jMmKRj
In Welsh ▶️ bit.ly/4hxs49p

Everybody Cares About Using Education Research Sometimes Building on the insights of the first two publications in the Strengthening the Impact of Education Research series, this third and final report shifts the focus from policy makers to the field, explo...

New report from @oecdeduskills.bsky.social on knowledge intermediaries and closing the gap between policy and research. Great to have been part of the @erpioe.bsky.social team that contributed to understanding knowledge mobilisation across the 4 nations of the UK. www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library In response to a proposal to reframe the ‘research into practice’ agenda in UK education using partnership working, this paper examines a type of collaborative research known as a research–practice p....

📝 New research from Rachel France in @berj-2025.bsky.social

Research–practice partnerships in education: Lessons from the US

Building understanding, relevance, and collaboration by involving practitioners and policymakers. 🤝 Is there potential for the UK?

bit.ly/3Et8VqH

Of great interest to many educators. Inc @tombennett71.bsky.social @profaileenk.bsky.social @profbriannakennedy.bsky.social @centcs.bsky.social @karamakara.bsky.social @erpioe.bsky.social @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social @henryhepburn.bsky.social

Last week we met with the other @erpioe.bsky.social projects for a day of knowledge exchange and partnership working ✨

It was so great to catch up and hear about the progress of all of these other exciting projects on this fantastic research programme - grateful to be a part of it!