This publication sets out areas where DfE is interested in more research and new evidence2. Given the broad policy agenda of the department it is not practical to provide an exhaustive list of research questions of interest. Instead this is a targeted list of areas which are both key departmental priorities and where we feel the research community is currently well placed to add to our evidence base. In terms of approaches to answer the questions, we are interested in both primary qualitative and quantitative research, secondary data analysis, and literature reviews/synthesis of existing evidence. For all questions we are interested in international perspectives and what has worked, or not, in other countries. For all our questions we are interested in how results differ for relevant sub-groups such as Free School Meal pupils, Pupil Premium pupils, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) pupils, Black and Minority Ethnic pupils, and gender.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Children's success in the early school years hinges on both cognitive (e.g., mental flexibility, over-riding impulses, holding information in mind) and social (e.g., understanding others' thoughts and feelings) aspects o...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Cambridge
The project aims to investigate links between children's wellbeing and success in the first years of primary school, which is directly relevant to the question.
The finding that beyond a certain level increases in GDP do not translate into greater happiness (Easterlin 1974, Layard 2006) has triggered a growing academic and policy interest in SWB over the last four decades (Diene...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Cambridge
The project focuses on the association between education policy and students' wellbeing, which partially addresses the question.
This project aims to consolidate the impact of my PhD through producing publications, developing networks, formulating funding proposals, and improving my research and professional skills. The purposes of my PhD work ar...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Cambridge
The project aims to improve teaching quality and student wellbeing, which partially addresses the question.