Our goal is to create a world-class school system that ensures every child is taught a broad and ambitious knowledge-rich curriculum by highly skilled teachers, so they can achieve their potential. We need to continue to develop the evidence base around effective teaching practice and curriculum design, with teaching increasingly viewed as an applied science (akin to medicine) where evidence-based approaches are widely utilised, and skilled teachers draw upon expert support and professional communities. We also need to build our understanding of how best to replicate the success of high performing schools, and how school trusts can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their schools, including through management of the school estate. A key part of this is building evidence on the most successful school approaches to improving attendance.
If you would like to discuss previous, ongoing or potential research into any of the areas in this document, please contact research.engagement@education.gov.uk.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
There is intense and gathering interest in the contribution that learning outside the classroom can make to children's wellbeing, creativity and their motivation for lifelong learning, linked to a concern that a narrow f...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Plymouth University
The project explores the educational and wellbeing implications of outdoor learning, which directly addresses the question.
Many students in the UK benefit from curriculum-based environmental education (EE) (A-level and GCSE biology and geography fieldwork) which is provided by organisations such as the Field Studies Council (FSC). However, t...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
The project specifically focuses on curriculum-based environmental education and its impact on young people's wellbeing, directly related to the question.
**VIRTUAL NATURE SCHOOL** With many young children at home during the coronavirus crisis, parents could have access to a stress-free way of filling up each day with positivity, collaboration, engagement and learning. V...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: MINDSTRETCHERS LTD.
Partially answers the question by providing an example of outdoor learning through Virtual Nature School.