This report reviews over 200 pieces of research to identify the elements of teaching with the
strongest evidence of improving attainment. It finds some common practices can be harmful …

Part 2: Possible explanations four The clustering of access to schools 47 five Differential
attainment at school 65 six Differential school effects 81 seven School improvement 101 …

Governments, local authorities, school leaders, and teachers all over the world want to
improve the educational attainment and participation of all students, and to minimise any …

Policy-makers worldwide keep creating new kinds of schools that are similar to every other
kind (ie there is no dismantling or radical re-engineering of the concept of schools), claiming …

Value‐added 'Progress' measures are to be introduced for all English schools in 2016 as
'headline'measures of school performance. This move comes despite research highlighting …

This article reports a 3‐year case study of a primary school in England, in which a recently
appointed principal attempted to build 'collegial professional autonomy'(Nordic Journal of …

Value‐added measures of educational progress have been used by education researchers
and policy‐makers to assess the performance of teachers and schools, contributing to …

There is an enduring issue on whether student‐and school‐level covariates should be
included in value‐added school effects models, in addition to prior achievement. Proponents …

The psychological environment of schools is a powerful determinant of staff well-being and
educational outcomes for children. The work reported here explored teachers' Collective …

Qual è la funzione del Servizio Nazionale di Valutazione formativa degli istituti scolastici? A
cosa servono davvero le prove Invalsi? Le critiche che spesso vengono mosse a queste …