Annual survey of trends in education
http://www.emie.ac.uk/publications/annual-survey-of-trends.cfm
This is the webpage for the free publication Annual Survey of Trends in Education produced by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). The NFER Annual Surveys are a series of questionnaire surveys of primary schools carried out with the purpose of collecting and disseminating up-to-date views from schools on current issues in education. The editorial of the latest edition plus the latest in a series of questionnaire surveys of primary schools is presented first, followed by downloads in PDF of previous editions listed chronologically. A summary of findings followed by graphs are provided in each issue. This site also links to other types of NFER research output.
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Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT)
http://www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk/
Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT) is the professional subject association for those involved in citizenship education. ACT exists "to further the aims of citizenship teaching and learning, championing citizenship education to all young people and supporting teachers and schools in delivering the subject. We connect teachers to regional and national networks, offering training, CPD, support and advice". Their website provides access to information on the aims, work and membership of the Association. There are links to events, case studies of citizenship in different phases of education, including Special Educational Needs, training, teaching resources and advice on assessment. There is also a newsletter which is accessible to members only with a password. The contents of the current and past issues of the journal "Teaching citizenship" can also be viewed.
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Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE)
http://www.aspe-uk.eu/
The Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE) was founded in 1988 and is open to anyone involved with primary education. It aims to advance the cause of primary education and to support those most directly involved in the sector, through professional discourse, practice and study. It does this via national conferences, commissioned publications available as ASPE papers, newsletters, local / regional groups and the international journal Education 3-13. It website includes more details on the work of the Association, conference and event information, listings of membership benefits including a private online area for registered members and a brief listing of related websites.
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Basic Skills Agency
http://www.basic-skills.co.uk/
This is the website of the National Development Agency for Basic Skills. The Basic Skills Agency's aim is to promote continuing improvement in the basic skills of the population of England and Wales. This includes the ability to read, write, and speak in English (or Welsh) and have a sufficient knowledge of mathematics. The site contains information on innovatory demonstration projects funded by the Agency; a listing of resources provided by the Agency, including a list of publications and the full-text of a quarterly magazine; and also details of research into basic skills problems commissioned by the Agency. There are further links to information relating to primary schools, secondary schools, further and adult education, family literacy and numeracy.
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British Association for Early Childhood Education
http://www.early-education.org.uk/
The British Association for Early Childhood Education, also known as Early Education, is a voluntary organisation for early years practitioners and parents. Their website includes details of: membership; local and national events; publications, including the editorial and contents of its journal, Early Education; documents currently available for consultation relevant to sector; and websites on early childhood education. With branches throughout the UK, Early Education itself is a charitable organisation acting as a voice for the sector, open to all interested in early childhood education.
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Bullying
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmeduski/85/85.p
Report on Bullying by House of Commons Select Committee on Education and Skills published in March 2007. Report defines bullying and the forms it takes, and reviews current anti-bullying policy and practice. Calls for the government to commission long-term research into trends and evidence of which approaches worked. Available in pdf or html format.
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Catalyst: Voices of Chicago School Reform
http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/
Catalyst is an 'independent newsmagazine' that was originally created in 1990. It aims to examine and explore issues concerned with supporting efforts to improve public schools in Chicago. The magazine is published monthly by the Community Renewal Society, a 'faith-based' organisation that seeks to create 'just communities' in Chicago. Each issue includes reporting on a topical theme as well as standard sections and columns. The website provides access to the latest issue as well as an archive of previous issues. A significant amount of content is also available in Spanish. As well as the magazine the site also provides other resources including school data, policy and law information, and a directory of people and schools. A reform history section also includes a timeline of school reform in Chicago.
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Center on Education Policy (CEP)
http://www.cep-dc.org/
The Center on Education Policy (CEP) is an independent organisation committed to the promotion of effective public schools throughout the USA. The Center was founded in 1995 and is primarily involved in educational research, advisory work and national education policy development with regard to raising academic standards in US public schools. The website provides information about the mission of the organisation and access to the full-text of research reports, journal articles, newsletters, guide books and policy documents produced by CEP.
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Centre de recherche sur L'éducation, les apprentissages et la didactique (CREAD)
http://cread.bretagne.iufm.fr/
CREAD is a research centre based at the University of Rennes, Brittany, France. Research focuses on primary, secondary and adult education, including technology, sociology of education and psychology. It works in partnership with other organisations around France. It offers Masters courses in education. Various seminars and conferences are held and a journal is published. The site is in French, with an English version under construction.
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Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE)
http://www.clpe.co.uk/
The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) is a professional development centre for teachers in nursery, primary, and special schools. Based in Southwark, London, the CLPE is primarily responsible for running classroom-based research and development projects for teachers, INSET courses and conferences on topics such as literacy, assessing progress in reading and writing and educational policy. CLPE also produces a range of in-house publications in the fields of primary English, language and literacy, record-keeping and assessment, including the journal 'Language Matters'. There is a library at the Centre with a stock of 20,000 items for use by course members, visiting teachers, educationalists and the CLPE Network of School Associates.
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Centre for Research in Primary Science and Technology (Cripsat)
http://www.cripsat.org.uk/
Centre for Research in Primary Science and Technology (Cripsat) is a research center based at the University of Liverpool. They research issues of science and technology education in the 5-14 age range. The website presents information about the research activities of the centre in terms of present and completed projects. It also details brief biographies of staff members and lists of their publications.
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Children and Citizenship
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/rdsolr0804.pdf
This site provides access to the full-text of Home Office online report 08/04 by Jean Hine which was published in April 2004. It reviews children's perception of the citizenship education delivered by the UK's national curriculum. Topics covered include their understanding and experience of the modules on social and moral responsibility, community involvement and political literacy. Recommendations for future educational policy recommendations are made. users should note that the paper is in PDF and therefore requires access to an Adobe Acrobat Reader for use.
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Class Size Reduction in California: The 1998-99 Evaluation Findings
http://www.classize.org/
This site provides access to the full-text of a technical report which investigates the impact of class size reduction initiatives in Californian schools since 1996. The research was conducted by the CSR Research Consortium, which comprises representatives from organisations such as the American Institutes for Research (AIR), RAND (Santa Monica, USA) and the California Department of Education. The Consortium's website provides an executive summary of the report, details of the research methodology and the full-text of the research findings, available in both HTML format and as a 255-page PDF file.
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Communication Language and Literacy development
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/local/clld/
Communication Language and Literacy development is part of the official UK education Primary National Strategy for the teaching of pupils in primary education. It provides "guidance for all those involved in early literacy development to ensure all children experience best practice in the teaching of early reading and phonics aligned to the recommendations of the Rose Review". It provides guidance on Communication Language and Literacy (CLL), Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Letters and Sounds (phonics), with a detailed breakdown of guidance, official policy and resources in each section. The site uses PDF downloads, Word documents and audio clips to deliver the various pieces of guidance.
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Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
http://www.wwwords.co.uk/ciec/
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood is an online-only international research journal. The journal contains research reports, full-text articles, book reviews and commentaries by educational researchers and professionals who are exploring new and alternative perspectives in their work with young children (from birth to eight years of age) and their families. It also aims to provides a forum for scholars to highlight the ways in which the boundaries of early childhood studies and practice are expanding, and for readers to participate in discussions about issues such as the sociology of childhood, alternative viewpoints of child development, language and identity, curriculum, culture and pedagogy.
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Council of Chief State School Officers
http://www.ccsso.org/
The Council of Chief State School Officers is a nationwide, non-profit organization composed of public officials who lead the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education in the United States. CCSSO works on behalf of the state agencies that have primary authority for education in each state. Their website offers a list of publications, full details of all the current CCSSO projects, a frequently asked questions reference page, the programmes for upcoming conferences, a summary of their current work, and a feature on the priority programs for the CCSSO at this time.
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Curriculum Journal
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09585176.asp
Curriculum Journal is the official journal of the British Curriculum Foundation and publishes research into curriculum structure, organisation and development in primary, secondary and further education. The journal tackles the full range of curriculum issues including cross-curricular issues, assessment, new developments in teaching and learning, as well as international comparisons. Access is available online via subscription. Users should check with their institution to see if they subscribe.
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Dansk Center for Undervisningsmiljø
http://www.dcum.dk
This is the web site of the Danish Centre of Educational Environment "an independent national centre, working to secure a good environment for children in day-care facilities and for education at schools and institutes of education." Established in April 2002, DCUM aims to contribute to ensuring and developing a good educational environment in Denmark, by offering advice and counselling to pupils, students, parents, teachers, places of education, authorities, etc. in matters relating to the educational environment. The site provides information on counselling, current projects, conferences and offers also access to an online-shop. The site is in Danish and English and has a Read Out Loud function in the Danish version.
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Early Childhood Research and Practice
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/
Early Childhood Research and Practice is an online refereed biannual journal, produced by the ERIC Clearing House on Elementary and Early Childhood Education at the University of Illinois, USA. The coverage is research on children and parents, including parent participation, early childhood curriculum, and teacher and caregiver development. It is intended that the journal will exploit Internet facilities such as using video, sound, hypertext links, searching capabilities, and interactivity.
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Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development (ECRI-MGD)
http://cehd.umn.edu/ceed/projects/ecri/
This site provides background information on research and activities of the Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development (ECRI-MGD)project launched by the Universities of Minnesota, Kansas and Oregon in October 1996. The project is designed to produce an individualized measurement system for children with disabilities from birth to eight years and their families. The system focuses on both the individual child's growth and development and the assessment of educational environments.
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Early Years Learning
http://www.parliament.uk/post/pn140.pdf
This is a background briefing paper prepared by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology for the House of Commons Select Committee on Education enquiry into early years education. It reviews research on brain development, the psychological development of children and the outcomes of different forms of preschool education. The implications for early years education policy are also discussed.It was published in June 2000, and is in PDF format.
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EFA 2000 Assessment (The): Country Reports
http://www.unesco.org/education/wef/countryreports/home.html
"Since July 1998, some 180 countries have participated in the most in-depth assessment of basic education ever undertaken. Headed by a national EFA (Education for All) co-ordinator, national assessment teams have prepared reports outlining the progress towards education for all as well as pinpointing shortcomings towards that goal since 1990 in their country." Sponsored by the World Education Forum and UNESCO, " ... the country reports will be synthesized into regional reports to be analyzed at six regional EFA conferences to be scheduled to take place from December 1999 to February 2000. The outcome of these conferences will feed into the World Education Forum, Dakar, Senegal, 26th-28th April 2000." Currently the dataset of reports can be browsed by country and soon they should also be made available by region, along with a more sophisticated search engine. The site and reports are available in English, Spanish and French.
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European Schoolnet
http://www.europeanschoolnet.org/
"European Schoolnet (EUN) is a unique not-for-profit consortium of 28 ministries of education in Europe created in 1997. EUN provides major European education portals for teaching, learning and collaboration and leads the way in bringing about change in schooling through the use of new technology." It supports a European dimension in schools. This can be seen in its list of projects on the website, school networking and services; knowledge building and exchange on ICT policy and practice and interoperability and content exchange.
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Global education digest 2007: comparing education statistics across the world
http://www.uis.unesco.org/publications/GED2007
Global education digest 2007 is a report produced by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) in Canada. It focuses on comparing international data on education and this report looks particularly at the primary education sector. It looks at how much governments invest in education, in relation to national income and includes new indicators to look at "expenditure in purchasing power parities" across nations. The report is available in English, French and Spanish, as a PDF download of over 200 pages. The website also includes factsheets, questionnaires and a link to an interactive database that contains additional indicators and time series that are not presented in the print version of the Digest.
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GovernorNet
http://www.governornet.co.uk/
GovernorNet is a resource designed for school governors in the UK, those interested in becoming one or for those interested in finding out more about school administration and management. It aims to gather together information of relevance to school governors including established publications and new government guidance, consultations on education issues and overviews of various educational topics. It provides a number of interactive features including discussion boards, a year planner and the chance to register for site, enabling various personalisation options. Information is broken down by subject, with links to relevant resources and a jargon buster to explain educational terms.
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