The Research Informed Practice Site
This site is aimed at education practitioners – teachers, governors, parents and all those who support them in the education of school age students. Its aim is to help them make sure that practice and policy are informed by good and up-to-date evidence.
EPPI-Centre The EPPI-Centre's (Evidence for Policy and Practice Information Co-ordinating Centre) work includest a specialist computer database and software for locating, listing and reviewing research on social interventions, a series of systematic reviews of health promotion topics, and methodological work on literature-searching, and methods for assessing the quality of qualitative data and strategies for integrating these in systematic reviews.
Other Government Departments
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills The Department’s role is to sustain and develop a world-class research base; maximise the exploitation of the research base to support innovation across all sectors of the economy; raise and widen participation in Higher Education; raise participation and attainment by young people and adults in post-16 education and learning; tackle the skills gap amongst adults, particularly equipping people with basic literacy and numeracy and increase the supply of people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM.
Other Research organisations and Funders
Basic Skills Agency The national agency for basic skills in England and Wales, supported and funded by the Government.
BECTa BECTa is the Government's lead agency on the use of ICT in education and plays a crucial role in helping to maximise the benefits to all teachers and learners that using ICT can bring.
British Educational Research Association BERA is the premier learned society for educational research in the UK. Its aim is to sustain and promote a vital research culture in education.
Current Educational Research in the UK (CERUK) CERUK is a database, sponsored by NFER, DfES and the EPPI Centre (The Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre), that seeks to include all recently completed and ongoing educational research in the United Kingdom, from large sponsored programmes to individual projects.
Educational Evidence Portal (EEP) This portal helps you find educational evidence from a range of reputable sources using a single search. It is designed for both professional and lay people interested in education.
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is an independent grant making foundation. Its grants are given in four main areas: social development; environment; education; and arts and heritage
Higher Education Funding Council for England The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) promotes and funds high-quality, cost-effective teaching and research in universities and colleges in England.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a charity which funds research into social policy and development, including education issues.
Learning and Skills Development Agency The Learning and Skills Development Agency is a strategic national resource for the development of policy and practice in post-16 education and training.
The Leverhulme Trust The Trust offers grants and fellowships in support of academic research.
Lifelong Learning Foundation The Lifelong Learning Foundation is committed to achieving a deeper understanding and appreciation of lifelong learning throughout at an individual and societal level.
The Nuffield Foundation The Nuffield Foundation is a charitable trust which offers grants that support research and practical developments aimed at the advancement of social well-being.
