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The role of schools in the mental health of children & young people
This report presents a comprehensive review of the existing evidence on school-based approaches to mental health. It covers what is meant by mental health and wellbeing, and why this is...
Towards developing an education continuity plan: Supporting schools in times of crisis
This report considers how educational continuity plans (ECPs) can better support schools in times of crisis, specifically from the perspective of headteachers, whose experiences, challenges and...
The impact of Covid-19 on early years settings & their staffing decisions
This report shares insights into how Covid-19 impacted upon on the early years workforce in England, Wales and Scotland during the first year of the pandemic, focusing on how pre-existing issues...
The impact of Covid-19 on the mental health & learning of young children
This report investigates the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health and learning of young children through surveys and interviews with early years practitioners, and interviews with parents....
New teachers’ responses to Covid-19: Building on initial teacher education for professional learning
A great deal of international research has suggested that teachers struggled with the pivot towards online learning necessitated by the closure of schools in response to the Covid-19...
Access to education in a time of pan(dem)ic in Jamaica: Rural and urban primary schools’ experience
As the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic became clear, on 14 March 2020 the Jamaican government moved teaching and learning online and primary schools remained closed for the remainder of the school...
The free school meal voucher scheme & children’s access to food during the Covid-19 crisis
With schools closed in the UK in response to the Covid-19 crisis, children who would normally receive free school meals were at an elevated risk of food insecurity. However, the voucher scheme...
A curriculum for wellbeing: Improving all aspects of wellbeing in curricula & schools
How should the wellbeing of both pupils and staff be integrated into curriculum development? This collection, edited by Victoria Pugh, presents answers to this question from a diverse range of...
A research approach to curriculum development: A British Curriculum Forum event report
A collection of groundbreaking new work on collaborative curriculum, research and development.
Learning from variation
How can variation theory can be applied to the use of manipulatives to support understanding of early number? This report makes an important contribution to the existing literature on how to teach...
Local language, school and community: Curricular innovation towards closing the attainment gap
An investigation of how schools can, by working in and with local languages and dialects, raise pupils' educational attainment, cultural awareness and self-esteem.
