Research Archives

Highs and lows: developing staff in a demanding sector

by Ariana Wells | 11 Apr, 2024 | 2024, CPD, Expertise, Research, Teacher wellbeing, Uncategorized

Two hundred leaders of professional learning gathered at TDT’s National Conference in January 2024 to explore and reflect on the highs and lows of developing school staff in a demanding but ultimately rewarding sector. Here, TDT’s Curriculum Designer, Ariana...

Guest Blog: Do School Admissions Disadvantage Low-Income Children?

by TDT Admin | 4 Apr, 2024 | 2024, Admissions, Guest Post, Leadership, Research

TDT is dedicated to supporting effective professional development in schools, something we know if involves a complex set of individual and school level factors. In particular, our own research shows the importance of culture in establishing the right circumstances...

Findings from the ECF Review

by Michelle | 6 Mar, 2024 | 2024, CPD, Early Career Framework, Early Career Teacher, ECF, ECT, Leadership, Opinion, Press Release, Research, Teacher recruitment, Teacher retention, Teacher wellbeing

TDT’s newly published exploratory study, gratefully enabled by funding from the Gatsby Foundation, led by Professor Sam Twiselton and supported by Nansi Ellis, explores how England’s flagship Early Career Framework (ECF) programme for new teachers might be enhanced in...

Creating a CPD entitlement that works – our findings

by Faye Lawlor | 29 Feb, 2024 | 2024, CPD, Expert Group, Leadership, Opinion, Press Release, Research, Teacher wellbeing

Read full report The teaching profession is up against it at the moment. It faces challenges around recruitment and retention, restrictions on funding, and too often feels a lack of trust in its ability to educate children and young people. As an organisation, we know...

Interview: Rob Coe & David Weston

by David Weston | 25 Nov, 2022 | Leadership, Research

Exploring the latest evidence about School Environment and Leadership and its implications for leaders. In this interview, Rob Coe, Director of Research and Development at Evidence Based Education, speaks to David Weston about the new research review carried out by...

Understanding what makes some schools stressful places to work

by Sam Sims | 15 Nov, 2022 | 2022, Research

Teaching can be a pretty stressful job, particularly if you are at the sharp end of the accountability system. Pressure to increase pupil progress, or provide evidence of increased progress, can lead to long working hours and mounting tension. Yet teachers often tell...