Research Archives - Teacher Development Trust

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...

CPD Spending Plummets

by David Weston | 21 Oct, 2022 | Leadership, Research

In new analysis being released today (Friday 21st October, 2022) in association with SchoolDash, we have found that, by 2021, schools’ spending on staff professional development had fallen by over 40% since 2018 in real terms. The fall was particularly acute in...

Sustainability and Climate Education: Creating the Foundations for Effective Improvement report

by Matthew Dean | 11 Jul, 2022 | 2022, Press Release, Research

As educators, we are faced with the inconvenient truth that climate change is likely to have a greater impact on vulnerable communities. It is because of this that we encourage all school leaders and teachers to begin with the ‘why’ of sustainability and climate...

Benchmarking the 4 things that matter for teachers’ working environments

by Sam Sims | 7 Jan, 2022 | 2022, Research

Launching his new research-based diagnostic tool, exclusively for TDT member schools, Dr Sam Sims explores new research about the four aspects of working environments that make a particular difference to job satisfaction and retention. TDT’s Culture of Improvement...

The Case for Research-Informed CPD Delivered Within Subject

by Matthew Dean | 8 Jun, 2021 | 2021, Guest Post, Research

For much of my teaching career, I knew very little about educational research. I seemed to survive pretty well without it. Like a lot of teachers, I achieved good results and was well-respected by my colleagues. I might even have been tempted to argue that we can...