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Smith, Paula; Rudd, Peter; Coghlan, Misia · White Rose Research Online
While teachers are positive about the benefits and potential contribution of information and communications technology (ICT) to pupils' learning, schools still need to make progress in their use of ICT. This is the main finding from the Harnessing Technology Schools Survey 2008, an annual, representative, national survey of ICT in primary, secondary and spec…
Smith, Paula; Rudd, Peter; Coghlan, Misia · White Rose Research Online
While teachers are positive about the benefits and potential contribution of information and communications technology (ICT) to pupils' learning, schools still need to make progress in their use of ICT. This is the main finding from the Harnessing Technology Schools Survey 2008, an annual, representative, national survey of ICT in primary, secondary and spec…
Wellington, J. · White Rose Research Online
The use of ICT (information and communication technology) in homes is growing faster than its use in schools and colleges-and there are already more systems in homes than in educational settings. This article argues that we should attempt to enter the area which most research on ICT in education tends to ignore: the secret garden of the learner at home. It i…
Wellington, J. · White Rose Research Online
The use of ICT (information and communication technology) in homes is growing faster than its use in schools and colleges-and there are already more systems in homes than in educational settings. This article argues that we should attempt to enter the area which most research on ICT in education tends to ignore: the secret garden of the learner at home. It i…
Gorman, E. · University of Westminster Research
Many countries operate a schooling system where pupils are allocated to either an academic or vocational school based on an assessment of that pupil’s academic performance. This is referred as a selective schooling system or ability tracking. In contrast, in a comprehensive schooling system academic ability does not feature in school admissions, and schools …
Sarkauskiene, Asta; Noble, Brendon; Kardeliene, Laimute · University of Westminster Research
The aim of this study was to develop and implement curriculum of non-formal physical education in school and assess its effectiveness for health related physical fitness of 11-13 year old children. The research was conducted in two stages. In the first stage 51 11-13 year old children participated in a quasi-experiment for two years. Pupils were organized in…
Hudson, K; Hugh-Jones, S; Lawton, R · White Rose Research Online
Background: Schools UK need whole-school, evidence-based and sustainable well-being interventions. However, implementation challenges many such interventions. The effectiveness of mindfulness in schools may be improved by integration with knowledge from implementation science. Aims: We present findings-to-date about (i) UK schools’ engagement with a whole sc…
Mitchell, Natasha; Ainsworth, Hannah Ruth; Buckley, Hannah Louise; Hewitt, Catherine Elizabeth; Jefferson, Laura Anne; Torgerson, David John; Torgerson, Carole Joan · White Rose Research Online
Introduction: We evaluated two interventions: a contextualised grammar teaching intervention – Grammar for Writing - to assess whether it improved 11 year old children’s writing skills; and a small group literacy intervention to assess whether or not this was effective. Design and method: We used a pragmatic cluster randomised trial with partial split plot d…
Wilson, E. F.; Reeve, J. M. K.; Pitt, A. H.; Sully, B. G.; Julious , S. A. · White Rose Research Online
Aims and Objectives: This pilot study aimed to evaluate the acceptability and short-term effect of teaching Kenyan schoolgirls to make reusable sanitary towels on school absenteeism and other daily activities. Relevance/impact: Problems managing menstruation in Less Economically Developed Countries may hinder educational opportunities for girls through i…
Bergeron, Caroline; Sharp, Caroline; Wilson, Sarah; Yeshanew, Tilaye; Styles, Ben; Rudd, Peter · White Rose Research Online
Double Club (DC) is an in-school extension of the Playing for Success (PfS) programme, working with underachieving pupils in Key Stage 3 to improve attainment, particularly in literacy and numeracy. It provides an innovative ‘double experience’ that combines classroom education with coaching in football or another sport. Young people attend at least twice a …
Bergeron, Caroline; Sharp, Caroline; Wilson, Sarah; Yeshanew, Tilaye; Styles, Ben; Rudd, Peter · White Rose Research Online
Double Club (DC) is an in-school extension of the Playing for Success (PfS) programme, working with underachieving pupils in Key Stage 3 to improve attainment, particularly in literacy and numeracy. It provides an innovative ‘double experience’ that combines classroom education with coaching in football or another sport. Young people attend at least twice a …
Bell, J; Donnelly, J; Homer, MS; Pell, G · White Rose Research Online
This paper compares the examination performance of students following GCSE Applied Science and Double Award science on a value-added basis. It uses data from the National Pupil Dataset, which are analysed by a variety of methods, including multilevel modelling. It argues that the claims made within Ofsted reports on the impact of the new Applied Science cou…
Judge, Simon; Lee, Steve; Cudd, Peter · White Rose Research Online
Managed Access to Audio, Visual and Information Services (Maavis) was launched as an open source beta release application in September 2008. Maavis was developed by the authors with the participation of older people using a prototype called ‘SIMWIN’ which showed proof of concept and indicated beneficial outcomes1-3. The concepts behind Maavis, which partiall…
MacDonald Ross, G. · White Rose Research Online
FIRST AND SECOND PARAGRAPH In order to give an account of the teaching of philosophy in schools in the UK (which is in fact very limited), I need to explain how the UK educational system is organised. By the end of my brief explanation, I am sure my francophone readers will consider terms such as ‘system’ and ‘organised’ to be wholly inappropriate descrip…
Boyle, S.; Jones, G.; Walters, S. · White Rose Research Online
BACKGROUND: Recent initiatives have been introduced by the UK government into secondary schools to increase pupils' access to physical activity (PA). Despite this, not enough is known about pupils' levels of physical activity or whether the delivery of these initiatives in schools facilitates or creates a barrier for pupils' PA. The aim of this study was …
Rudd, Peter; Smith, Paula; O'Donnell, Lisa; Easton, Claire · White Rose Research Online
The NFER was commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to evaluate the secondary Social, Emotional and Behavioural Skills (SEBS) pilot. The aim of the pilot was to encourage secondary schools to take a whole-school approach to developing social, emotional and behavioural skills amongst staff and pupils and to integrate it in to their exi…
Smith, Paula; O'Donnell, Lisa; Easton, Claire; Rudd, Peter · White Rose Research Online
The NFER was commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to evaluate the secondary Social, Emotional and Behavioural Skills (SEBS) pilot. The aim of the pilot was to encourage secondary schools to take a whole-school approach to developing social, emotional and behavioural skills amongst staff and pupils and to integrate it in to their exi…
Kyriacou, C.; Avramidis, E.; Hoslashie, H.; Stephens, P.; Hultgren, A. · White Rose Research Online
A group of postgraduate (secondary school) student teachers attending a teacher training course in York (England) and Stavanger (Norway) completed a questionnaire at the start (N = 174) and at the end (N = 128) of their course which explored their views regarding the factors accounting for pupil misbehaviour, the frequency of pupil misbehaviour, the strategi…
Brooks, G.; Miles, J.N.V.; Torgerson, C.J.; Torgerson, D.J. · White Rose Research Online
BACKGROUND: computer software is widely used to support literacy learning. There are few randomised trials to support its effectiveness. Therefore, there is an urgent need to rigorously evaluate computer software that supports literacy learning. METHODS: we undertook a pragmatic randomised controlled trial among pupils aged 11-12 within a single …
Stephens, P.; Kyriacou, C.; Toslashnnessen, F.E. · White Rose Research Online
This paper examines how student teachers in Norway and England perceive pupil misbehaviour. The data are based on an opportunistic questionnaire survey of 86 student teachers in Kristiansand and 100 student teachers in York. Student teachers' perceptions of the seriousness of infractions were significantly different with regard to 7 of the items, with the st…