The School of Education, Bristol Working Papers in Education series allows both staff and students to share important work-in-progress and forthcoming publications with researchers, stakeholders and a wider public audience.

Working Papers: 

01/2016  Understanding the Gender Gap in Literacy and Language (PDF, 760kB) Authors: Professor Gemma Moss and Dr Liz Washbrook (published July 2016)

02/2016  The evolution of school league tables in England 1992-2016 (PDF, 1,657kB) Authors: Dr George Leckie and Professor Harvey Goldstein (published October 2016)

03/2016 Improving Secondary School Teacher Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa (PDF, 1,202kB) Authors: Dr Dave Bainton, Dr Angeline M. Barrett and Professor Leon Tikly (published November 2016)

04/2017 Learning from Innovation for Education in Rwanda (PDF, 3,165kB) Authors: Professor Leon Tikly and Dr Lizzi Milligan (published May 2017)

05/2018 - Supporting Secondary School STEM Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (PDF, 1,110kB) Authors: Professor Leon Tikly, Marie Joubert, Dr Angeline M. Barrett, Dr Dave Bainton, Leanne Cameron and Helen Doyle (published April 2018)

06/2018 - Scan of International Approaches to Teacher Assessment (PDF, 2,427kB). Authors: ArtemioArturo Cortez Ochoa, Professor Sally Thomas, Professor Leon Tikly and Helen Doyle (published April 2018)

07/2018 - Amber: Ambitions Evaluation and Research Evaluation of the South Bristol Youth (PDF, 2,580kB), Dr Jo Rose, Professor Rosamund Sutherland, Dr John Hill, Ms Pat Triggs, Ms Wan Yee

08/2018 - Amber: Ambitions Evaluation & Research Programme (Phase 1 and Phase 3): Final (PDF, 1,262kB), Dr Jo Rose, Professor Rosamund Sutherland, Dr John Hill, Ms Pat Triggs, Ms Wan Yee

09/2018 - Grammar Schools & the ‘Mayritocracy’ (PDF, 755kB), Vicki Gardner (published in November 2018)

10/2018 - Approaches to Strengthening Secondary STEM & ICT Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (PDF, 2,989kB), Vicki Gardner, Marie Joubert, Dr Angeline M. Barrett, and Professor Leon Tikly 

11/2018 - Should we adjust for pupil background in school value-added models? (PDF, 3,428kB), Dr George Leckie and Professor Harvey Goldstein