The National Teacher Research Panel was set up about 15 years ago by CUREE supported by a group of national education agencies most of which no longer exist. It had three main goals:
- To ensure that all research in education takes account of the teacher perspective
- To ensure a higher profile for research and evidence informed practice in government, academic and practitioner communities
- To increase the number of teachers engaged in and with the full spectrum of research activity.
Over the several years of its existence, the Panel, supported by its expert advisers in CUREE, has helped and encouraged dozens of teachers and school leaders to do high quality but practical research. The Panel also helped them report their findings succinctly, in plain English and focused on relevance to other practitioners. This is one such example of that work.
Inside Information is a publication produced by the NTRP that brings together current practitioner research themed along a particular area. Each article features a concise description of the research, interviews with the researchers, suggestions on how to put the findings into practice in your own work, and links to further useful information. There are 5 issues available to download.
The fifth and most recent edition of Inside Information, “Collaborative teacher research: making a difference to CPD”, is now available to download. It illustrates through high quality practitioner research some of the key characteristics and benefits of research rich CPD. The fourth issue, “The 14-19 Issue” is sponsored by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) and features teacher research into education in the 14-19 sector. It covers a range of areas such as how to involve students in their own research and ways to improve the independent learning skills of A Level students. “Supporting Gifted and Talented Students” (Issue 3) is sponsored by the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth and features the practitioner research generated through the Developing Expertise Awards. Research featured in this issue includes looking at causes of underachievement in G and T students and how we can differentiate for G and T pupils. Along with interviews with the authors, implications for practice and useful websites, this issue also contains some excellent research tools. Issue 2, “Teaching assistants – crucial partners in children's learning”, contains summaries of teacher research and suggestions as to how teachers and teaching assistants can use the evidence to support pupils learning in the classroom. It also contains interviews with the teacher researchers about what inspired them to carry out the research and how they got started. “Teachers never stop learning” is the first issue of Inside Information. If you or your colleagues are newly qualified teachers - you may be interested in this publication which draws together a selection of teacher research on topics that teachers new to the profession are likely to be interested in. There are also ideas for testing out the research in your own setting as part on on-going classroom enquiry.
To request a free hard copy of any of the Inside Information publications please e-mail your postal address details to joe.askew@curee.co.uk or info@curee.co.uk We are keen to receive feedback on the publication and to hear, if, and how it has impacted on the practice of readers. Please send your comments to info@curee.co.uk
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