Primary education
Research Topic
Language: English
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Research problems linked to this topic
- • How do we ensure that all children have strong attendance during transitions from primary to secondary school? (See also ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ on transitions)
- • What works to support transitions (including to primary school, to secondary school, within secondary e.g. from year 7 to year 8) for different groups, including children with SEND (including transitioning between different types of settings)? (See also 'Every child achieving and thriving’).
- What are the barriers to learning experienced by pupils with SEND, and what strategies are effective in helping them overcome these barriers?
- How can we improve the education experiences and outcomes for children and young people with SEND or in AP? How do we best identify needs and level of need, what are the benefits of early intervention, and what are appropriate outcomes to measure for this group?
- • How can we best ensure appropriate availability of educational opportunities to meet future needs? How do solutions vary over the short, medium, and long term?
- • What drives differences in school belonging, motivation, and engagement between primary and secondary?
- What is the prevalence of different pedagogical approaches in different early years settings, including maintained nurseries and nursery provision in primary schools? How does this vary across the workforce? Which of these approaches have the greatest impact on development?
- What teaching approaches and learning environments are most effective in helping children to concentrate, grasp new ideas, develop skill (such as writing), retain knowledge, transfer knowledge, and be motivated to learn? • How do these things vary for different groups, such as students with SEND, disadvantaged children and for different age groups? Why are these approaches most effective and how can we scale them up?
- What are the potential long-term opportunities and challenges of AI use in education at all stages?
- • What are the most cost-effective approaches to raise the performance of under-performing (educational) settings?
- • What differences in support are needed across different educational settings (including early years, colleges, and Alternative Provision) to ensure the best support for learners with SEND to thrive and achieve? What support can be universal, and which support needs to be targeted?
- How can we best support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those who attend Alternative Provision (AP)?
- What works to raise attainment, taking account of different starting points and different contexts experienced by children, including the most disadvantaged?