Our Research

• Identifies and responds to today’s pressing educational challenges
• Uses a wide range of collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches
• Impacts constructively on policy and practice at regional, national and international levels
• Accounts for politics of education and the interconnections between contexts across local, national and global scales
• Prioritises equity and justice

We Conduct Studies In and About

• Classrooms
• Schools and school groups
• School systems
• Education policies
• Higher education institutions
• Informal education settings
• Transitions from education to work

Who We Work With

Teachers, schools, young people, education leaders, international organisations, professional bodies, charities, governments, civil society, non-governmental organisations and multi-sectoral networks.

Our Research Areas

• Education politics, policy and leadership
• Development and evaluation of pedagogic innovations
• Practitioner research and professional learning
• Mathematics education research
• Digital pedagogies
• Wellbeing and emotions in education
• Global trends in education and local responses
• Democratic and citizenship education
• Comparative, international and development education
• Anti-racism and inclusive practice in education
• Teacher professional identity, recruitment, retention, and careers