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Achievement (1)

Anti social behaviour (1)

Arts education (1)

Attainment (1)

Behaviour management (1)

Bullying (8)

Careers services (1)

Child development (1)

Child obesity (1)

Child poverty (3)

Childcare (1)

Children's attitudes (1)

Children's workforce (3)

Curricula (3)

Disabilities (1)

Economic activity (1)

Educational costs (1)

Educational policy (1)

Employment (1)

English education (1)

Environmental education (1)

Extended schools (1)

Family background (2)

Family support services (1)

Financial literacy (1)

Further and higher education (1)

Further education institutions (3)

Gang culture (1)

Gender (2)

Health (1)

Higher education (5)

Higher education admissions (1)

Higher education funding (1)

Higher education quality (4)

Higher education staff (2)

Higher education students (1)

Homelessness (2)

ICT (1)

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International education (1)

Key Stage 4 (1)

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Mental health (4)

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National Curriculum (2)

Not in education, employment or training (NEET) (4)

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Outcomes (2)

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Play (1)

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Primary education (1)

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Skills (2)

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Wellbeing (3)

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Young offenders (2)

Young people (4)

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Youth engagement (3)

Achievement

Chamberlain, M. (2008). PIRLS 2005/2006 in New Zealand: an Overview of National Findings from the Second Cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). Wellington: MoE. [online]. Available: http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/34909/PIRLS-05_Ntl-Overview-v2.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Education Counts - NZ

Anti social behaviour

Scottish Government (2009). Promoting Positive Outcomes: Working Together to Prevent Antisocial Behaviour in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. [online]. Available: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/264302/0079222.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Scottish Government

Arts education

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (2009). Drawing Together: Art, Craft and Design in Schools, 2005/08. London: Ofsted. [online]. Available: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/content/download/9389/103389/file/Drawing%20together.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) - UK - England

Attainment

Passy, R., Morris, M. and Waldman, J. (2009). Evaluation of the Impact of Aimhigher and Widening Participation Outreach Programmes on Learner Attainment and Progression: Interim Report. Slough: NFER. [online]. Available: http://www.nfer.ac.uk/publications/other-publications/downloadable-reports/pdf_docs/AimhigherInterimReportMarch2009.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) - UK

Behaviour management

Steer, A. (2009). Learning Behaviour: Lessons Learned. A Review of Behaviour Standards and Practices in Our Schools. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Learning-Behaviour.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Bullying

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009). Safe from Bullying in Extended Services In and Around Schools. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Safe_from_Bullying-Ext_Services.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009). Safe from Bullying in Youth Activities. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Safe_from_Bullying-Youth_Activities.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009). Safe from Bullying in Children's Homes. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Safe_from_Bullying-Childrens_Homes.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009). Safe from Bullying in Play and Leisure Provision. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Safe_from_Bullying-Play_&_Leisure.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009). Safe from Bullying in Further Education Colleges. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Safe_from_Bullying-FE.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009). Safe from Bullying on Journeys. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Safe_from_Bullying-Journeys.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009). Safe from Bullying: Training Resources. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Safe_from_Bullying-Resources.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009). Safe from Bullying: Guidance for Local Authorities and Other Strategic Leaders on Reducing Bullying in the Community. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Safe_from_Bullying-LAs_Leaders.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Careers services

McGowan, A., Watts, A.G. and Andrews, D. (2009). Local Variations: a Follow-up Study of New Arrangements for Connexions/Careers/IAG Services for Young People in England. Reading: CfBT. [online]. Available: http://www.cfbt.com/evidenceforeducation/pdf/Final%20web%20PDF%20Connexions%20report.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: CfBT - UK

Child development

Bromley, C. (2009). Growing Up in Scotland: the Impact of Children's Early Activities on Cognitive Development. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. [online]. Available: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/263956/0079071.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Scottish Government

Child obesity

Cross-Government Obesity Unit (2009). Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: One Year On. London: COI. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/292416.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Child poverty

Child Poverty Action Group (2009). Child Wellbeing and Child Poverty: Where the UK Stands in the European Table. London: CPAG. [online]. Available: http://www.cpag.org.uk/info/ChildWellbeingandChildPoverty.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)

Child Poverty Action Group (2009). Ending Child Poverty: a Manifesto for Success. London: CPAG. [online]. Available: http://www.cpag.org.uk/publications/extracts/CPAG_manifesto_0309.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)

Shelter Scotland (2009). The Facts: Bad Housing and Homelessness for Children in Scotland 2009. Edinburgh: Shelter Scotland. [online]. Available: http://scotland.shelter.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/180502/The_Facts_Report_2009.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Shelter Scotland

Childcare

Bradshaw, P. and Wasoff, F. (2009). Growing Up in Scotland: Multiple Childcare Provision and its Effect on Child Outcomes. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. [online]. Available: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/263884/0079032.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Scottish Government

Children's attitudes

Shelter Scotland (2009). Acting in the Best Interests of Homeless Children - Children and Young People's Views on Where They Live. Edinburgh: Shelter Scotland. [online]. Available: http://scotland.shelter.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/181909/Best_interests_consulation_report_in_template.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Shelter Scotland

Children's workforce

Children's Workforce Development Council, National College for School Leadership and Training and Development Agency for Schools (2008). 2020 Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy: Evidence and Knowledge Management. A Report for the 2020 Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy Expert Group by the CWDC, NCSL & TDA. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/2020%20Children%20and%20Young%20People's%20Workforce%20Strategy%20-%20Evidence&Knowledge%20Management.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2008). 2020 Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/7977-DCSF-2020%20Children%20and%20Young%20People's%20Workforce%20Strategy-FINAL.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2008). 2020 Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy: the Evidence Base. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/2020%20Children%20and%20Young%20People's%20Workforce%20Strategy%20-%20Evidence%20Base.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Curricula

COI Research (2009). Primary School Curriculum Omnibus Survey (March 2009): Top Line Findings Report. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RR105.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Hipkins, R., Cowie, B., Boyd, S. and McGee, C. (2008). Themes from the Curriculum Implementation Case Studies: Milestone Report for November 2008. Wellington: NZCER. [online]. Available: http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/content/download/1962/17063/file/Final%2021.11.08.doc [April, 2009].
Website: New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER)

Rose, J. (2009). Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum: Final Report. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Primary_curriculum-report.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Teachernet

Disabilities

Balarajan, M., McGee, A. and Blake, M. (2009). Services for Disabled Children: Questionnaire Testing. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RR099.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Economic activity

HM Government (2009). New Industry, New Jobs. London: BERR. [online]. Available: http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file51023.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)

Educational costs

Payne, A. and Percival, R. (2008). What Price the Clever Country? The Costs of Tertiary Education in Australia (AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report 21). Parramatta, NSW: AMP. [online]. Available: http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/21/219073/infocus/21nov.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: AMP Limited - Australia

Educational policy

Rubinstein, H. (2009). A National Strategy for Mathematical Sciences in Australia. Melbourne, VIC: AMSI. [online]. Available: http://www.amsi.org.au/pdfs/National_Maths_Strategy.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI)

Employment

English education

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (2009). Identifying Good Practice: a Survey of College Provision in English Language and Literature, and Modern Foreign Languages. London: Ofsted. [online]. Available: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/content/download/9287/102352/file/IGP%20English%20MFL.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)

Environmental education

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (2009). Green at Fifteen? How 15-year-olds Perform in Environmental Science and Geoscience in PISA 2006. Paris: OECD. [online]. Available: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/52/12/42467312.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Extended schools

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009). Safe from Bullying in Extended Services In and Around Schools. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Safe_from_Bullying-Ext_Services.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Family background

Chapple, S. (2009). Child Well-being and Sole-parent Family Structure in the OECD: an Analysis (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 82). Paris: OECD. [online]. Available: http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/LinkTo/NT00000F32/$FILE/JT03261729.PDF [April, 2009].
Website: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Chowdry, H., Crawford, C. and Goodman, A. (2009). Drivers and Barriers to Educational Success: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RR102.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Family support services

Tunstill, J., Blewett, J. and Meadows, P. (2009). Evaluating the Delivery by Action for Children, of Targeted Family Support. London: Action for Children. [online]. Available: http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/uploads/media/36/5021.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Action for Children

Financial literacy

Macdonald, A. (2009). Independent Review of the Proposal to Make Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education Statutory. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/FINAL%20Macdonald%20PSHE%20Review.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Further and higher education

Further education institutions

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009). Safe from Bullying in Further Education Colleges. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Safe_from_Bullying-FE.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Every Child Matters (ECM)

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (2009). Identifying Good Practice: a Survey of College Provision in Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy. London: Ofsted. [online]. Available: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/content/download/9247/101948/file/igp%20college%20provision%20in%20hairdressing%20and%20beauty.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) - UK ENG

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (2009). Identifying Good Practice: a Survey of College Provision in Hospitality and Catering. London: Ofsted. [online]. Available: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/content/download/9245/101938/file/igp%20in%20colleges%20hospitality%20and%20catering.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) - UK ENG

Gang culture

Fitch, K. (2009). Teenagers at Risk: the Safeguarding Needs of Young People in Gangs and Violent Peer Groups. London: NSPCC. [online]. Available: http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/Findings/TeenagersAtRiskPDF_wdf64003.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

Gender

Arnull, E. and Eagle, S. (2009). Girls and Offending – Patterns, Perceptions and Interventions. London: YJB. [online]. Available: http://www.yjb.gov.uk/publications/Scripts/fileDownload.asp?file=Girls%5Foffending%5Ffullreport%2E.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB)

Daly, A., Grant, L. and Bultitude, K. (2009). Girls into Physics: Action Research. London: DCSF. [online]. Available: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RR103(R).pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)

Health

Improvement and Development Agency (2009). Local Approaches that Make a Difference: Sharing the Lessons Learned by the Healthy Schools Beacon Authorities. London: IDeA. [online]. Available: http://www.beacons.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/9490895 [April, 2009].
Website: The Beacon Scheme - UK

Higher education

Little, B., Locke, W., Scesa, A. and Williams, R. (2009). Report to HEFCE on Student Engagement. Bristol: HEFCE. [online]. Available: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/RDreports/2009/rd03_09/rd03_09.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2008). Outcomes from Institutional Audit: Collaborative Provision in the Institutional Audit Reports. Second Series. Gloucester: QAA. [online]. Available: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/institutionalAudit/outcomes/series2/ColabProv.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2008). Outcomes from Institutional Audit: Learning Support Resources (Including Virtual Learning Environments). Second Series. Gloucester: QAA. [online]. Available: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/institutionalAudit/outcomes/series2/LearningSupport.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2008). Outcomes from Institutional Audit: Progression and Completion Statistics. Second Series. Gloucester: QAA. [online]. Available: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/institutionalAudit/outcomes/series2/Institutions%20progressioncompletion.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)

Yorke, M. and Longden, B. with Adegbulu, L., Barrett-Baxendale, M., Dunn, D., Eastwood, P., George, H., Lim, H., McGillivray, A., Nandi, T., Riches, S., Smith, S., Stephenson, A., Thomas, J. and Williams, J. (2008). The Experiences of Part-time Students in Higher Education: a Study from the UK. York: HEA. [online]. Available: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/York/documents/ourwork/research/surveys/Part-time_student_experience_of_HE.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Higher Education Academy (HEA) - UK

Higher education admissions

Sheffield Hallam University. Centre for Education and Inclusion Research and Staffordshire University. Institute for Access Studies (2008). Fair Admissions to Higher Education: a Review of the Implementation of the Schwartz Report Principles Three Years On. Report 1: Executive Summary and Conclusions. Cheltenham: SPA. [online]. Available: http://www.spa.ac.uk/documents/Schwartz_Report_Review_Report_1_Final10.12.08.pdf [April, 2009].
Website: Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA) - UK