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The British Educational Research Association Public Engagement & Impact Award recognises the important impact of research and practice in the education community and celebrates significant educational research and its activities that have demonstrably engaged the public.
We are pleased to announce the 2019 Winner of the BERA Public Engagement and Impact Award (Individual) prize The importance of adjusting for pupil background in school value-added models: A study of Progress 8 and school accountability in England.
An article of their work will feature in the Summer issue of Research Intelligence.
We are pleased to announce the 2019 Winner of the BERA Public Engagement and Impact Award (Team) prize The Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants (MITA).
An article of their work will feature in the Summer issue of Research Intelligence.
Professor of Social Statistics at University of Bristol
George Leckie is a Professor of Social Statistics and Co-Director of the Centre for Multilevel Modelling at the School of Education, University of Bristol, UK. His substantive interests focus on design, analysis, and communication issues...
Senior Research Fellow at University of Greenwich
Rob Webster researches and writes on special educational needs, inclusion and the role of teaching assistants. He led the development of the Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants programme, which has been accessed by thousands of UK...
Senior Teaching Fellow at University College London
Dr Paula Bosanquet is a senior teaching fellow and leads the Maximising the Practice of Teaching Assistants (MPTA) professional development strand of MITA, which focuses on developing pupil independence. She is lead author of The Teaching...
Senior Teaching Fellow at University College London
Sally Franklin is a Senior Teaching Fellow and delivers the MITA school improvement course for school leaders and the MPTA training for school staff, including as part of the EEF-funded MITA trial. Sally has worked on a range of SEN projects,...
Senior Teaching Fellow at University College London
Matthew Parker is a Senior Teaching Fellow and delivers the MITA school improvement course for school leaders and the MPTA training for school staff. He has worked as a teaching assistant, a teacher, strategic lead for SEN, a primary headteacher,...
Professor at Education Endowment Foundation
Jonathan is a professorial research fellow at the Education Endowment Foundation, seconded from UCL Institute of Education. He works with schools and policymakers in the UK, and internationally, to promote evidence-informed practice and spread...
Project Officer at University College London
Marina Kipfer leads on day-to-day project management and administration for the Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants programme. She also works in the Centre for Inclusive Education’s communication team. She holds a Masters degree in...
UCL, Institute of Education
Kelly Golding was a MITA Coordinator (2017-18) and delivered the MITA school improvement course for school leaders and the MPTA training for school staff as part of the EEF-funded MITA trial. Kelly was previously an Assistant Head in an inner...
UCL, Institute of Education
Aimee Shaw was the MITA Project Manager (2017-19) and led the operational and logistical delivery of MITA activities, including the EEF-funded MITA trial.