For details of specific projects, please click on the relevant title links to open up the Project Summary Sheets.

Current research projects - 1st August 2008 to the present day

Funder Project Title Duration Amount Project leader and (team)
FP7 Improving Progress for Lower Achievers through Formative Assessment in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education (FaSTMeD Sep 13 - Aug 16 £259,458 (of £1.2 miliion awarded)

David Wright

(Jill Clark, David Leat)

Joseph Rowntree Foundation Evaluation of Thinking Differently May 13 - Aug 16 £89,998

Liz Todd

(Karen Laing Jill Clark)

AHRC Connected Communitites follow on funding: Showcase event Mar 13-Apr 13 £8,539

Jill Clark

(Karen Laing,Lucy Tiplady, Pam Woolner)

Helen Hamlyn Trust Evaluation of Open Futures 2011-2013 Mar 12 - Dec 13 £31,610

Pam Woolner

(Lucy Tiplady, David Leat)

Newcastle University Faculty Research Fund The impact of extent and use of classroom space on learning and teaching in English primary schools Jun 12 - Jun 13 £1,105

Pam Woolner

(Ulrike Thomas)

Department for Education Evaluation of Pupil Premium Funding Jun 12 - Mar 13 £32,580 (of £149,700 awarded)

Liz Todd

(Karen Laing)

(with Manchester University and BMRB)

Gateshead City Council Exploring transition activities in Gateshead schools Oct 09 - Jul 13 £17,542

Jill Clark

(Pam Woolner, David Leat)

Institute for Local Governance Diamond Model Evaluation - Literature review

Feb 12 onwards

 

£6,000

Liz Todd

(Karen Laing)

AHRC A Connected Communities scoping review of the involvement of children and young people in research within the criminal justice area Feb 10 - Jan 12 £24,814

Jill Clark

(Karen Laing)

TDA The Connected Classroom – using ICT to support assessment for learning Feb 12 - Jan 13 £5,000 David Wright
TDA SOLES Feb 12 - Jan 13 £5,000 Paul Dolan
Mentor UK Sub 21 Wallsend Evaluation Jun 11 - Mar 12 £6,882

Karen Laing

(Jill Clark, Liz Todd)

 

Sub 21 Northumberland Sub 21 Northumberland Evaluation Jan 12 - Mar 12 £2,085

Karen Laing

(Jill Clark)

Just for a Laugh Just for a Laugh Evaluation Sep 11 - Mar 12 £7,800

Lucy Tiplady

(Karen Laing)

Oakfields Community College Oakfields learning environment: fitting practice to context Feb 11 - Jun 11 £10,329

Pam Woolner

(Jill Clark, Karen Laing, Lucy Tiplady, Ulrike Thomas)

Joseph Rowntree Foundation Interventions in aspirations and attitudes: influencing educational attainment Nov 10 - Jun 11 £39,985

Liz Todd

(Colleen Cummings, Karen Laing, Elaine Hall, Pam Woolner)

Bedlington Station First School Creative Partnerships case study Mar 11 - Jul 11 £4,264 Lucy Tiplady
Beacon North East Developing the Potential of Retired Skype Mediators ("Sykpe Grannies") Jan 10 - Jun 11 £10,258

Jill Clark

(David Leat, Sugata Mitra)

Beacon North East Ane Instructioun for Bairnis to be Learnit in Northumbrian and Scottis Jan 10 - Jun 11 £9,350 Karen Lowing
Nacro Breaking the cycle of offending: The Engage project
Nov 10 - Jun 11 £5,000

Jill Clark

(Ian Hall)

Links into Languages Links into Languages Networks Dec 10 - Mar 11 £740 Lucy Tiplady
Newcastle University Student Opinion Working Group Exploring transition and the first year experience Jan 10 - May 10 £17,990

Jill Clark

(Ian Hall)

Newcastle University Faculty Research Fund Teachers talking: coaching and mentoring dialogue in professional development Sep 10 - Jul 11 £3,490

Rachel Lofthouse

(Elaine Hall)

 

Catherine Cookson Foundation Young people in care’s perceptions of themselves as learners and their aspirations for the future Sept 08 – Aug 09 £4,797

Jo Mc Shane

(Michael Bettencourt, Ian Hall)

Newcastle University Faculty Research Fund Improving the mental health and well-being of children and young people in the North-East of England: how can school counselling help? Sep 08 - Sep 09 £2,724

Sue Pattison

(Colleen Cummings)

CUREE QCA Inclusion probe Apr 09 - Jul 09 £5,900

David Leat

(Ulrike Thomas)

DfES/ (NCETM) Small software for mathematics on hand held technology June 07- May 09 £18,419

David Wright

(Pam Woolner)

Oldham LEA Evaluating the impact of Philosophy for Children in schools and communities Oct 07 – Sept 08 £9,924

David Leat

(Elaine Hall, Ulrike Thomas)

QCA A case study project in respect of the 14-19 Reform Programme and to establish the baseline of evidence Oct 07 – Sep 08
£72,754

Ann Briggs

(Ian Hall)

Unfunded Secondary PGCE Course Evaluation Sep 07 - Sep 08 Unfunded

Jo Mc Shane

Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) Extended Services Evaluation Feb 09 - Mar 12 £871,805

Liz Todd

(Colleen Cummings, Karen Laing)

Newcastle University Bridging the Gap: Transitions Project Dec 08 - Dec 09 £26,919

Ann Briggs

(Jill Clark, Ian Hall)

 

Learning Challenge Foundation Exploring Positive Psychology in Schools Nov 08 - Nov 09 £9,729

Jill Clark

(Pam Woolner, Ulrike Thomas)

Campaign for Learning Learning to Learn in Further Education Sept 08 – Aug 10 £48,960

Kate Wall

(Elaine Hall, Jill Clark, Lucy Tiplady, David Leat, Pam Woolner, Rachel Lofthouse, Jo Mc Shane, David Moseley)

Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) Evaluation of the Extended Schools Subsidy Pathfinders Jul 08 - Sep 10 £94,164

Liz Todd

(Colleen Cummings, Jill Clark, Ian Hall)

CfBT and National College for Leadership An exploration of the processes and outcomes of coaching between secondary school teachers Sept 06 - Dec 09 £57,310

Rachel Lofthouse and David Leat,

(Elaine Hall, Carl Towler, Colleen Cummings)

ESRC

Building Capacity in Visual Methods Nov 06 – Oct 09 £530

Jon Prosser

(Kate Wall)

Campaign for Learning Learning to Learn Phase 4 Evaluation May 07 - Apr 11 £121,797

Kate Wall

(Elaine Hall, Lucy Tiplady, David Leat, Pam Woolner, Rachel Lofthouse, Jo Mc Shane, David Moseley)

 

Helen Hamlyn Trust Open Futures Evaluation Phase 2, 3 and 4 Sep 06 - Oct 10 £100,554

David Leat

(Lucy Tiplady, Pam Woolner, Chris Falzon)

  Total   £2,046,135