Prosiectau Ymchwil

Aim The project has these two primary aims: Promote engagement with the School Governors Reflections Resource; Ensure the sustainability of the resource over the medium term (next 12 – 24 months). We also hope the project will allow us to explore further opportunities to research how school governors in Wales can be more effectively supported…

Mae Bywydau wedi’u Gwahardd (Excluded Lives) yn brosiect amlddisgyblaethol ar draws pedair awdurdodaeth y DU dan arweiniad Adran Addysg Prifysgol Rhydychen ac mewn partneriaeth â phrifysgol Rhydychen, Caerdydd, Caeredin, Queen’s Belfast, a’r LSE. Nod cyffredinol y prosiect hwn yw rhoi dadansoddiad cynhwysfawr ac amlddisgyblaethol o’r polisïau, yr arferion a’r costau gwahanol ynghlwm wrth waharddiadau ffurfiol,…

Defnyddia Hawliau plant a phobl ifanc: strwythurau dinasyddiaeth ffurfiol ac anffurfiol gymhariaeth ryngwladol o ehangu dinesig hawliau plant mewn pedair gwlad Orllewinol (gan gynnwys Cymru), a sut y gall hyn ail-gydbwyso diffygion dinesig sy’n gysylltiedig â phlentyndod. Y dyddiad dechrau a ddarperir yw dyddiad dechrau Canolfan Cymdeithas Sifil WISERD. Bydd gan becynnau gwaith eu dyddiadau…

The WISERD Education Data Lab uses adminstrative data and advanced statistical methods to quantify trends in educational outcomes across Wales.   Projects: Participation in and Progression Through Education in Wales A Geospatial Analysis of the Factors Shaping Educational Outcomes in Wales Does timing matter? Exploring the timing and impact of receiving Additional Learning Needs support…

Yn sgîl datblygu cwricwlwm newydd ochr yn ochr â diwygiadau dylanwadol ym maes addysg, mae newidiadau o bwys yn digwydd yng Nghymru. Nodir y rhain yng nghynllun gweithredu Llywodraeth Cymru, ‘Addysg yng Nghymru: Ein Cenhadaeth Cenedlaethol 2017-2021. Gan gydnabod pwysigrwydd rôl Estyn i lwyddiant y rhaglen ddiwygio, mae Prif Arolygydd Addysg Ei Mawrhydi yng Nghymru…

Research Questions To evaluate how schools are implementing computational thinking in the classroom. What classroom tools do practitioners use to develop computer coding. Evaluate any differences in provision that might exist between different schools, such as internet speed, device allocation etc. To evaluate any socio-economic factors that might exist between different demographics and settings, such as…

Research Questions How are pioneer schools and teachers are building and shaping the Expressive Arts AoLE? What are the implications for disadvantaged learners and schools? How does impact vary between primary and secondary teachers? Aim This study aims to provide insight  into the construction of one aspect of the new  curriculum (Expressive Arts AoLE) by…

Research Questions Primary question: What are the organisational implications for leaders in rural schools of the way the new curriculum is being developed? Secondary aims: Identification of challenges and opportunities in respect of teacher recruitment and retention. Identification of opportunities to develop curriculum provision which reflects the needs of learners in rural areas. Identification of…

Research Questions How are Pioneer Schools developing the new curriculum in a way which benefits all learners? What are Pioneer Schools doing to ensure that the implementation of the new curriculum benefits all learners, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds? What are teachers’ perceptions of the new curriculum, preparation and support for its full implementation and…

Research Questions How can a mindfulness approach contribute to the development of the Health and Wellbeing AoLE in a pioneer primary school? What processes support such an intervention? What are the perceptions of pupils, teachers and parents regarding the approach? What is the impact of such an approach on pupil views of themselves as confident…

Cwestiynau ymchwil •    Ym mha ffyrdd y mae anghenion dysgu ychwanegol yn cael eu hystyried yn y broses o ddatblygu’r cwricwlwm? •    Beth yw’r cyfleoedd a’r heriau o ddatblygu’r cwricwlwm ar gyfer dysgwyr ADY? •    I ba raddau y ceir aliniad canfyddedig rhwng diwygio’r cwricwlwm a’r rhaglen trawsnewid ADY? Nodau Prif nod yr ymchwil hon…

This research will seek to add value to the Welsh Government’s existing evaluation of the progress of the Pioneer Schools in developing the new 3-15 curriculum in Wales. The Successful Futures programme offers an exciting and radical departure for education in Wales, and it is important that its benefits and opportunities are made available to…

The Super Ambassadors programme is a scheme for primary schools in Wales. The scheme has been running for 14 years with 412 schools currently enrolled across Wales. Typically, two pupils from years five or six are elected by their peers each year and undertake Special Missions for the Children’s Commissioner. These either involve raising awareness…

This project, facilitated through WISERD and the Ecole Normale Superieure, Lyon, is exploring the contrasting relationship between education, the state and civil society in Wales and France. France and the UK provide two important contexts in which to explore these issues as the relationship between the state, the education system and civil society is very…

Overview The project used interviews and questionnaires to investigate the types of civic participation and conceptions of language and identity promoted within the statutory education system, and within civil society organisations working with young people, in both Wales and Scotland. In the project’s initial stages the four co-Is undertook around a total of 15-20 interviews with national-level elite…

Overview This project explored the relationships between participation in higher education and engagement in civil society, especially at the local level. Do university graduates play a distinctive role in the institutions of civil society? More specifically, it examined the extent to which the institutional shift from an elite to a mass system of higher education has…

The overall aim of the project was to provide an analytical review of the research literature on graduate employability and skills, with due attention to the diversity of the approaches that have been adopted. In particular, the review was designed to draw out the implications of the general literature for the specific circumstances of Wales. It also…

Overview Supporting children in their early years is seen as central to reforms to improve educational standards and raise the educational achievement of children in Wales, particularly amongst children from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The distinct and novel approach of the Welsh Government has led to major policies such as Flying Start, the creation of a…