How can schools make use of evidence to reduce teacher workloads?
This is a guest post by Shaun Allison, deputy headteacher at Durrington High School, one of 22 schools in the Education Endowment Foundation’s (EEF) Research Schools Network. The Network is committed...
View ArticleHow are experiments in the Midlands leading to safer streets?
This guest blog is written by Alex Murray, Assistant Chief Constable, West Midlands Police. Assistant Chief Constable Alex Murray of West Midlands Police has been using experimentation to tackle...
View ArticleBuilding a global evidence ecosystem for teaching
Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive at the Education Endowment Foundation, explains how his organisation is launching a £10m programme to improve the use of evidence in schools around the world. A new...
View ArticleLearning what works in building integrated communities
This month has seen the end of the consultation period for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) Integration Strategy. As usual, the green paper offers a chance for...
View ArticleThe road to robustness: common pitfalls in evaluating programmes
This is a guest blog from Tom McBride, Director of Evidence at the Early Intervention Foundation. The Early Intervention Foundation is a member of the What Works Network. The world needs more...
View ArticleUsing data to help break the cycle of reoffending
This is a guest post from the Justice Data Lab, which uses quasi-experimental methods to help organisations supporting the rehabilitation of offenders to understand and improve their effectiveness....
View ArticleWhat works in increasing diversity in universities?
The Office for Students is establishing an Evidence and Impact Exchange – an independent ‘What Works Centre’ dedicated to helping universities improve access and outcomes for students from...
View ArticleAre we on the road to reducing rough sleeping?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) recently published the first Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) impact evaluation – which provides good evidence that the RSI is having a...
View ArticleWhat works in tackling homelessness?
Impact Forum 2019 For the last 50 years, a lot of smart, well-resourced people and institutions have been trying to work out how to end homelessness in the UK and elsewhere. Millions of pounds have...
View ArticleWhat works for What Works: How to communicate effectively
Copyright: Centre for Homelessness Impact The What Works Network is six years old and growing. The evidence comparison toolkits produced by the centres that make up the network are used across the UK...
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