What we do

Connecting teachers with evidence

Sharing knowledge and finding new ways of connecting research with practice is central to the work of the IEE. Some of the ways in which we do this are:

• Research Schools Network
  sector-led support for evidence-based practice
• Best Evidence in Brief
  free fortnightly e-newsletter of education research news with nearly 15,000 subscribers worldwide
• Innovation Evaluation Grants
  funding for pilot evaluations of innovations of teaching and learning approaches
• Evidence 4 Impact
  easy-to-use database of education intervention
• Evidence for the Frontline
  service to help teachers to use research evidence to support their practice in the classroom
• Better: Evidence-based Education
  themed magazine exploring effective practice
• The Coalition for Evidence-based Education (CEBE)
  an alliance of individuals and organisations interested in making research evidence more central to education policy and practice
• Proven Programs in Education
  two books compiling the “best of” Better: Evidence-based Education magazine
• A Book for Governors
  written by the IEE to help school governors understand schools and govern more effectively
• Connect (Police Knowledge Fund)