NEWS, EVENTS AND MEDIA COVERAGE

Stephen Gorard has been appointed to the Education sub-panel for the Periodic Evaluation of Research, Development, Artistic and Other Creative Activities VER 2026 (REF) by the Ministry of Education in Slovakia

Stephen Gorard, Nadia Siddiqui and Beng Huat See have been invited by the DfE Awards Team to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace 14/5/25

Stephen Gorard has joined the ESRC Grant Assessment Panel (GAP) for 2025
Nadia Siddiqui has joined UKRI Interdisciplinary Assessment College 

In Scholar GPS, Stephen Gorard has been ranked 5th worldwide for research in education policy, and is the highest ranked scholar in any field at Durham University

Gaojie Cao  was awarded £500 for research expenses in 2024 by Castle Rewards

Guanyu Huo was awarded £500 for research expenses in 2024 by Durham Unveristy College Pemberton Academic Award

Fujia Yang has been awarded a £250 PGR Student Development Fund from Birmingham University

 

MEDIA

ITV Tyne Tees - Durham University report calls for raising exam grades for pupils at schools hit by concrete crisis | ITV News Tyne Tees

VAT on private schools: justice or spite?, Moral Maze, BBC Radio 4, 6/11/24, 20241106_205917000_iOS.MP4

What causes teacher shortages?, Newseria (Poland), Salary increases will not solve the problem of the shortage of teachers. The prestige of the profession and the burden of duties are also important - All news - Newseria Biznes

The progressive test, Class Divide Podcat, 12/12/24, Podcast — Class Divide

Absence from school since Covid, BBC Guernsey Radio and TV, 12/3/25, Tim Hunter - 14/03/2025 - BBC Sounds

 

Gorard, S. (2025) Academies haven’t raised pupil achievement: there’s no need for them to have privileges that other schools do not, The Conversation, 14/1/25, https://theconversation.com/academies-havent-raised-pupil-achievement-theres-no-need-for-them-to-have-privileges-that-other-schools-do-not-247023

Gorard, S. (2024) What’s really behind teacher shortages here and abroad, Schools Week, 24/10/24, The Knowledge. What really causes teacher shortages?

Labour's private school VAT plan has drawbacks – but it may increase social cohesion, The Conversation, 27/6/24, Labour’s plan to tax private school fees has drawbacks – but it could be better for society (theconversation.com)

See, BH and Gorard, S. (2024) Teachers receive 5.5% pay award: what else needs to be done to keep them in schools, The Conversation, 1/8/24, Teachers in England receive 5.5% pay award – here’s what else needs to be done to keep them in schools (theconversation.com)

Gorard, S. (2024) Labour's plan to tax private school fees has drawbacks – but it could be better for society, The Conversation, 27/6/24, Labour’s plan to tax private school fees has drawbacks – but it could be better for society (theconversation.com)

Ethnicity not key factor in England school exclusions, The Guardian, 31/1/25, Ethnicity not key factor in England school exclusions, study finds | Race in education | The Guardian

How do we tackle issues impacting minority ethnic children in education?, The Yorkshire Post, 7/3/2025, How do we tackle issues impacting minority ethnic children in education? - Matt Bromley

Increasing special arrangements for exams, the Guardian, 2/4/25

Professor Stephen Gorard championing use of evidence to improve education outcomes - Durham University

Daniel, J. (February 2025). Bilingual children with special educational needs may be missing out on support in England. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/bilingual-children-with-special-educational-needs-may-be-missing-out-on-support-in-england-246822

Daniel, J. (October 2024). Students with special educational needs are years behind their peers – they need specialist teachers in mainstream classrooms. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/students-with-special-educational-needs-are-years-behind-their-peers-they-need-specialist-teachers-in-mainstream-classrooms-240147

Daniel, J. (March 2024). Effective reading intervention for students with specific learning difficulties [Blog Post]. BERA Blog. https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/effective-reading-instruction-for-students-with-specific-learning-difficulties