All CAER research follows an ‘education translation pipeline’ to ensure that promising scientific research is translated rapidly but safely into policy, identifying important contextual factors for effective implementation, and allowing the best possible evidence to underpin decision-making.
Literature reviews, systematic reviews, and secondary data analysis are used to understand the problem and guide the development of research questions, tools and interventions.
Research questions, tools and interventions are evaluated in a small handful of schools for proof of concept.
Approximately 10 schools are involved in the development of research questions, tools and interventions to ensure feasibility.
The research questions, tools and interventions are refined and tested in a larger cohort of schools (~100) using randomised controlled trial methodology.
Research tools and interventions are rolled out regionally to evaluate their efficacy in a specific geographical location.
Tools and interventions are rolled out nationally, and policy is influenced through collaboration with our partners from Whitehall.