About Dr Sam Sims
I’m a quantitative education researcher, interested in teachers and education policy.
I work at UCL Institute of Education, where I lecture on policy analysis and evaluation. I’m also a researcher at Education Datalab.
This site contains links to my research and teaching material, as well as links to resources that I think people will find useful.
I regularly give talks to schools and at conferences, on topics including effective professional development, teacher motivation and retention.
You can find me on Twitter @DrSamSims, read a short Q&A with me here or listen to me giving an overview of some of my research on this podcast here
About the EEF guidance report:
Supporting high quality teaching is pivotal in improving children’s outcomes. Indeed, research tells us that high quality teaching can narrow the disadvantage gap. It is therefore hugely encouraging to see a host of new initiatives and reforms that recognise the importance of teacher quality such as the Early Career Framework and the new National Professional Qualifications. These exemplify a growing consensus that promoting effective professional development (PD) plays a crucial role in improving classroom practice and pupil outcomes, and this guidance further reflects this, offering recommendations on how to improve professional development and design and select more impactful PD.
PD has great potential; but it also comes with costs. We know that teachers engage in professional development activities whilst balancing multiple and, at times, competing commitments and time pressures. The need is clear, therefore, for PD to be well‑designed, selected, and implemented so that the investment is justified.
This guidance will support schools in selecting external PD and designing and delivering their own PD. It will also support external providers in designing, delivering, and explaining their offering to schools.
To develop the report’s three recommendations, we reviewed the best available international research as well as current practice, and consulted with school leaders and academics. As with all EEF guidance reports, its publication is just the start of how we aim to support schools in implementing these recommendations. We will be working with the sector, including through our colleagues in the Research Schools Network, to build on them with further training, resources and tools.
Naylors Natter - the book is available for pre-order here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naylors-Natter-Harnessing-collective-profession/dp/1472992466/ref=sr_1_2?crid=F0GDCW8G7A1&keywords=naylors+natter&qid=1637315588&qsid=260-2524738-9538720&sprefix=Naylors%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-2&sres=B08K5YM62M%2C1472992466%2CB0815V52S1%2CB002EPBL1Q%2CB07QQ6WDXR%2CB00BM8H980%2CB01C1LBCZC%2CB08C31PSTP%2CB005JYTFNU%2CB01LE2YE4A%2CB07JQ6PK1T%2CB00WU834Z8%2CB09499ZZFJ%2CB00WX4AEQG%2CB07M6HYCQN%2CB004CY91AA
EdTech Evidence and Research and the work of Just Like Us for LGBT+ young people
Roma Dhameja on Student Voice in a Diverse World
TDT Takeover March
Teacher Hug Book Club - Naylor's Natter Takeover
Dave McPartlin on Daring to Dream
Halil Tamgumus (Mr T) on leadership, representation, diversity and back to school
TDT February Takeover
Magic Weaving with Sir John Jones
No Silver Bullets- Paul Ainsworth with Abby Bayford
The Feedback Pendulum: A manifesto for enhancing feedback in education with Michael Chiles
What's working well in remote education with Professor Daniel Muijs
Best evidence on supporting students to learn remotely with Simon Cox
Blended and Remote Learning with Janice Allen
It takes 5 Years to become a teacher with Ros Wilson interviewed by Emma Turner
Rae Snape on leading, teaching and learning with Emma 'Turbo' Turner
The researchED Guide to Leadership: An evidence-informed guide for teachers with Tom Rees and Jennifer Barker
The UK Ambassador for Happiness - Action Jackson with Emma Turner
Top of The Pops 2020-Countdown of the most popular episodes of 2020
Fear Is The Mind Killer: Why Learning to Learn deserves lesson time - and how to make it work for your pupils
Retrieval Practice 2: Implementing, embedding & reflecting with Kate Jones
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