Pathways to impact for a research intensive university

6 March 2013Dr Kate Reynolds

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Changing contexts

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Wordle from opening section of the recent consultation on school funding

A schools led systemWe know that one of the most powerful ways of achieving improvement is

through collaboration, with the best schools, settings and leaders supporting those that are more challenged. But it’s not just the school or centre receiving support that improves – providing support gives even the most accomplished teachers and leaders an opportunity to gain new ideas

and improve their own practice.

National College, DfE website, 2013

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Multiple accountabilities• Sponsored academies• Converter academies• UTCs• Free schools• Studio Schools• Trust Schools• Grammar Schools• Sixth Form College• FE College• Voluntary aided schools• Voluntary controlled schools

• Trust Schools• Foundation Schools• Sixth Form consortia• Diocesan Boards• Work based learning providers• Local Enterprise Partnerships• State boarding schools• Local authorities• Multi Academy Trusts• Federations• LEPs• Diocesan Boards

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Sir Michael suggested that education chiefs in the worst councils should be stripped of their powers to run school improvement programmes with their responsibilities handed over to private companies, chains of academies or high performing local authorities from other areas. Telegraph 5 March 2013.

Notions of Impact

Research Councils UK (RCUK) defines research impact as 'the demonstrable contribution that excellent research makes to society and the economy'.

With speakers from a range of different organisations, the event offered an excellent opportunity to discuss issues around educational marginalisation. Yet amidst this debate I was struck by just how often the key message from our research (and the voice of the young people who participated) were obscured and distorted. Val Gillies

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Challenges and possible pathways

1. Research and practice should feed each other

2. Engagement with the middle tier3. Universities need to get (even)

closer to the rest of the education world

4. Understand the audience5. Get creative

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