…of Chicago. Professor Simon Burgess of Bristol University, who helped design the study, which was funded by the Education Endowment Foundation, said: “I was very disappointed with these results. I…
Schools told: cash bribes ‘fail to improve GCSE grades’
…for higher levels of attendance, behaviour and homework led to increased effort in the classroom. … The latest study, which was commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation, a government-funded charity,…
Cash incentives ‘don’t boost GCSE results’
…GCSEs may be wasting their money, a study suggests. … Dr Kevan Collins, chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, which published the research, said: “The use of incentives in…
Cash for grades?
…also an idea that schools have picked up on in the UK. In a small scale survey of the 33 schools that responded, 18 said they used incentive systems to…
Quidditch, Dragons and a Week Full of Fun
…amazing fun. Getting to know everyone better and chatting (whilst collecting our results) was great. Finishing the academic week with a presentation and reporting back on our findings was a…
What Works – A winning formula
…of students with similar backgrounds who aren’t on the programme. We also know they are highly cost-effective: when Boston Consulting Group did a cost-benefit analysis of the Trust’s programmes –…