Where to Begin

How to start your research project 
Toolkits 2 + 3 articles are available here (payment required)

Research Lesson Study
How to use collaborative research lessons to develop and transfer practiceto others

Teacher TV
A series of programmes from teachers’ tv on action research

NFER Research Areas 
How schools have got involved with research : NFER research project into the “Research-engaged school”

British Educational Research Association  
Funding opportunity: Award programme announced 2007 to support and encourage excellence in the application of research in practice (to run for 3 years)

National Teacher Research Panel
NFER would be delighted to hear from any researcher, funder, policymaker or anyone involved in educational research or working with the teaching profession who would like to explore ways of working with the Panel.

NEXUS   
Magazine on current thinking in school leadership issues (NCSL)

Innovation
Ways of funding research: the Innovation Unit keeps an updated list of possible sources

Research Informed Practice Site
Monthly newsletters are available from victoria1.white@dfes.gsi.gov.uk on latest research news or download a copy. This monthly newsletter is supported by the DfES Innovation Unit and the Office of the Chief Adviser on School Standards. It is intended to help keep policy staff, practitioners, teacher educators and others with an interest in education up to date with newly published research, forthcoming events, and research for practice news.