News & Blogs
The latest external news about the TED and TIDE project
27th February 2025
Why do teachers in some schools keep getting better for longer?
Ever wondered why some teachers just keep getting better? In this blog, Dr Sam Sims dives into this fascinating topic, exploring the reasons behind their continuous improvement and highlighting how teachers learn from each other.
12th February 2025
How can we move beyond data to achieve true wisdom?
Our Director of Data, Shaun Dillon reflects on how historically, data collection exercises haven’t always translated to results and shares why he’s feeling positive about the potential benefits of the Teacher Education Dataset (TED) for the education sector.
4th February 2025
Measuring teacher effectiveness in England: Why it’s tough and how we’re tackling it
Great teachers are the key to student success, but what exactly defines teacher effectiveness? Prof. Becky Allen of Teacher Tapp shares why this is important and explains how we are tackling the complexities involved in measuring teacher effectiveness using the Teacher Education Dataset.
21st November 2024
NIoT launches Expert Working Group to support teacher development research
The National Institute of Teaching is looking for teacher educators to support the Teacher Improvement through Data and Evaluation (TIDE) project.
22nd October 2024
How valuable are end-of-year tests for predicting pupils’ future achievement?
Ever wondered how end-of-year tests can predict future success? Prof. John Jerrim uncovers the surprising power of maths tests in forecasting pupils' achievement in English, emphasising the role of accurate measurement.
22nd September 2024
What baseball can teach us about recruitment and retention
Curious about what baseball can teach us about recruitment and retention? Senior Research Associate Dr Raj Chande spoke to Schools Week about intriguing parallels between sport and education, explaining how baseball strategies can enhance the recruitment and retention of great teachers.
15th July 2024
A teacher’s impact cannot be measured...or can it?
This question inspired a collaboration between the National Institute of Teaching, Evidence Based Education, and four leading multi-academy trusts (MATs). Could we use anonymised MAT data to estimate a teacher’s impact? Senior Research Associate Dr Raj Chande shares what we found.
12th July 2024
Nuffield Foundation awards £2.4m grant to National Institute of Teaching-led project to revolutionise teacher development
The Nuffield Foundation have awarded £2.4m to the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) for an innovative five-year project targeting teacher preparation and development.