ImpactEd Group

Proud to be the research partner and secretariat for The Current Affairs Education Commission, launching today with The Economist Educational Foundation, chaired by @Samfrspare. If you have evidence or examples of practice to share currentaffairscommission.com #CurrentAffairsEducation

Fascinating read on the relationship between curriculum and engagement: passmorespedagogy.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/the…

We're delighted to share that ImpactEd Group will be working alongside @EtioGlobal and EPPI Centre on a DfE-commissioned project to develop a national behaviour and anti-bullying resource toolkit for schools across England. Read more in the full article tes.com/magazine/news/…

We're heading to Sheffield! 🙌 Nina Vafea and Deepta Sunil Valliyil will be representing ImpactEd Group at the @UKevaluation Society Annual Conference 2026 this summer presenting posters. If you're attending, come and find them, we'd love to meet you. #UKEval26

We're excited to share that ImpactEd Evaluation has been commissioned by TASO to review best practice in evidence synthesis and online evidence toolkits. 🔍 Read more about the project on the TASO & ImpactEd blog 👇 IEG: impactedgroup.uk/news-and-blogs… TASO: taso.org.uk/news-blog/new-…

ImpactEd also offers a no-cost 30-minute benchmarking call for trust leaders to show where your trust sits in the national picture. To find out more about ImpactEd’s work on supply spend: impactedgroup.uk/minimising-sup…

Ahead of changes to the Crown Commercial Service framework in June 2026, ImpactEd has published a free resource to support schools and trusts to better understand their spend and plan resourcing. The resource is free to download: impactedgroup.uk/research-campa…

We'd love to hear from you if we can help you to unpick this knotty issue in your trust or school - hello@impactedgroup.uk. Read the blog in full here: impactedgroup.uk/news-and-blogs… The full story on how we intend to help MATs tackle their Supply Spend: impactedgroup.uk/minimising-sup…

We have put together a free resource: 10 questions every MAT leader should be able to answer about their supply spend before June 2026, which we hope is of value. Please do download here: impactedgroup.uk/research-campa…

What is going on with supply? Trusts of comparable size, phase and context can spend 3-4x more per pupil on supply than their peers. You read that right. There appears to be a consistent relationship between higher supply spend and lower pupil attainment. Cont..

A two-year evaluation of 2,600 participating schools, using a pastoral approach aimed at early identification of needs, found a 27% lower exclusion rate than the national average during the 2023-24 year. schoolsweek.co.uk/exclusions-and…

We are pleased to report that Understanding Attendance has been shortlisted in the MAT Excellence Product of the year awards. We're all looking forward to connecting with fellow nominees in June. #MATExcellenceAwards

Inclusive Environments for Every Child, ImpactEd Evaluation’s new national research project delivered with Challenge Partners, has now launched and is open for data collection. Schools can register to take part this term. impactedgroup.uk/news-and-blogs… #inclusion #education

New case study: From Start Up to Scale Up: Supporting Romodels with Fundraising Find out how ImpactEd Philanthropy has helped Romodels quintuple their income impactedgroup.uk/case-studies/f…

Welcome Jane Wilson, Matt Jones OBE, Neil Humphrey, Robert de Vries, Sonia Ilie and Sonia Thompson to the Research Advisory Panel chaired by Dr Lauren Bellaera and Professor John Jerrim. More on the Research Advisory Panel: lnkd.in/eXDdftr2

Students Who Believe They Can Succeed Make Two Months More Progress in Reading "These findings add to a growing research base that is demonstrating the link between engagement and academic outcomes." impactedgroup.uk/news-and-blogs… #NationalYearOfReading2026

New research opportunity: How confident are early years and school practitioners and leaders about delivering inclusion & wellbeing? 7-min survey exploring readiness, capability & constraints facing mainstream schools. Anonymous Prize draw #source=other" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">impacted.typeform.com/to/K007sfx7#so…

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 - 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 Kristy Evers is joined by Emma Darcy and James Garnett to explore how EdTech companies can build quality partnerships with schools. Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5wrXzG… Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tal…

Key takeaways from Bett 2026: Evidence-based EdTech is now the standard, not the exception DfE's AI strategy prioritizes digital literacy, teacher support & safe tools Testbeds becoming core infrastructure for evaluating education tech AI being used particular in SEND support

At ImpactEd Evaluation, we are expanding our use of national school research projects as a core methodological approach. Join us to find out more about how engaging in national research can support your school improvement. Register: impactedgroup.uk/events/webinar…