NFER works closely with schools as partners in our wide range of research, evaluation and test trialling projects. We rely on the ongoing willing participation of schools to help us to gather sufficient evidence to ensure that our research is based on robust findings that are truly influenced by teachers, pupils and others involved in school life.
Participation in our research and evaluation work helps teachers to make their professional input into the ongoing development of policy and practice in education. Pupil participation in test trials helps NFER to develop good quality tests that helps schools to understand pupils performance. We are committed to making it as easy as possible to take part in NFER projects with us. We will also always try to give something back to schools - this might be individualised feedback from a survey, test results or a summary of findings.
A selection of current projects
Your experience of participating in NFER projects
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Learn More >Evaluation of Deloitte’s Five Million Futures UK Education Programme
Project code: DELO
Learn More >Evaluation of Whizz Education: Maths-Whizz Intelligent Tutoring Programme
Project code: EEMW
Learn More >Evaluation of Mentoring for Early Career Chemistry Teachers (MECCT) Pilot
Project code: EFCM
Learn More >Supporting pupils in Years 7-to-11 to return to school following absence
Project code: IMABS
Learn more >Text and item trialling for KS2 national curriculum assessments
Project code: KORA (KS1) and ESRA (KS2)
Learn More >Impact of KS1 School Closures on Later Attainment and Social Skills Study 2022/23
Project code: LLON
Learn More >Impact of KS1 school closures on later attainment and social skills 2023/24
Project code: LLUN
Learn More >Research on ethnic disparities in entry to teacher training and progression to senior leadership
Project code: MRET
Learn more >Effectiveness trial of Nuffield Early Language Intervention - Preschool
Project code: NELIN
Learn More >The Skills Imperative 2035: Essential skills for tomorrow’s workforce
Project code: NSLM
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2024 key stage 1 and key stage 2 STA technical pre-tests
Project codes: STAS24 and STAT24
Learn More >Development of year 6 NFER tests in reading, mathematics and grammar punctuation and spelling
Project code: TESS
Learn More >Development of year 1 and 2 spring NFER assessments in reading and mathematics
Project code: TEST
Learn More >Trial of new texts for future use in Key Stage 2 English Reading assessments
Project code: TOTE
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