The TDA Research page provides an overview of the Agency’s research strategy and contains current and past TDA research on school workforce professional development, ITT training and workforce reform.
The BaT website showcases the findings from an ongoing six-year longitudinal study that focuses on teachers' experiences during their initial teacher training (ITT), induction and early professional development (EPD).
This useful website provides users with access to a range of research and evidence based resources that efficiently links research into practice and promotes effective change in schools.
The Teachers TV website contains thousands of online education videos and is an invaluable resource for any busy school professional. The NQT essential guide page has number useful tools which include top tips for NQTs, useful online television programmes and NQT discussion boards.
2. Related Research Reports
Report on TDA’s pilot multiple-placement in Mathematics and Science 2007: Summary This summary report is particularly useful in relation to innovative induction for and recruitment of NQTs.
Newly Qualified Teachers’ Experiences of their First Year of Teaching Summary of findings from phase three of the Becoming a Teacher project, relevant to all aspects of the NQT Quality Improvement Study. Read the full report...
Teachers’ Experiences of their Second Year in Post Summary of findings from phase four of the Becoming a Teacher project. This will become particularly relevant to Phase 2 of the NQT Quality Improvement Study. Read the full report...
Why people choose to become teachers Early findings from the Becoming a Teacher project. Particularly relevant to issues around ITT and NQTs.
Results of the newly qualified teacher survey 2008 Summary of findings from the latest report into TDA's annual survey of NQTs, relevant to all aspects of the NQT Quality Improvement Study. Read the full report...
Note that these sites and studies are not part of the NQT Quality Improvement Study.