Nursery World - First early years setting joins Research Schools network

Highfield Nursery School in Ipswich is the first early years setting to join a growing network of research schools across the country.

The nursery school, in collaboration with Kesgrave and Farlingaye Teaching School Alliance and Springfield Teaching School Alliance, has been chosen as a Research School for Ipswich – one of the Government’s 12 social mobility Opportunity Areas.

It will receive £20,000 of funding to build and strengthen networks of schools and boost the quality of training.

The education secretary Damian Hinds made the announcement as Ipswich Opportunity Area’s plan, which sets out a series of targets to improve outcomes for young people in the region, was published.

Part-funded through the Government’s Opportunity Area programme and part of a joint initiative between the Education Endowment Fund (EEF) and the Institute for Effective Education (IEE), the aim of Research Schools is to build networks between schools in their area and develop a programme of support and events to get more teachers using research evidence more effectively.

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