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The Centre for Education and Employment Research (CEER): selected publications

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Physics Participation and Policies: Lessons from Abroad. Buckingham: Carmichael Press, 2009.
Executive summary (113 KB)

The Good Teacher Training Guide 2009. Buckingham: CEER, 2009.
Full text (2,513 KB)

Specialist Science Schools. Buckingham: CEER, 2009.
Full text (2,995 KB)

HMC Schools: A Quantitative Analysis. Buckingham: Carmichael Press, 2008.
Full text (1,521 KB)

Good Teacher Training Guide 2008. Buckingham: CEER 2008.
Full text (1,694 KB)

Physics in Schools: Supply and Retention of Teachers. Buckingham: Carmichael Press, 2008.
Full text (2,445 KB)

The Diploma: A Disaster Waiting to Happen? Buckingham: Carmichael Press, 2008.
Full text (748 KB)

2007

Blair's Education: an international perspective. London: The Sutton Trust, 2007.
Full text (396 KB)

Teacher Training 2007. Buckingham: CEER 2007.
Full text (1,177 KB)

"The story behind the news", in Lawlor, Sheila (ed.), Teaching Matters: the recruitment, employment and retention of teachers (London: Politeia, 2007), 82-88. ISBN: 1-900-525-87-9.
Full text (2,049 KB)

School Headship. Present and Future. London: National Union of Teachers, 2007.
Full text (1,252 KB)

Physics in Schools and Universities III. Bucking the Trend. Buckingham: Carmichael Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-1-901351-88-0.
Full text (1,122 KB)

2006-2004

Physics in Schools and Universities II. Patterns and Policies. Buckingham: Carmichael Press, 2006. ISBN: 1-90-1351-85-8.
Full text (239 KB)

Teacher Training 2006. Buckingham: CEER 2006.
Full text (110 KB)

The Paradox of Single-Sex and Co-Educational Schooling. Buckingham: Carmichael Press, 2006. ISBN: 0-95-13259-2-2.
Full text (602 KB)

Five Years On: open access to independent education. London: The Sutton Trust, 2006.
Full text (134 KB)

Physics in Schools and Colleges: teacher deployment and student outcomes. Buckingham: Carmichael Press, 2005. ISBN: 1-90-1351-74-2.
Full text (2,653 KB)

Do School Exams Need Reforming? Buckingham: CEER, 2005.
Full text (379 KB)

Teacher Training Profiles 2005. Buckingham: CEER, 2005.
Full text (1,076 KB)

Teacher Turnover, Wastage and Movements between Schools. London: Department for Education and Skills, 2005. ISBN: 1-84478-483-5.
Full text (3,414 KB)

2004-2002

University Admissions: school effect and HE achievement. Buckingham: CEER for the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, 2004.
Full text (245 KB)

Teacher Turnover, Wastage and Destinations. London: Department for Education and Skills, 2004. ISBN: 1-84478-265-4.
Full text (358 KB)

Teacher Training Profiles 2004. Buckingham: CEER, 2004.
Full text (858 KB)

England’s Education: what can be learned from comparing countries? London: The Sutton Trust, 2004.
Full text (2,406 KB)

Chemistry Teachers. London: CEER for the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004.
Full text (1,265 KB)

"An array of awards beats a baccalaureate", in Ryan, Conor (ed.), Bac or Basics: Challenges for the 14-19 Curriculum (London: The Social Market Foundation, 2004), 43-51. ISBN 1-874097-67-4.
Full text (145 KB)

The Reality of School Staffing. London: National Union of Teachers, 2003. ISBN 0-900560-99-1.
Full text (1,835 KB)

Teacher Training Profiles 2003. Liverpool: CEER.
Full text (1,134 KB)

Factors Affecting Teachers’ Decisions to Leave the Profession. Research Report 430, London: Department for Education and Skills, 2003. ISBN: 1-84478-007-4.
Full text (3,208 KB)

Teacher Qualifications. London: The Sutton Trust, 2003.
Full text (819 KB)

"Vocational education", in Lawlor, Sheila (ed.), Comparing Standards Academic and Vocational, 16-19 Year Olds (London: Politeia, 2002), 135-146. ISBN 1-900-525-61-5.
Full text (174 KB)

2001-1999

"Education policy", in Seldon, Anthony (ed.), The Blair Effect: The Blair Government 1997-2001 (London: Little, Brown, 2001), 405-426. ISBN: 0-316-85636-3.
Full text (228 KB)

Teachers Leaving. London: National Union of Teachers, 2001. ISBN: 0-900-056098-3.
Full text (1,161 KB)

Attracting Teachers. Liverpool: Carmichael Press, 2000. ISBN: 0-9513259-1-4.
Full text (1,313 KB)

Coping with Teacher Shortages. London: National Union of Teachers, 2000. ISBN: 0-900-056095-9.
Full text (1,387 KB)

Talking Heads. London: National Union of Teachers, 2000. ISBN: 0-900-056096-7.
Full text (500 KB)

Further Education Re-formed. New Millennium Series, London and New York: Falmer Press, 2000. ISBN: 0-750-70906-5.

"Should the sexes be separated for secondary education – comparisons of single-sex and co-educational schools?", Research Papers in Education 14 (1999), 23-49.
Full text (981 KB)

"A critique of NVQs and GNVQs", in Tomlinson, Sally (ed.), Education 14-19 Critical Perspectives (London / Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Athlone Press, 1997), 55-70. Reproduced in Mike Flude & Sandy Sieminski (eds), Education, Training and the Future of Work II (London and New York: Routledge in association with The Open University, 1999), 143-157.

1998-1996

The New Zealand Qualifications Framework. Auckland, NZ: Education Forum, 1997. ISBN: 0-9583540-3-0.

Technology in Secondary Schools. London: The Engineering Council, 1997. ISBN: 1-898126-17-8.

The supply of, and demand for, scientists and engineers.  Save British Science Lecture, Association for Science Education Annual Meeting , University of Birmingham, 2nd January 1997.
Full text (528 KB )

1995-1993

Post-18 Education: Growth, Change, Prospect. London: Council for Industry and Higher Education, 1995. ISBN: 1-874223-03-3. Basis of A Wider Spectrum of Opportunity. London: CIHE.

The Impact of Double Science. London: The Engineering Council, 1994. ISBN: 1-898126-65-8.

Technology Teachers. London: The Engineering Council, 1994. ISBN: 1-898126-35-6.

All Our Futures: Britain’s Education Revolution. London: Channel Four Television, 1993. ISBN: 1-85144-084-4.

Changing Colleges: Further Education in the Market Place. London: Council for Industry and Higher Education, 1993, main report and executive briefing. ISBN: 1-874223-02-5.

General Studies: Breadth at A-Level? London: The Engineering Council, 1993. ISBN: 1-898126-00-3.

1992-1990

Assessing the Value. London: BP, 1992 (with C. Marsden). ISBN: 0-86165-206-1.

Technology at A-Level. London: The Engineering Council, 1992. ISBN: 0-9516611-3-2.

Technology in the National Curriculum. London: The Engineering Council, 1992. ISBN: 0-9516611-1-6.

Teacher Turnover. Manchester: CEER, 1991.

Beyond Compulsory Schooling. London: Council for Industry and Higher Education, 1991. ISBN: 1-874223-00-9.

Every Child in Britain, Report of the Channel Four Commission. London: Broadcasting Support Services, 1991 (with A.H. Halsey, Neville Postlethwaite, Sig Prais and Hilary Steedman).

Teacher Provision: Trends and Perceptions, Commissioned by the DES. Manchester: CEER, 1991.

The Vocational Route into Higher Education, Commissioned by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications. Manchester: CEER, 1991.

Gender, Primary Schools and the National Curriculum. Birmingham: NASUWT and Engineering Council, 1991 (with P. Zientek).

Teacher Provision in the Sciences, Commissioned by the British Association, the Association for Science Education and the Royal Society. Manchester: CEER, 1990. Basis of Only A Teacher…? London: ASE, BA and The Royal Society, 1991.

Trends in Science and Technology Manpower Demands and Mobilities. London: Commonwealth Science Council, 1990.

Graduates in the Police Service. Manchester: CEER, 1990 (with S. Hill and G. Silvester).

1989 and earlier

Increasing Participation in Higher Education., London: BP, 1989. ISBN: 0- 86165-163-4.

The Shortage of Mathematics and Physics Teachers. Manchester: CEER, 1988.

What Employers Want of Higher Education. Report to Manpower Services Commission, Manchester: CEER, 1988 (with D. Parker).

The Growth of Mixed A Levels. Manchester: Carmichael Press, 1988. ISBN: 0-951325-90-6.

The Progress of Mature Students. Manchester: JMB, 1986 (with A. Griffin). ISBN: 0-901628-44-1.

"Girls studying science in the sixth form", in Kelly, A. (ed.), The Missing Half (Manchester: University Press, 1981), 164-179. ISBN: 0-7190-0831-X (with J. Collings).

Sandwich Courses: An Integrated Education? Windsor: NFER, 1976. ISBN: 0-85633-088-4.