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Research is crucial to the development of teaching and the quality of learning: both education policy and educational practice should be informed by the best available evidence. Research includes scholarship and theory as well as empirical evidence.

The GTC's research activity includes appraising and utilising the fruits of others’ research, as well as sponsoring or directly commissioning new studies. Currently our programme of research is organised along the following key themes:  

Continuing professional development (CPD)

Pupil learning

Workforce 

Each of these themes reflects an aspect of the GTC’s statutory remit and helps in fulfilling the Council’s responsibilities to maintain high standards of teaching and learning.

We also contribute to developing the knowledge base in education by maintaining a GTC research presence at national conferences and other forums as well as at steering committees for individual projects.

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small right arrow How is research funded at the GTC?
The GTC mostly co-funds research projects in partnership with other organisations, in order to support a collaborative approach to developing the knowledge base in education, and to optimise the reach of our budget.
small right arrow GTC research criteria
Each research report funded by the GTC must meet certain criteria to ensure it has been thoroughly examined with regard to its merit and found to be worthy of publication and utilisation.
small right arrow Programme of GTC commissioned research
Summaries of research projects, with downloadable reports, grouped under the following headings: Continuing professional development Pupil learning Workforce
small right arrow Research of the Month (RoM)
We seek to support the knowledge and practice of teachers through our Research of the Month (RoM) topics, prepared by the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE).
small right arrow Research informed professional practice
An expanded online version of the GTC leaflet 'Using research in your school and your teaching.'
small right arrow GTC annual survey of teachers
Every year since 2004, the GTC has commissioned a survey of the views and experiences of the teaching profession. The results of all these surveys are available as downloadable PDFs.
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