Research informed practice

last updated:21 Jan 2011

The remit of the GTC includes raising the standing of the teaching profession. Key to the standing of any profession is the commitment to maintain and improve practice and, in the case of teachers, the ability to share good practice to help improve learners’ outcomes.

The GTC seeks to support this by facilitating research informed practice, so that teachers’ professional practice is informed by high quality research into teaching and learning. 

One way the GTC helps teachers engage with research is through the publication of high quality research summaries covering a range of themes from pupil participation to race equality. These are available in the TLA research area of the website.

The GTC also publishes and co-sponsors reports on research informed practice. These reports focus on how teachers in schools and colleges get involved with research and explore links between engagement with research and outcomes for learners. These reports are published on these pages.

We also co-sponsor the National Teacher Research Panel, an independent group of practising teachers who work to ensure that all research in education takes account of the teacher perspective, and to increase the number of teachers engaged in research.