The Education Research Award highlights schools' critical role in educational research and celebrates their invaluable contributions.
Aims of the award
The award is designed to:
- Celebrate and acknowledge the contribution and achievements of schools in educational research.
- Raise the profile of research partnerships between schools and Canterbury Christ Church University.
- Foster deeper collaborative relationships that develop educational practice and drive innovation.
- Highlight the success of the ERSP initiative and encourage other schools to engage in educational research.
Award structure
The Education Research Award is presented to ERSP partnership schools that can demonstrate a strong commitment to educational research. Recipient schools can proudly display the award badge on their websites.
To be eligible, partnership schools should aim to demonstrate:
- Active involvement in the ERSP project and collaboration with Canterbury Christ Church University.
- A delivery of research-informed professional development and initiatives.
- Support for their staff in engaging with research.
- Sharing research findings and outcomes within their school and beyond.
- Engagement with the wider educational research community.
While the award recognises schools committed to being research-informed without necessarily conducting their own research, recipients are typically involved in conducting and sharing their own research endeavours.