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News story SETTING RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN EDUCATION AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES The Department for Education is asking the education and children’s sector to help set research priorities. This

was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government Researchers, and those who work in education and children’s services, have been given the

opportunity to discuss what the research priorities for those areas should be, how the gaps can best be filled and how research can influence policy development and delivery. As part of the

department’s commitment to make its research more collaborative and driven by the needs of the education sector, a series of research priority and question papers have been published. These

papers set out what the department thinks the important research questions are across our key policy areas. However they are also asking the public and interested parties to have their say

on those priorities. This is to ensure that research carried out in education and children’s services by the department and by others helps government and practitioners access a growing

evidence base which has real impact on policy design and delivery and drives further improvements. The department already has a growing base of evidence available to schools, education and

children’s groups, local authorities and academics but we want to ensure that evidence continues to grow. Researchers who may already be working on these areas can also contact the

department and ensure studies are linked up. A series of feedback sessions to discuss the papers further will be organised. For more information on how to get involved in those sessions or

to comment on the papers: * email us at [email protected] * follow us on Twitter @educationgovuk and join the discussion using #DfEresearch * like us on Facebook The

department will continue to commission research. But now, that commissioning will be informed by the published priorities and further discussions with the public. See an overview of research

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2014