Lesson series

An introduction to research and evidence in education

The short course is designed to support ITT and ECF teachers to evidence the Professional Behaviours Standard 8 – ‘Fulfil wider professional responsibilities’. The free course provides an introduction to research and design to help you t0 engage critically with research and use evidence to critique practice.
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What's included?

  •  Introduction to research and evidence
  • Micro-lectures
  • MCQs to test your knowledge
  • Sign posting for key references
  • 1 certification

Online flexible delivery 

Supporting practitioners to develop their understanding of research and evidence in education at a time that works for you. 

Increase your ability to assess the quality of research evidence.


100% Free 

No hidden costs as this course is 100% free for educators to use. Our goal is to help teachers engage in research and use evidence effectively in their schools. 

Course Lessons

Meet the instructor

Dr Wayne Harrison

Wayne taught secondary science in the North East of England before studying a funded ESRC MA in Research Methods at Durham University.

Wayne completed his PhD at Durham University in 2020, focusing on Evidence-based Education and the development of a model to use protocols and small-scale aggregated trials to create a prospective cumulative meta-analysis as an evidence base for interventions.

Wayne is the co-founder of WhatWorked Education and in his spare time, can be found fishing in the North East of England. 


Patrick Jones - Course author
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