Education, Early Years and Young People

Research

26 Jun 2026

Aspire to STEM: Evaluation Report

Evaluated the Aspire to STEM programme, which funded bespoke CPD and STEM enrichment in disadvantaged English secondary schools, finding it slightly increased pupil progression to STEM A levels but had no effect on science teacher retention.

Louis Hodge, James Merewood, Maria Jose Guevara, Helen Murphy, Miguel Subosa, Elena Rosa Speciani
Project

19 May 2026

EdTech Testbed Programme: Supporting evidence-led EdTech testing in schools

RAND Europe is helping the UK Department for Education identify where educational technology can reduce workload, improve outcomes and increase inclusion.
Project

10 Feb 2026

Tackling violence against children as a public health issue

RAND Europe researchers, commissioned by the World Health Organization, are studying how countries like Brazil, Kenya, Sweden, and the Philippines use a public health approach to prevent violence against children.
Project

5 Jan 2026

Evaluating peer-to-peer coaching in secondary schools

RAND Europe and the University of Leeds are evaluating Peer-to-Peer Coaching, a structured 10 week peer tutoring programme for Year 7 and Year 10 pupils, aimed at enhancing mathematical attainment, self efficacy, and metacognitive skills.
Project

5 Jan 2026

Parenting interventions that work

Commissioned by the World Health Organization, RAND Europe is creating an online repository of global parenting practices that work. This repository can help policymakers and stakeholders identify relevant evidence and share best practices across countries and contexts.
Research

8 Dec 2025

Education and Violence: A Policy and Practice Review of England and Wales

RAND Europe researchers aim to identify what needs to change at the policy and system levels to empower more education settings to reduce violence.

Ana FitzSimons, Natalie Picken, Emily MacLeod, Annalena Wolcke, Shann Corbett, Teresa Turkheimer, Dave Thomson, Christopher Taylor
Research

4 Dec 2025

Evaluation of the 'SAFE' (Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed) Taskforces

This independent evaluation of the SAFE Taskforces programme seeks to contribute to the evidence base on what works to tackle youth violence.

Ana FitzSimons, Emma Disley, Veruska Oppedisano, Richard Dorsett, Dave Thomson
Research

4 Dec 2025

Extension Evaluation of the 'SAFE' (Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed) Taskforces

This extension evaluation seeks to provide added value by estimating longer term causal effects of SAFE on the pupils and LAs that participated in the programme during the initial pilot period.

Ana FitzSimons, Martha Aitken, Veruska Oppedisano, Richard Dorsett, Dave Thomson
Research

4 Dec 2025

The Role of Services in Children's Identity Formation, and How This Influences Children's Involvement in Violence in England

This research report investigates the role of services in shaping children’s identity formation, and how these identity-forming experiences in turn influence children’s involvement in violence in England.

Ana FitzSimons, Emily MacLeod, Teresa Turkheimer, Annalena Wolcke, Julie Harris, Charlotte Woodhead, Cristina Preece
Event

26 Nov 2025

How can the UK better support its young people?

In this webinar, RAND Europe experts and guests discussed the challenges facing UK's youth and how society can better support young people in the transition from youth to adulthood in our rapidly changing world.
Project

21 Nov 2025

Young Futures Panels Evaluation

RAND Europe has been commissioned by the UK Home Office to conduct a process evaluation of the Youth Futures Panels.
Commentary

12 Nov 2025

Turning the Tide on NEET: Global Lessons to Empower UK Youth

By learning from international success stories, the UK can build a system that truly supports young people in their transition from education to employment, sets them on a pathway that's right for them, and improves the UK's economic prosperity.

Emily Hutton, Madeline Nightingale, Martina Sottini, Joanna Hofman

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Education, Early Years and Young People

Lead Researcher

Elena Rosa Speciani

Research, commentary and events

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Aspire to STEM: Evaluation Report

EdTech Testbed Programme: Supporting evidence-led EdTech testing in schools

Tackling violence against children as a public health issue

Evaluating peer-to-peer coaching in secondary schools

Parenting interventions that work

Education and Violence: A Policy and Practice Review of England and Wales

Evaluation of the 'SAFE' (Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed) Taskforces

Extension Evaluation of the 'SAFE' (Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed) Taskforces

The Role of Services in Children's Identity Formation, and How This Influences Children's Involvement in Violence in England

How can the UK better support its young people?

Young Futures Panels Evaluation

Turning the Tide on NEET: Global Lessons to Empower UK Youth

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