Education and social policy; teachers and teaching; social justice and inequalities in education; widening participation and access to higher education; literacy; assessment and feedback; research methods; evidence use in education
Becky joined the Department for Education Studies in January 2019, having previously worked at Durham University and the University of Birmingham. Prior to working in higher education, Becky was a secondary English teacher in Birmingham. Becky currently teaches across the Undergraduate and MA courses within the department, and supervises Masters, EdD and PhD students. Becky is an editorial board member for the British Educational Research Journal and Educational Review, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is the Widening Participation Lead within the department and a Foundation Fellow of the Warwick Institute of Engagement.
- Morris, Rebecca, Dobson, Graeme, 2020. Spending the pupil premium : what influences leaders' decision-making?. Educational Management Administration and Leadership
- Morris, Rebecca, Perry, Thomas, 2019. Private schools for free? parents' reasons for choosing a new free school for their child. Cambridge Journal of Education, pp. 1-18
- See, Beng Huat, Morris, Rebecca, Gorard, Stephen, Siddiqui, Nadia, 2019. Evaluation of the impact of Maths Counts delivered by teaching assistants on primary school pupils' attainment in maths. Educational Research and Evaluation, 25 (3-4), pp. 203-224
- Morris, Rebecca, Perry, Thomas, 2017. Reframing the English grammar schools debate. Educational Review, 69 (1), pp. 1-24
- Morris, Rebecca, 2015. Free schools and disadvantaged intakes. British Educational Research Journal, 41 (4), pp. 535-552
- Morris, Rebecca, 2014. The admissions criteria of secondary free schools. Oxford Review of Education, 40 (3), pp. 389-409
- Morris, Rebecca, Perry, Thomas, Asquith, Simon, 2020. The opportunities and challenges of leaders using evidence in education. In Gorard, Stephen (ed.), Getting Evidence into Education : Evaluating the Routes to Policy and Practice, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY, Routledge, pp. 199-216
- Myhill, Debra, Morris, Rebecca, 2019. Assessment practices : student voices on their experiences of assessment across the transition. Banerjee, Pallavi Amitava; Myhill, Debrah (eds.), Transitions from Vocational Qualifications to Higher Education : Examining Inequalities, Emerald Publishing Limited
- Mackenzie, Helen, Morris, Rebecca, 2019. Students' voiced experiences of social transitions : facilitating a sense of belonging. Banerjee, Pallavi Amitava; Myhill, Debrah (eds.), Transitions from Vocational Qualifications to Higher Education : Examining Inequalities, Emerald Publishing Limited
- Gorard, Stephen, See, Beng Huat, Morris, Rebecca, 2016. The most effective approaches to teaching in primary schools : rigorous evidence on effective teaching. Saarbrücken, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
- See, Beng Huat, Morris, Rebecca, Gorard, Stephen, Siddiqui, Nadia, 2018. Writing about values : evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation
- See, Beng Huat, Morris, Rebecca, Gorard, Stephen, Siddiqui, Nadia, 2018. Maths counts : evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation
- Gorard, Stephen, Boliver, Vikki, Siddiqui, Nadia, Banerjee, Pallavi, Morris, Rebecca, 2017. Which are the most suitable contextual indicators for use in widening participation to HE?. School of Education, Durham University
- See, Beng Huat, Morris, Rebecca, Gorard, Stephen, Griffin, Naomi, 2017. UK Space Agency Principia education programme report : the reach and spread of its projects. Durham University
Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
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Headsprout® Early Reading in Special Schools (EEF Framework) | Education Endowment Foundation | 04 Nov 2019 | 29 Apr 2022 |
Meols Cop High School Feedback Project | Education Endowment Foundation | 07 Jan 2019 | 30 Jun 2021 |
Understanding the complex determinants of teacher shortages: an integrated approach | ESRC | 07 Jan 2019 | 31 Mar 2021 |
The health, status and future of undergraduate Education programmes: a comparison of course leaders' views on leading and developing the subject within different institutions | British Education Studies Association (BESA) | 01 Jul 2019 | 31 Dec 2020 |
Understanding the Impact of targeted Maths Support in five Schools in the Aimhigher West Midlands National Collaborative Outreach Programme | Aim Higher West Midlands | 03 Mar 2020 | 31 Jul 2020 |