Job Title
Associate Professor
Department
Education Studies
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Research Interests
Dr Perry is a social scientist and educator. His research and teaching focuses on education and social research methodology and practice. This includes research into current policy and practical questions as well as methodological work - especially in relation to research capacity and impact of applied and mixed methods research.
Tom has specialist methodological expertise relating to systematic review and evidence synthesis; quantitative methods and secondary data analysis; evaluation, improvement and enquiry; and knowledge mobilisation, exchange and use.
Substantive topics on which Tom has worked include structural reform; applied cognitive science; educational disadvantage and inequalities; school accountability, improvement and evaluation; and school workforce training and development.
PhD Enquiries
Do you have a passion for research in any of these areas or related topics? I am pleased to hear from prospective PhD students. I especially welcome applications from students from diverse personal and academic backgrounds. Don't hesitate to reach out by email. Whether you have a fleshed-out proposal and CV prepared, or just a burning research question, I'm happy to help you explore whether a PhD project at Warwick is a good fit.
Biography
Tom is an active and engaged academic, supporting advisory and expert groups; speaking at academic, professional and policy conferences and events; and advising and working on numerous research and development projects. His current roles, affiliations and memberships include:
- Co-Director of Postgraduate Research, Department of Education Studies, University of Warwick (Oct 23 to present)
- Member of the ESRC Peer Review College (April 2024 to present)
- External Examiner, MSc Educational Research, University of Exeter (February 2020 to present)
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy (Aug 2018 to present)
- Professional Affiliate, Chartered College of Teaching (July 2018 to present)
- Accredited researcher, Office for National Statistics (ONS) (May 2019 to present)
- TASO, EEF and Foundations Panel of Evaluators member (from 2018)
- 'Perry, Thomas, 'Morris, Rebecca, 'Lea, R., 2022. 'A decade of replication study in education? A mapping review (2011-2020). Educational Research and Evaluation, 27 (1-2), pp. 12-34
- 'Davies, Peter, 'Diamond, Colin, 'Perry, Thomas, 2021. 'Implications of autonomy and networks for costs and inclusion : comparing patterns of school spending under different governance systems. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 49 (1), pp. 128-144
- 'J?rgensen, Clara R?bner, 'Dobson, Graeme, 'Perry, Thomas, 2021. 'Migrant children with special educational needs in European schools : a review of current issues and approaches. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 36 (3), pp. 438-453
- Morris, Rebecca, Perry, Thomas, Wardle, Lindsey, 2021. Formative assessment and feedback for learning in higher education : a systematic review. Review of Education, 9 (3)
- Perry, Thomas, Findon, Madeleine, Cordingley, Philippa, 2021. Remote and blended teacher education : a rapid review. Education Sciences, 11 (8)
- Jørgensen, Clara Rübner, Perry, Thomas, 2021. Understanding school mobility and mobile pupils in England. British Educational Research Journal, 47 (5), pp. 1139-1157
- 'Perry, Thomas, 'Davies, Peter, 'Brady, Josephine, 2020. 'Using video clubs to develop teachers? thinking and practice in oral feedback and dialogic teaching. Cambridge Journal of Education, 50 (5), pp. 615-637
- Morris, Rebecca, Perry, Thomas, 2019. Private schools for free? parents' reasons for choosing a new free school for their child. Cambridge Journal of Education, 49 (5), pp. 535-552
- Morris, Rebecca, Perry, Thomas, 2017. Reframing the English grammar schools debate. Educational Review, 69 (1), pp. 1-24
- Perry, T., Morris, R., 2023. A critical guide to evidence-informed education. Maidenhead, UK, Open University Press
- 'Perry, Thomas, 2022. 'School value-added measures : undertaking policy- and practice-relevant methodological research. Siddiqui, Nadia; Gorard, Stephen (eds.), Making Your Doctoral Research Project Ambitious: Developing Large-Scale Studies with Real-World Impact, Routledge
- Morris, Rebecca, Perry, Thomas, Asquith, Simon, 2020. The opportunities and challenges of leaders using evidence in education. In Gorard, Stephen; Gorard, Stephen; Gorard, Stephen; Gorard, Stephen (eds.), Getting Evidence into Education : Evaluating the Routes to Policy and Practice, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY, Routledge, pp. 199-216
- 'Irwin-Rogers, Keir, 'Perry, Thomas, 2015. 'Exploring the impact of sentencing factors on sentencing domestic burglary. In Roberts, Julian V. (ed.), Exploring Sentencing Practice in England and Wales, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 194-220
- Morris, R., Perry, T., Smith, E., Pilgrim-Brown, J., 2023. Education : the state of the discipline. A survey of education researchers' work, experiences and identities. British Educational Research Association
- 'Perry, Thomas, 'See, Beng Huat, 2022. 'Replication study in education. Educational Research and Evaluation, Routledge, pp. 1-7
- 'Perry, Thomas, 'Lea, Rosanna, 'J?rgensen, Clara R?bner, 'Cordingley, Philippa, 'Shapiro, Kimron, 'Youdell, Deborah, 2021. 'Cognitive science in the classroom. Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)
- 'J?rgensen, Clara R?bner, 'Dobson, Graeme, 'Perry, Thomas, 2021. 'Supporting migrant children with special educational needs. University of Birmingham
- 'Perry, Thomas, 'Morris, Rebecca, 'Abdi, S., 2020. 'Aimhigher Plus West Midlands maths outreach project : evaluation report, short report and executive summary. Available on request
- 'Perry, Thomas, 'Findon, Maddy, 'Cordingley, Philippa, 'Braim, Benjamin, 'Davison, Ian, 'Whitmore, Tracy, 'Cottle, Daniel, 'Anbreen, Noshaba, 'Crisp, Bart, 2020. 'Teacher education modality rapid review : modes, affordances and evidence on remote and blended initial and continuing teacher education. STEM Learning
- 'Day Ashley, Laura, 'Skinner, Robert, 'Meyer, Alejandra, 'Perry, Thomas, 2020. 'Private education and disadvantaged children in India : a literature review of three models of private school provision. Save the Children
- 'Cordingley, Philippa, 'Crisp, Bart, 'Johns, Paige, 'Perry, Thomas, 'Campbell, Carol, 'Bell, Miranda, 'Bradbury, Megan, 2019. 'Constructing teachers? professional identities. Education International
- 'Cordingley, Philippa, 'Greany, Toby, 'Crisp, Bart, 'Seleznyov, Sarah, 'Bradbury, Megan, 'Perry, Thomas, 2018. 'Developing great subject teaching : rapid evidence review of subject-specific continuing professional development in the UK. Wellcome Trust
- 'King, M., 'Agboola, K., 'Perry, Thomas, 'Bradbury, Megan, 2018. 'Workload challenge : KS5 data research report. DfE
- 'Davies, Peter, 'Perry, Thomas, 'Kirkman, John, 2017. 'IRIS Connect : developing classroom dialogue and formative feedback through collective video reflection. Education Endowment Foundation
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESRC 'Teaching, learning and uses of technology in UK schools: education research programme 2022' via Nottingham - Tom Perry | ESRC | 01 Dec 2022 | 30 Nov 2025 |
| Frames for Learning (2nd stage) | Education Endowment Foundation | 01 Oct 2022 | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Proposal to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport by SQW-led consortium | Department for Culture Media and Sport | 01 Oct 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 |
| Post-16 practice review (led by the Centre for Education & Youth) | Education Endowment Foundation | 16 Oct 2022 | 30 May 2023 |
| : A survey of education researchers' perceptions of their work and identities in relation to education research in universities in the United Kingdom (BERA - state of the discipline) | British Educational Research Association (BERA) | 06 Dec 2021 | 01 Sep 2022 |
| EHRC 2122-39 Desk-based research into engagement with the Public Sector Equality Duty by listed bodies in Wales | Equality and Human Rights Commission | 28 Feb 2022 | 27 Mar 2022 |