Dr Perry is a social scientist, education researcher and educator. His research and teaching focuses on addressing systemic inequalities through evidence-informed policy and practice, and fostering interdisciplinary and scientific methodologies in educational and social research. This includes research into current policy and practical questions, as well as methodological work ? especially in relation to research capacity and impact.
Tom has specialist methodological expertise relating to systematic review and evidence synthesis; quantitative methods and secondary data analysis; evaluation, improvement and enquiry; mixed methods social science; and knowledge mobilisation, exchange and use.
Substantive topics on which Tom has worked include applied cognitive science; educational equity and effectiveness; school accountability, improvement and evaluation; and sustainable school workforce development. Research he has led has been cited widely and internationally and featured in national news media including in the Times Educational Supplement; SchoolsWeek and BBC Radio 4.
PhD Enquiries
I am pleased to hear from prospective PhD students interested in undertaking research in any of these areas or related topics. I welcome applications from individuals with diverse personal and academic backgrounds. Please feel free to get in touch with me by email ? whether you have a full proposal and CV prepared or just an idea or research question. Whatever stage you're at, I'm happy to help you explore whether a PhD project at Warwick could be a good fit.
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 (from Oct 23)
- Member of the ESRC Peer Review College (from April 2024)
- Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (from Nov 2024)
- Editorial board member ? Research Papers in Education (from July 2024)
- External Examiner, MSc Educational Research, University of Exeter (from Feb 2020)
- External Examiner, MSc Social Science Research, University of Leicester (from Nov 2022)
- Accredited researcher, Office for National Statistics (ONS) (from May 2019)
- Professional Affiliate, Chartered College of Teaching (from July 2018)
- TASO, EEF and Foundations Panel of Evaluators member (from 2018)
- British Educational Research Association (BERA) (from 2018)
- World Education Research Association (WERA) International Network ? Research-informed Education (from 2022)
- British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) (from 2023)
- '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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupil School Mobility ? types, pathways and implications for education (Outline proposal - 76480) UOB LEAD | Nuffield Foundation | 01 Mar 2024 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| 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 |
| Professional Development in post-16 settings practice review (Led by Sheffield Hallam) | Education Endowment Foundation | 31 Oct 2024 | 01 May 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 Sept 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 Sept 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 |