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Research publications

• Key note conference lecture. Holistic assessment: a model without status in the assessment hierarchy in England. International Education Colloquium on Holistic Assessment, Kuching, Malaysia, 4-7 May 2008 (Microsoft Word, 58 KB)
• Boyle B & Bragg J (2008) Making primary connections: the cross-curriculum story, The Curriculum Journal, Vol 19 (1) p. 3-18, March 2008 (PDF, 456 KB)
• Boyle B & Bragg J (2008) The relationship between disadvantage and primary school performance standards, Primary Leadership Today, Vol 2(11),p.23-27 (Microsoft Word, 77 KB)
• Boyle B, Bragg J & Pearson D (2008) What is the point of homework? Primary Leadership Today Vol 2 (11), p.8-13 (Microsoft Word, 85 KB)
• Boyle B & Charles M (2007) Taking bricks from the wall: how the revised framework is influencing planning across the globe Primary Leadership Today Vol 2 (9) p.25-28 (Microsoft Word, 34 KB)
• Boyle B (2007) Learning through Assessment, Primary Leadership Today Vol 2, (8), p.50-54 (Microsoft Word, 41 KB)
• Boyle B & Bragg J, 2007 Playing their game: Is there equity in assessment? American Educational Research Association Conference. Chicago (9-13 April 2007) (PDF, 150 KB)
• Bragg J & Boyle B, 2007 Waste of Money? International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement. Portoro~, Slovenia (3-6 January 2007) (PDF, 148 KB)
• Boyle, B and Bragg, J. A, 2006 Curriculum Without Foundation. British Educational Research Journal, 32, 4, 569-582. (PDF, 256 KB)
• Boyle B & Bragg J, 2005, No science today - the demise of primary science Vol 16, No 4, December 2005, pp. 423-437 (PDF, 734 KB)
• Boyle B, Lamprianou, I & Boyle T, 2005, A longitudinal study of teacher change: What makes professional development effective, Report of the second year of the study, Journal of School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Vol 16, No 1, May (Microsoft Word, 400 KB)
• Boyle, B, 2004, Curriculum trends in primary schools, 1997-2004. Keynote lecture to Primary Education Strategy Group Conference, Warwick, UK, 2004. (Microsoft Word, 305 KB)

• Boyle, B, 2004, Assessment in primary geography, Occasional Paper No 4 Register of Research in Primary Geography, June, 2004. 
• Boyle, B and Lamprianou, I, 2004, Accuracy of measurement in the context of mathematics National Curriculum tests in England for ethnic minority pupils that speak English as an additional language, Journal of Educational Measurement, Autumn, 2004.
• Boyle, B, Boyle T and While D, 2004, A longitudinal study of teacher change: What makes professional development effective? The Curriculum Journal, March.
• Kalambouka, A, Boyle, B, Nelson, N, Davies, P and Casey, L, 2006   The influence of schooling on the aspirations of young people with special educational needs, British Educational Research Journal, 32, 2.
• Bill Boyle 2004 What makes CPD effective? CPD Update, Optimus, Issue 63, pp. 8-9.
• I.Lamprianou, 2004, 'A Higher Education Institution-School collaboration programme for the enhancement of teaching' (in Partnership and Change: Towards School Development, Eds J.Lee, L.Lo & A Walker,) Chinese University Press, pp187-221.
• Polat, F, Kalambouka, A & Boyle, B,  2003, 'After secondary school, what? The transition of deaf young people from school to independent living'. Journal of Deafness and Education International (DEI).
• Brown, M., Boyle, B. & Boyle, T   2002  'Professional development and management training needs for heads of department in UK secondary schools' Journal of Educational Administration Vol. 40, No. 1. 
• Polat, F,  2001,  Changing attitudes of school psychologists towards pupils with special educational needs in Turkey, European Journal of Special Needs Education, 16(1), 55-64. 
• Polat, F., Kalambouka, A., Boyle, B. and Nelson, N.  2001,  Post-16 Transition of Pupils with Special Needs: Wave one of the National Longitudinal Study. London: DfES Publications. 
• Boyle B, Kalambouka A, Polat F,  2001, 'Building Tomorrow Together: Planning Effective transition for Pupils with Special Needs' SEN Conference June 2001.
• Boyle B, Reeves D and Christie T, 2001, 'The relationship between TA and pupil attainments in standard tests/tasks at key stage 2' 1996-98 British Educational Research Journal.
• Boyle B, Brown M and Brown T,  2000, 'The shared management role of the head of department in English secondary schools' Research in Education.
• Boyle B and Brown M, 2000, 'Holy Grail or Poisoned Chalice' Westminster Studies in Education Vol 23, 20000. 0140-6728 Taylor & Francis.
• Boyle B, Brown M and Rutherford D, 2000, 'Leadership for School Improvement: the role of the Head of Department in UK secondary schools' ICSEI Journal.
• Boyle B and Boyle T, 1999, 'Commonalities between perceptions and practice in models of school decision making in secondary schools' School Leadership and Management Journal.
• Boyle B and Christie T, 1998, 'Aims of the school curriculum: what do you think?' CFAS/QCA
• Boyle B and Clarke P,  1998,  'The effective headteacher' Ashgate.
• Boyle B and Christie T,  1996,  'Issues in setting standards' Falmer Press.