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- Report
- 27th Feb 2018
Retention and Success in Maths and English: A Practitioner Guide to Applying Behavioural Insights
Four principles policymakers and practitioners can implement to improve retention and success rates.
- Blog
- 17th Apr 2018
Unemployed after 40 years: what next?
Keith Lowe worked at the BHP steelworks in Newcastle, a regional city in Australia, for nearly 40 years before it closed in 1999. Despite the shock of closure, Keith walked out of the steelworks’ gates for the last time with confidence in his future. Keith likes using his hands. Before…
- Person
Dr Kathryn Atherton
Kathryn is a Senior Advisor in the education team. Prior to joining BIT, she was a postdoctoral neuroscientist at the University of Oxford and a primary school teacher. Her postdoctoral work involved a large-scale cluster-randomised controlled trial investigating the impact of an in-school physical activity intervention on cognitive function in…
- Blog
- 4th Oct 2018
Teachers’ wellbeing matters
The mental health and wellbeing of students in our schools has rightly become a priority in recent years. However, one of the essential components of a students’ educational experience, including that of their mental wellbeing, has been overlooked - their teachers. Today marks the 24th annual World Teachers’ Day -…
- Person
Emily Larson
Emily is a Senior Advisor of International Development at BIT Americas. While at BIT London, Emily led the schools and wellbeing brief. Emily has worked on reducing burnout, increasing parental engagement and using edtech to reduce teacher workload. Before joining BIT, Emily was the director of an international organisation that…
- Report
- 24th Jan 2019
The Behavioural Insights Team Annual Update Report 2017-18
Latest results from the team, covering issues from healthcare to humanitarian aid.
- Case study
- 24th Jan 2019
Tackling teacher shortages in rural areas
It is a constant challenge to attract teachers to rural and remote Australia. However, teachers are more likely to work in rural schools if they have already completed a rural placement during their teacher training. Alongside the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Premier and Cabinet Behavioural Insights Unit, NSW…
- Blog
- 20th Feb 2019
'Tips by Text' project to support parents in early learning
BIT & EEF partner up to support parents in early learning process
- Person
Dr Giulia Tagliaferri
Giulia is a the Head of Quantitative Research at BIT. She is responsible for setting and maintaining research standards at across the organisation. As expert in complex quantitative evaluations (observational data, quasi-experimental methods, thorny RCTs) she leads BIT's analytically most complex projects, with a particular focus in Health and Wellbeing.…
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Bridie Murphy
Bridie is an Associate Advisor working in the International Development team. Prior to joining BIT, Bridie worked as a secondary school Spanish teacher in London and at IIPE UNESCO, a Latin American education research facility. To date, her work at BIT has spanned a range of policy areas including health,…