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Claire Easton
BSc
Senior Research Officer
c.easton@nfer.ac.uk
+44(0)1753 637299

Claire is a Senior Research Officer in the Research, Evaluation and Information Department. She is part of the NFER’s Children’s Services Team and is currently working on a large consultation exercise of children and young people in relation to Every Child Matters and other projects.


Since joining the NFER in 2001, Claire has worked on a wide variety of projects for a range of sponsors including DfES, NCSL, TDA and local authorities. Claire has evaluated many national programmes including the Teachers International Professional Development (TIPD) Programme, Investors in People in Schools, Social, Emotional and Behavioural Skills pilot and three evaluations of the National Remodelling Team (NRT).

Claire has been a key member of the research teams that are supporting local authorities with the ECM agenda. She recently led two of the projects involving consultations with children, young people and parents/carers to inform the development of the CYPP for local authorities.

Claire has experience in designing and undertaking research projects using both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and working with, and collecting data from a wide range of personnel, including directors of children’s services, other local authority staff, parents and carers, school teaching and non-teaching staff and children and young people. Claire has extensive experience of analysing quantitative data and qualitative data and report writing for a variety of audiences. She is also experienced in disseminating research findings to practitioner- and policy-based audiences.


international research, out of school learning, professional development, Children's Services, research methods and statistics


Qualitative data analysis, on-line surveys.

Easton, C., Eames, A., Wilson, R., Walker, M. and Sharp, C. (2006). Evaluation of the National Remodelling Team: Year 3. Final Report [online].

Benefield, P., Chamberlain, T. and Easton, C. (2005). ‘New Change for Children research area launched’, NFER News, Winter, 19. [online].

Easton, C., Wilson, R. and Sharp, C. (2005). National Remodelling Team: Evaluation Study (Year 2). Final Report [online].

Knight, S., Kendall, L. and Easton, C.(2005). ‘Annual survey of trends in primary education’, Education Journal, 87, 26-8.

Wilson, R., Easton, C., Smith, P. and Sharp, C. (2005). National Remodelling Team: Evaluation and Impact Study (Year 1) [online].

Easton, C., Knight, S. and Kendall, L. (2004). Annual Survey of Trends in Education (Digest No. 16). Slough: NFER.

Easton, C., Whitby, K. and Harris, S. (2004). Evaluation of the Teachers’ International Professional Development Programme (TIPD): Phase Two. Final Report for the DfES [online].

Mason, K., Pye, D. and Easton, C. (2004). New Opportunities Fund Summer and Term-time Schemes, 2000-2003: an Evaluation of 69 Schemes in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Exectutive Summary. [online].

Easton, C., Edmonds, S., Kendall, L., Lee, B., Pye, D. and Whitby, K. (2003). ‘Tracking the progress of Investors in People in schools’, TOPIC, Issue 30, Item 2.

Easton, C., Edmonds, S., Kendall, L., Lee, B., Pye, D. and Whitby, K. (2003). Tracking the Progress of Investors in People in Schools (DfES Research Report 406). London: DfES.

Hemsley-Brown, J., Wilson, R. and Easton, C. (2003). ‘How are LEAs helping schools to use research and what are the benefits?’ CPD Update, June, 8.

Mason. K, Pye, D and Easton, C (2003). New Opportunities Fund Term-time Schemes, 2000-2003: an Evaluation of 39 Schemes in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. London: New Opportunities Fund Evaluation and Research Team. [online].

Wilson, R., Hemsley-Brown, J., Easton, C. and Sharp, C. (2003). Using Research for School Improvement: the LEA’s Role (LGA Research Report 42). Slough: NFER. Report details.

Mason, K., Easton, C., Bemrose, R. and O’Connor, K. (2002). Higher Education Summer Schools: Evaluation of the Scheme in 2001. Bristol: HEFCE.

Morton, R., Easton, C. and Lee, B. (2002). Evaluation of the Teachers’ International Professional Development Programme (TIPD): Phase One 2000-2001. Final Report for the DfES. Slough: NFER.

Wilson, R., Sharp, C., Hemsley-Brown, J. and Easton, C. (2002). Using Research for School Improvement: the LEA’s Role (Interim Summary). Slough: NFER.