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Anna Riggall
BA MA
Senior Research Officer
a.riggall@nfer.ac.uk
+44(0)1753 637317
Anna is a Senior Research Officer in the Research, Evaluation and Information Department. She is also a member of the departmental Staff Development Group and Dissemination Working Group.

Joined NFER in January 2004 after completing a Masters in Education and Development studies at UEA, Norwich. Spent a year in Russia and a further two years in Portugal teaching English, eventually becoming Director of Studies.  Then worked in the West Indies, managing a collaborative project aiming to raise the motivation, attendance and attainment of low achieving pupils through the use of ICT. This project involved a large amount of school-based research.

International education, arts, creative and cultural education, early childhood education, primary education, secondary education, research-engaged schools.

Education and Conflict, Education for All, participatory research.

White, K., Eames, A. and Sharp, C. (2007). A Qualitative Evaluation of the IntoUniversity Programme. Slough: NFER [online].

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

Sharp, C., White G., Burge, B. and Eames, A. (2006). ‘Making a successful transition to year 1’, practical research for education, 35, 20-7.

Eames, A., Sharp, C., Sanders, D. and Tomlinson, K. (2006). Using Research in Your School and Your Teaching. Research-engaged Professional Practice (The Teachers’ Professional Learning Framework Series TPLF06). London: GTC. [Report details]

Sharp, C., White, G., Burge, B. and Eames, A. (2006). 'Trouble-free transition', Child Education, 83, 4, 20-1.

Eames, A. and Sharp, C. (2005). ‘Becoming a research-engaged school: a journey into new and exciting territory’, NFER News, Winter, 4-5. [online]

Sharp, C., Eames, A., Sandes, D. and Tomlinson, K. (2005). Postcards from Research-Engaged Schools. Slough: NFER. Report details

Eames, A., Sharp, C. and Benefield, P. (2004). Review of the Evidence Relating to the Introduction of a Standard School Year: Final Report [online].

Sanders, D., White, G., Burge, B., Sharp, C., Eames, A., McEune, R. and Grayson, H. (2005). A Study of the Transition from the Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1 (DfES Research Report SSU/2005/FR/013). London DfES.