Pippa Lord

Pippa Lord
BA, MA
Senior Research Officer
p.lord@nfer.ac.uk
+44(0)1904 433435

Pippa is a Senior Research Officer at NFER's Northern Office. She leads and directs qualitative and mixed-methods research and evaluation projects.

Prior experience and professional background

Young people’s voice, arts, creativity and cultural education, science and STEM education, teaching workforce professional development, Every Child Matters and Children’s Services, literature reviews, qualitative research.

Main research interests

Pippa is particularly interested in young people’s voice on the curriculum and learning, arts and creativity, and science, and in the development of the teacher workforce. She is interested in current developments around Every Child Matters and in the new professional standards for teachers.

Other research interests

Pippa is keen to learn from international research and practice, and is a member of NFER’s international thematic interest group.

Selected publications

Young people’s voice, curriculum and learning

Lord, P. and Jones, M. (2006). Pupils' Experiences and Perspectives of the National Curriculum and Assessment: Final Report for the Research Review. Slough: NFER. [Available online].

Halsey, K., Murfield, J., Harland, J.L. and Lord, P. (2006). The Voice of Young People: an Engine for Improvement? Scoping the Evidence: Literature Review. Reading: CfBT Education Trust. [Available online].

CIDREE (2006). Including the student Voice in Curriculum Development and Review. Final report of CIDREE collaborative project.

Lord, P. and O’Donnell, S. with Brown, R. and Grayson, H. (2005). International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks: Thematic Probe. Learner Motivation 3-19: an International Perspective [online].

Harland, J., Moor, H., Lord, P., Kinder, K., Kaur, S., Johnson, F. and Felgate, R. (2003). Talking 4: the Pupil Voice on the Key Stage 4 Curriculum : Key Stage 4 Phase Short Report (Report4 of the Northern Ireland Curriculum Cohort Study).Belfast: Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.
Children's Services

Lord, P., Hart, R., Martin, K. and Atkinson, M. (2009). Narrowing the Gap in Outcomes: Governance (LGA Research Report). Slough: NFER. [Available online].

Lord, P., Kinder, K., Wilkin, A., Atkinson, M. and Harland, J. (2008). Evaluating the Early Impact of Integrated Children's Services: Round 1 Final Report. Slough: NFER. [Available online].

Lord, P., Wilkin, A., Kinder, K., Murfield, J., Jones, M., Chamberlain, T., Easton, C., Martin, K., Gulliver, C., Paterson, C., Ries, J., Moor, H., Stott, A., Wilkin, C. and Stoney, S. (2006). Analysis of Children and Young People's Plans 2006. Slough: NFER. [Available online].

Kendall, S., Straw, S., Jones, M., Springate, I., Lord, P. and Stoney, S. (2007). Narrowing the Gap in Outcomes for Vulnerable Groups. A Review of the Research Evidence: Summary of Key Findings. Slough: NFER.

Lord, P. Springate, I., Atkinson, M., Haines, B., Morris, M., O’Donnell, L., Benefield, P., Harper, A. and Sharp, C. (2008). Improving Development Outcomes for Children Through Effective Practice in Integrating Early Years Services (C4EO Scoping Review 1) [online].

Science education

Lord, P., Harland, J.L. and Gulliver, C. (2006). An Evaluation of the Royal Society of Chemistry Careers Materials. London: RSC. [Available online].

Lord, P., Straw, S., Hart, R., Springate, I. and Harland, J. (2009). Evaluation of Chemistry for our Future: Extension Phase Report. Slough: NFER. [Available online].

NFER [Lord, P., Straw, S., Harland, J.L., Springate, I. and Jones, M.] (2008). Evaluation of Chemistry for our Future: Interim report. London: RSC. .

Springate, I., Harland, J.L., Lord, P. and Wilkin, A. (2008). Why Choose Physics and Chemistry? The Influences on Physics and Chemistry Subject Choices of BME Students. London: The Institute of Physics and Royal Society of Chemistry. [Available online].

Arts, creativity and cultural education

Lord, P., Jones, M., Harland, J., Bazalgette, C., Reid, M., Potter, J. and Kinder, K. (2007). Special Effects: the Distinctiveness of Learning Outcomes in Relation to Moving Image Education Projects. Summary Report. London: Creative Partnerships. [Avaialable online].

Downing, D., Lord, P., Jones, M., Martin, K. and Springate, I. (2007). Study of Creative Partnerships' Local Sharing of Practice and Learning. Slough: NFER.

Halsey, K., Jones, M. and Lord, P. (2006). What Works in Stimulating Creativity amongst Socially Excluded Young People. Slough: NFER.

Harland, J., Lord, P., Stott, A., Kinder, K., Lamont, E. and Ashworth, M. (2005). The Arts-Education Interface: a Mutual Learning Triangle? Slough: NFER.

Teacher development

Lord, P., Atkinson, M. and Mitchell, H. (2008). Mentoring and Coaching for Professionals: a Study of the Research Evidence. London: TDA. [Available online].

Lord, P., Lamont, E., Harland, J., Mitchell, H. and Straw, S. (2009). Evaluation of the GTC’s Teacher Learning Academy (TLA): Impacts on Teachers, Pupils and Schools. London: TLA. [Available online].

Moor, H., Lamont, E., Lord, P. and Gulliver, C. (2006). The Teacher Learning Academy. An Evaluation of the Teacher Learning Academy: Phases 1 and 2. Final Report.

Moor, H., Lord, P., Johnson, A. and Martin, K. (2005). ‘All Together Better’: an Evaluation of the GTC-DfES-LEA Continuing Professional Development Partnership Project.