A warm welcome to this post-election issue of Impact: NFER's research news for schools. Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education in the new coalition Government, has recognised the importance of ‘getting education right’. To do this he and his colleagues will need independent, reliable research to inform their decisions – and this is exactly what NFER offers politicians, policy makers, managers and practitioners involved in education and children's services. Our research often explores controversial subjects and several of the articles in this issue of Impact reflect this. I hope you'll find it interesting and informative.

Gail Goodwin, Editor
g.goodwin@nfer.ac.uk

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Articles from the third issue:

Contents and editorial
What's in this issue?

Winners of new research award announced
Schools gain recognition for their research commitment

School admissions
The facts behind current controversies

Sex education
How it's taught in other countries

Making its mark
Embedding citizenship education in schools

Sharing research to make a difference
pre: the journal for education students and practising teachers

The new Diploma
Learners and teachers give their views

New assessments for KS2 and KS3
About the National Monitoring Survey

Improving educational outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils
What works

What's in progress at NFER?
Senior support staff - STEM - Creative partnerships - Bridging the gap

Helping schools to get parents' and pupils' views
NFER's new pupil and parent perception survey service

APP reporting in i-nfer plan
How NFER's formative e-assessment product can help you