Published date: 12 July 2017

Withdrawn early engagement


Closing date: 23 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region, North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands

Procurement reference

EOR/SBU/2017/34

Published date

12 July 2017

Closing date

23 February 2018

Description

Expressions of interest are sought to conduct a series of qualitative interviews with school senior leaders and school classroom teachers to investigate assessment practices following the removal of national curriculum levels. We are proposing a series of semi-structured qualitative interviews with senior leaders/head teachers and classroom teachers across both primary and secondary schools. We envisage interviewing one senior leader or head teacher and two classroom teachers from within a school, conducting the research with approximately 35-40 schools in total, i.e. approximately 100-120 interviews in total. The successful bidder will be expected to work closely with the department to develop questions and topic areas for the interview guides. Whilst we have set out the broad parameters of the methodology bidders are free to suggest amendments if, based on their proven expertise, they can provide clear rationale as to how this will successfully meet the key aims of the research. It is anticipated that fieldwork will be conducted after the summer school holidays but before the start of the Autumn half term break.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Assessment without levels qualitative research

  • Early engagement
  • Published 29 June 2017, last edited 29 June 2017

Attachments

Additional text

Deadline for Expression of interest is 5pm on 07/07/17

Contract would likely run from August 2017 - December 2017

Alternative contact: kim.williams@education.gov.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Simon Bailey

Address

2 St Paul's Place
Sheffield
S1 2FJ
England

Email

simon.bailey@education.gov.uk