Billesley Research School (Research Schools Network)

Name

Billesley Research School (Research Schools Network)

Legal name

Research Schools Network

Website

https://researchschool.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Professional Development Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Educational Research, Measurement & Evaluation Programs (EDAHAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Economics, Finance & Funding Policy Research (EDADADAE), Education & Instructional Practice Reference (Pedagogy, Curriculum Methods for Educators) (EDAGAGAL)

Keywords

• Evidence-based education
• Teacher professional development
• Educational research support
• School improvement services
• Teaching practice training

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham (implied - West Midlands region)

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. EEF Funding: The Research Schools Network is set up and managed by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), an independent charity. Research Schools share personal data with the EEF to help fulfil the mission of breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Billesley Research School is a regional hub within the Research Schools Network that supports primary, secondary, and early years settings across the West Midlands and wider England to put educational research evidence into classroom practice. It delivers free professional development, the "Clips from the Classroom" video series, blogs, events/webinars, and newsletters drawing on the Education Endowment Foundation's evidence base.

Product overview

The Research Schools Network is a coordination hub comprising approximately 33 Research Schools across England, established by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to support schools, colleges, and early years settings in putting educational evidence into practice. Rather than a software product, the network provides professional services including: the Clips from the Classroom video series (showing evidence-informed approaches in real classrooms across literacy, maths, science, and cognitive science); Research School Blogs written by practitioners; Events and professional development programs (webinars, subject leader networks); and newsletters. The network operates regionally through individual Research Schools that deliver localised support while sharing resources through the central network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clips from the Classroom: A growing collection of videos created by the Research Schools Network to bring evidence-informed teaching to life, showing practical classroom applications of research evidence.

Products and services

• Clips from the Classroom A video series featuring real classroom footage demonstrating evidence-informed teaching practices across literacy, maths, science, learning behaviours, and cognitive science. Each video includes built-in pause points for reflection and collaborative professional development use by teachers and school leaders.
• Research School Blogs Educational blog series covering cross-phase maths, metacognition, assessment, feedback, deployment of teaching assistants, implementation, literacy, professional development, and pupil premium topics, written by Research School practitioners.
• Events and Professional Development Network-wide events including webinars, subject leader networks, twilight briefings, and in-person professional development sessions on topics such as adaptive teaching in mathematics, addressing disadvantage, and evidence-based practice.
• Newsletters Monthly email newsletters per Research School providing updates on news, resources, events, and evidence-based practice guidance for subscribers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Research consistently shows oral language interventions can lead to 6 months additional progress when effectively implemented

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chartered College of Teaching: UK professional body for teachers offering evidence-informed resources, CPD, and a teaching journal; directly comparable mission of connecting research to classroom practice via member support.
• Blackpool Research School: Sister hub within the same Research Schools Network, focused on the North West and producing similar evidence-informed blogs, webinars, and adaptive-teaching resources; directly comparable operating unit.
• Derby Research School: Sister hub within the same Research Schools Network, delivering evidence-based professional development, blogs, and events to schools in the East Midlands; directly comparable operating unit.
• Town End Research School: Sister hub within the same Research Schools Network, delivering evidence-based professional development and producing practitioner-led blogs (e.g., 'Barriers, Not Badges'); directly comparable operating unit.

Others

• Teach First: UK charity tackling educational disadvantage through teacher training and leadership programmes with a similar social mission; adjacent ecosystem participant addressing disadvantage but not a direct research-to-practice translation peer.
• What Works Network / Education Endowment Foundation Toolkit ecosystem: The broader UK What Works evidence-translation ecosystem (EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit, EIF, etc.) that the network operationalizes; adjacent enabling infrastructure the network depends on for content.

Broad incumbents

• UCL Institute of Education: Leading UK university-based education research institution producing peer-reviewed studies and teacher training; broader incumbent in education R&D and teacher CPD with overlapping audiences.
• Education Endowment Foundation (EEF): EEF is the sole parent, funder, and steward of the Research Schools Network, commissioning the original research and guidance reports that Research Schools translate into practice; directly comparable as the umbrella entity defining the network's evidence base.
• National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER): Long-established UK education research charity producing studies, assessments, and policy analysis used by schools and government; broader incumbent operating at a larger scale in the same evidence-to-practice category.

Emerging players

• Ambition Institute: UK charity delivering evidence-based teacher training and development programmes, including Early Career Teacher frameworks; emerging player with overlapping evidence-led CPD mission but operating through formal training programmes rather than regional hubs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/billesley-research-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries39 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Billesley Research School (Research Schools Network)