ACER UK
ACER UK works closely with governments, schools and universities in the UK, international aid agencies, and research or not-for-profit organisations such as International Baccalaureate, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Standards and Testing Agency, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, UNICEF, Scottish Government and more. We work to help advance educational research and educational development in every project we take on.
Submissions from 2026
SDG 4.1.1 Minimum Proficiency Levels. Definition and blueprint for assessment, Prue Anderson, Andrew Mannion, Ursula Schwantner, Maurice Walker, Colin Watson, and Toby Simmer
Alumni Voices. Beyond Graduation: The Lifelong Global Impact of a UK Education, Sladana Krstic and Alexander Towne
Understanding primary level learner progression in Scotland: Insights from Scottish Online Formative Assessments (SOFA) data from the Highland local authority, Alexander Towne and Sladana Krstic
Submissions from 2025
Understanding the impact of transnational education: Insights from UK TNE Alumni, Sladana Krstic, Alexander Towne, and Liz Worthen
Alumni voices: UK graduates, global influence, Alexander Towne and Sladana Krstic
SDG 4.1.1 Minimum Proficiency Levels: Definition and blueprint for assessment, Colin Watson and Ursula Schwantner
Submissions from 2024
Putting creative thinking at the core of the English school curriculum: An exploratory study, Sladana Krstic
CIS Pedagogy Project Report, Sladana Krstic, Elizabeth Stubbs, and Colin Watson
Alumni Voices: Insights from international graduates of UK education, Sladana Krstic and Alexander Towne
The Scottish Government International Development Fund: Designing a new International Development inclusive education programme, Alexander Towne and Desmond Bermingham
Civil Society Contributions to Improving Learning Outcomes: An Education Out Loud Global Learning Partner Report, Alexander Towne, Sladana Krstic, Desmond Bermingham, Jolanda Buter, Miriam Linder, and Sam Boering
Education Out Loud Case Study: The GEAR Alliance, Alexander Towne, Sladana Krstic, and Sam Boering
Education Out Loud case study: School for Life, Alexander Towne, Sladana Krstic, and Jolanda Butler
Education Out Loud Case Study: IID, Alexander Towne, Sladana Krstic, and Miriam Linder
Submissions from 2022
Development of a transcript to record learner creativity and curiosity, Prue Anderson, Toby Carslake, Anit Cherian, Bethany Davies, Laura Good, Jonathan Heard, Sladana Krstic, Brendan McGinley, Dara Ramalingam, Sarah Richardson, Claire Scoular, Shani Sniedze, and Jennifer Star
Provisional Independent Technical Advisory Panel (ITAP): Lessons learned from the Pilot, Desmond Bermingham and Amit Kaushik
Submissions from 2021
Developing a Teachers’ Assessment Literacy and Design Competence Framework, Anit Girgla, Laura Good, Sladana Krstic, Brendan McGinley, Sarah Richardson, Shani Sniedze, and Jennifer Star
Evidencing creativity and curiosity in IB schools, Sarah Richardson and Sladana Krstic
Using assessment data to improve equity: How teachers use insights from the Scottish National Standardised Assessments, Sarah Richardson and Sladana Krstic
Submissions from 2020
Scottish National Assessments: National report for academic year 2018 to 2019, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Submissions from 2019
Scottish national assessments inform next steps for learning
Educational reform – Scottish style!, David Leng
Global Education Episode 18: Standardised assessment in Scotland, Dominique Russell
Submissions from 2018
Scottish National Assessments: National report for academic year 2017 to 2018, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Evaluating the impact of teaching assistants, Mirkka Jokelainen
Young people’s attitudes towards freedom of movement and immigration in Europe. Results from ICCS 2016, Wolfram Schulz and Sladana Krstic
Submissions from 2017
The Research Files Episode 36: Student fitness and wellbeing, Jo Earp, Jordan Smith, and Elaine Wyllie