Research on Ofsted inspection and school accountability systems.
Bokhove, C., Jerrim, J., Palma Carvajal, M., & Sims, S. (2024). Testing for sequential bias in school inspections. Oxford Review of Education.
Journal paper here / Working paper here / Blog here / Coverage here
Jerrim, J., Allen, R., & Sims, S. (2024). High stakes assessments in primary schools and teachers’ anxiety about work. Educational Assessment, 1-16.
Journal paper here
Bokhove, C., Jerrim, J., & Sims, S. (2024) Do schools that employ an Ofsted inspector get better inspection grades? British Educational Research Journal.
Journal paper here / Working paper here / Coverage here and here / Blog here
Bokhove, C., Jerrim, J., & Sims, S. (2023) How Useful are Ofsted Inspection judgements for Informing Secondary School Choice? Journal of School Choice.
Paper here / Blog here / Coverage here and here/ BBC editorial here / Thread here / Select Committee submission here
Bokhove, C., Jerrim, J., Sims, S. (2023). Are some school inspectors more lenient than others? School Effectiveness and School Improvement.
Paper here / Working paper here / Comment here / Coverage here and here / Select Committee submission here
Jerrim, J., & Sims, S. (2021). School accountability and teacher stress: international evidence from the OECD TALIS study. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability.
Journal paper here / Coverage here
Bokhove, C., & Sims, S. (2020). Demonstrating the potential of text mining for analysing school inspection reports: a sentiment analysis of 17,000 Ofsted documents. International Journal of Research and Method in Education.
Journal paper here
Sam Sims Quantitative Education Research 