Welsh Government (2024-27)

This large-scale evaluation of the new Curriculum for Wales, commissioned by Welsh Government, is being undertaken in partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University, University of Stirling, Open University in Wales and Bangor University. The research involves a variety of methods, including data collection with school practitioners, school-based research, surveys and focus groups with learners, parents and carers and wider education stakeholders.

(Welsh Government 2025 -26)

Arad Research has been commissioned to undertake a quinquennial review of the sufficiency of Welsh Medium Additional Learning Provision (ALP). A key aim of the review is to establish a baseline understanding of the availability and delivery of Welsh medium ALP, and to understand how provision outlined in the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (the ALN Act), designed to drive progress towards a bilingual system, is being implemented in practice.

(Welsh Government 2025 -26)

Arad Research have been commissioned by Welsh Government to undertake research into Appendix 4 of the Criteria for the accreditation of ITE programmes: Specialist primary phase ITE provision for ALN. The purpose of this research is to understand the delivery and outcomes of Bangor ITE partnership’s PGCE Primary with Additional Learning Needs (Neurodiversity) and to make recommendations that will assist the Welsh Government and its partners.

(Equal Education Partners 2025-26)

Arad Research was commissioned by Equal Education Partners to undertake an evaluation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Global Teaching Labs (GTL) in Wales Programme. The key aims of the evaluation were to assess the delivery, outcomes and impacts of this programme which provides STEM opportunities for learners and to make recommendations for the future.

Arad is leading an evaluation of the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) reforms in Wales, with research ongoing until 2027. This evaluation, commissioned by the Welsh Government, involves developing a theory of change and assessing the implementation of the ALN system. Our research methods include data analysis, surveys, and fieldwork with education practitioners, local authority officers, health boards, schools, parents, and learners.

Through this evaluation, Arad aims to support the Welsh Government in understanding the effectiveness of the ALN reform and its impact.