UKLA Research Grants

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UKLA members are invited to apply for a UKLA research grant of up to £3000.

"Our research was motivated by the absence of students’ perceptions and voices in the existing literature on grammar policies and pedagogies in schools and indeed, in UK language education policy research more broadly."

"Engaging with literature is a key element of the secondary English curriculum, and this research project sought to find out more about the nature of that engagement for learners in years 7 to 9 (Key Stage 3)."

"This study seeks to explore how multilingual children experience reading across their various languages, and what influences this experience."

UKLA members are invited to apply for a UKLA research grant of up to £3000.

We aim to work with you to promote informed decision making by literacy professionals, policymakers, and the public. Applications are particularly welcomed from teachers and other practitioners and from teacher/practitioner/academic partnerships.

The annual closing dates for applications are November 1st and March 1st.

Current UKLA Funded Projects

Discovering doctoral literacies: the emergence of new literacy events and relational doctoral practice

Teacher’s perceptions and experiences of using narrative video games to teach literacy

Reading for Cultural Meaning: Creating a literacy toolkit for English teachers to use when selecting prose texts for diverse students. Melissa Jogie

The multimodal school play: integrating performative digital animation into narrative and set design

‘To start talking phonics is crazy’: how parents understand ‘literacy’ in the lives of children with learning disabilities

Past UKLA Funded Projects

Grammar policy, pedagogy and the primary-secondary transition: students’ perceptions and reflections: Ian Cushing & Marie Helks

“You’ll never be as good as the white kids in their language”: using Young Adult fiction to explore language discrimination in schools. Dr Ian Cushing & Mr Anthony Carter

UKLA Research Grants

UKLA members are invited to apply for a UKLA research grant of up to £3000.

Current UKLA Funded Projects

Discovering doctoral literacies: the emergence of new literacy events and relational doctoral practice

Teacher’s perceptions and experiences of using narrative video games to teach literacy

Reading for Cultural Meaning: Creating a literacy toolkit for English teachers to use when selecting prose texts for diverse students. Melissa Jogie

The multimodal school play: integrating performative digital animation into narrative and set design

‘To start talking phonics is crazy’: how parents understand ‘literacy’ in the lives of children with learning disabilities

Past UKLA Funded Projects

Grammar policy, pedagogy and the primary-secondary transition: students’ perceptions and reflections: Ian Cushing & Marie Helks

“You’ll never be as good as the white kids in their language”: using Young Adult fiction to explore language discrimination in schools. Dr Ian Cushing & Mr Anthony Carter

What literature texts are being taught in Years 7 to 9? Judith Kneen, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Developing effective oral feedback exchanges: supporting children’s writing at key stage two.

Rivers of Multilingual Reading – Torrent or Trickle? Sabine Little, University of Sheffield

Agentic Writing across the Primary Curriculum: Using Dramatic Enquiry in a Community of Writers

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