The Research and Information on State Education Trust (known as RISE) 21 Fitzroy Court, Shepherds Hill, London N6 5RD is registered by the Charity Commission (No. 283726) and constituted by a trust deed dated 25th August 1981 and amended in1992.

The Trust is administered by its Trustees and a correspondent who is not a Trustee.

Trustees:  Hilary Chamberlain, John Coe, Ada Fordham, Ron Glatter, Melian Mansfield, Maurice Plaskow, Joan Sallis, Margaret Tulloch

Correspondent:  Libby Goldby

The charitable objects of RISE in its trust deed include

• promoting the advancement of education in the publicly maintained sector in the UK
• maintaining an educational information service, and
• promoting and encouraging research.

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RISE is a research charity. It aims to commission research and provide information on state education. RISE reports have covered many issues of particular interest to parents e.g. class size, school reports, home-school agreements, parental involvement in OFSTED inspections, school complaints procedures and school admissions.  Research has been funded by various trusts, including the Nuffield Foundation and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. The most recent project researched the role of Parent Governor Representatives. Since 2003 all RISE research projects have been published via the Internet. 

As well as seeking support for further research projects RISE is working on its information centre, an on-line catalogue of official on-line education data. This is intended to prove a valuable resource to researchers, information officers and journalists as well as parents, teachers and governors. The information is categorised to make finding official information easier. Sources include official data as well as press releases and parliamentary questions.

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Our publications to date

1994

Class Size Regulation: a dossier of international comparison
Gillian Beattie Smith

Giving Parents a Voice: parental involvement in education policy making  
Maureen O’ Connor

The OFSTED Experience: a governors’ eye view
RISE report

1995

The OFSTED experience: the parents’ eye view
Janet Ouston and Val Klenowski

1997

Complaints in Schools: a report and model general complaints procedure
RISE report

Admissions to Secondary School: towards a national policy?
Anne West, Hazel Pennell and Philip Noden

1998

Could Do Better: school reports and parents’ evenings.
Alison Clark and Sally Power

Specialisation without selection?
Tony Edwards

2000

Home-School Agreements: a true partnership?
Janet Ouston and Suzanne Hood

 

Publications online

2003

Secondary school admissions in England:exploring the extent of overt and covert selection
Anne West and Audrey Hind

Secondary schools in London:admissions criteria and cream skimming
Anne West, Audrey Hind and Hazel Pennell

2004

Parent Governor Representatives: a bigger say for parents?
Mike Johnson and Keith Pocklington

2005

Parent Governor Representatives: a guide to good practice

2006

Specialist Schools – what do we know?
Frances Castle and Jennifer Evans