Kate Wicker

Dr. Kate Wicker is a Researcher at the School of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. Her work focuses on mixed-method evaluations of educational programs, with current projects including EEF-funded evaluations of Whole School SEND Review, Primary Science Quality Mark, and Reading Plus. She collaborates with Professor Deborah James on relational leadership in early years and has evaluated programs like PALS-UK, Healing Together, and Teaching for Sustainable Development. Her research spans educational interventions, trauma-informed practices, adaptive learning technologies, and policy analysis.

• Current Projects: EEF evaluations, Innovating Minds' Healing Together, GMCA speech/language pathways, and ethical global issues pedagogy impact.
• Expertise: Mixed Methods Research, Educational Policy, SEND Provision, Early Years Leadership, EdTech, Trauma-Informed Care.

Key outputs include evaluations of reading interventions (PALS-UK, DreamBox Reading Plus) and explorations of expertise in policy areas like radicalisation and drug policy. She contributes to both educational and interdisciplinary research, emphasizing practical impacts on schools and communities.