Dr Martin Culliney BA, MA, PhD
Senior Research Fellow
- Sheffield Institute of Education
- Centre for Development and Research in Education
- Social and Economic Research Institute
Summary
I joined SIOE in March 2016. I mainly work with quantitative data but also have substantial experience from qualitative and mixed method studies. My research interests include employment, education, young people, rural labour markets and social capital and my academic work encompasses all of these areas. I am Principal Investigator on three externally funded evaluations.
About
Martin Culliney joined SIOE in March 2016. He mainly works with quantitative data but also has significant experience from qualitative and mixed method studies. His substantive interests include employment, education, young people, rural labour markets and social capital and his academic work encompasses all of these areas.
Martin gained his PhD from the University of Birmingham in 2013. His thesis compares the labour market prospects for young people in rural and urban areas of Britain using a mixed method design. This included longitudinal analysis of the British Household Panel Survey.
After completing his doctoral research Martin worked at the Institute for Employment Studies. He then moved to the University of Lincoln where he acted as the interim leader of the BA Sociology programme, with responsibility for curriculum design and coordinating several undergraduate modules. He has taught extensively at both Lincoln and Birmingham, covering a wide range of topics in research methods and social theory.
Martin has been lead author on reports for Defra, ACAS and the Youth Endowment Fund and has also worked on projects commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Department for Education, and the Government Equalities Office. He is the Principal Investigator on three large randomised controlled trials funded by the Education Endowment Foundation.
Work experience
Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow: Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University, March 2016-
Research Fellow/Lecturer: University of Lincoln, September 2013-March 2016
Research Officer: Institute for Employment Studies, December 2012-August 2013
ESRC Research Intern: Office of the Sentencing Council, March-June 2012
Graduate teaching assistant: University of Birmingham, 2008-12
Education
PhD, Institute of Applied Social Studies, University of Birmingham, 2013
MA, Social Research (distinction), University of Birmingham, 2009
BA, Media, Culture and Society (first class honours), University of Birmingham, 2007
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Education
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Courses
I contribute to the Doctorate in Education course through delivering sessions on Research Methods
Research
Scale-up campaigns: Improving the impact of teaching assistants (EEF 2015-8)
International teacher recruitment study (DfE 2016-7)
Anti-HBT bullying evaluation (GEO 2016-2019)
Integrating English: Randomised Controlled Trial (EEF 2016-2019)
Realistic Maths: Randomised Controlled Trial (EEF 2017-2020)
REACH Primary Evaluation: Randomised Controlled Trial (EEF 2019-2022)
DARE 25 Evaluation: Randomised Controlled Trial (Youth Endowment Fund 2019-2022)
English Mastery: Randomised Controlled Trial (EEF 2021-2026)
Infant Language Link: Randomised Controlled Trial (EEF 2022-2025)
Counting Collections: Randomised Controlled Trial (EEF 2022-2025)
Featured Projects
Integrating English into the Curriculum (Education Endowment Foundation, 2016-9)
Evaluation of the REACH Primary programme (Education Endowment Foundation, 2018-)
Evaluation of DARE 25: an early intervention programme to prevent youth crime (Youth Endowment Fund, 2019-)
Evaluation of English Mastery
Infant Language Link
Counting Collections
- Department for Education
- Government Equalities Office
- Education Endowment Foundation
Publications
Journal articles
Culliney, M. (2020). Personal contacts, employment and social mobility in Britain. Journal of Education and Work. http://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2020.1722987
Culliney, M. (2017). Escaping the rural pay penalty: longitudinal analysis of rural/urban youth earnings in Britain. Work, Employment and Society, 31 (3), 429-446. http://doi.org/10.1177/0950017016640685
Key, W., & Culliney, M. (2016). The oldest old and the risk of social exclusion. Social Policy and Society, 17 (1), 47-63. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746416000518
Culliney, M. (2014). The rural pay penalty: youth earnings and social capital in Britain. Journal of Youth Studies, 17 (2), 148-165. http://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2013.793788
Culliney, M. (2014). Going nowhere? Rural youth labour market opportunities and obstacles. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 22 (1), 45-57. http://doi.org/10.1332/175982714x13910760153721
Reports
Culliney, M., & Demack, S. (2023). Improving Power Calculations in Educational Trials. Education Endowment Foundation. https://d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/documents/evaluation/methodological-research-and-innovations/Work_Package_2023-WP6_18_09_2023_FINAL.pdf?v=1736871114
Formby, E., Wolstenholme, C., Culliney, M., & Demack, S. (2022). The evaluation of the government’s anti-homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools programme. Government Equalities Office.
Culliney, M., Demack, S., Boylan, M., & Wolstenholme, C. (2022). Realistic maths education: evaluation report. Education Endowment Foundation. https://d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/documents/projects/Realistic-Maths-Education-FINAL.pdf?v=1669909277
Culliney, M., Willis, B., Formby, E., Demack, S., & Clark, L. (2022). DARE 25 evaluation report. Youth Endowment Fund. https://youthendowmentfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DARE25-YEF-Efficacy-RCT-Sep-22-1.pdf
Culliney, M., Daniels, K., Booth, J., Coldwell, M., & Demack, S. (2021). REACH Primary Evaluation Report. Education Endowment Foundation. https://d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/documents/projects/REACH_report_v5-final.pdf
Culliney, M., Moore, N., Coldwell, M., & Demack, S. (2019). Integrating English: Evaluation Report. Education Endowment Foundation. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Projects/Evaluation_Reports/Integrating_English.pdf
Demack, S., Reaney-Wood, S., Adams, G., Stiell, B., & Culliney, M. (2019). Number of A levels taken and subject combinations: An analysis of NPD data for A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics (2013, 2015 & 2017). https://mei.org.uk/app/uploads/2021/08/FMSP-A-level-Combinations-2019.pdf
Maxwell, B., Coldwell, M., Willis, B., & Culliney, M. (2019). Teaching assistants regional scale-up campaigns: Lessons learned. Educational Endowment Foundation. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Campaigns/TA_scale_up_lessons_learned.pdf
Maxwell, B., Willis, B., Culliney, M., Coldwell, M., Demack, S., Goepel, J., & Stevens, A. (2019). Formative evaluation of the South & West Yorkshire teaching assistants scale-up campaign. Education Endowment Foundation. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Campaigns/SW_Yorks_TA_final_report_final.pdf
Maxwell, B., Willis, B., Culliney, M., Coldwell, M., & Reaney, S. (2019). Formative evaluation of the Lincolnshire teaching assistants scale-up campaign. Education Endowment Foundation. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Campaigns/Teaching_Assistant_campaign_Lincs_final.pdf
Demack, S., Reaney-Wood, S., Adams, G., Stiell, B., & Culliney, M. (2019). Participation and Attainment in A level Mathematics & FurtherMathematics. https://mei.org.uk/reports/participation-and-attainment-in-a-level-mathematics-further-mathematics/
Formby, E., Culliney, M., Demack, S., & Wolstenholme, C. (2018). The evaluation of the government’s anti-homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools programme: Baseline report.
Stiell, B., Willis, B., Culliney, M., & Coldwell, M. (2018). International teacher recruitment: understanding the attitudes and experiences of school leaders and teachers. Research Report. London: Department for Education. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/713859/International_teacher_recruitment-_attitudes_and_experiences_of_school_leaders_and_teachers.pdf
Maxwell, B., Clague, L., Byrne, E., Culliney, M., Coldwell, M., Hobson, A., & Glentworth, A. (2018). Retain: CPD for Early Career Teachers of KS1Pilot report and executive summary. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk: Education Endowment Foundation. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Projects/Evaluation_Reports/Retain.pdf
Wolstenholme, C., Willis, B., & Culliney, M. (2016). Evaluation of the impact of Jigsaw the mindful approach to PSHE on primary schools. Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University.
Culliney, M. (2013). An assessment of the degree to which rural businesses access national mainstream employer skills and government business support programmes: Evidence Report. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. https://www.employment-studies.co.uk/system/files/resources/files/defra0913_0.pdf
Culliney, M. (2013). Young people’s views and experiences on entering the workplace. ACAS. https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20210104110803/https://archive.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2056
Theses / Dissertations
Noon, E.J. (2021). Social Comparisons on Instagram and Adolescent Identity Development: A Mixed-Methods Study. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Merchant, G., Stirling, E., & Culliney, M. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00393
Presentations
Culliney, M., Moore, N., Demack, S., & Coldwell, M. (2019). Integrating English into the Curriculum: Evaluating an Intervention Based on Systemic Functional Linguistics. Presented at: 2019 European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Universität Hamburg, Germany, 2019
Other activities
International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education - Editorial Advisory Board
Postgraduate supervision
I have supervised one doctoral student to completion, (Edward Noon, viva passed in March 2021).