Gregg Brooks

Professor Greg Brooks is Professor of Education at the School of Education, University of Sheffield, and Research Director of the Sheffield arm of the National Research and Development Centre for adult literacy and numeracy (funded by the Skills for Life Strategy Unit within the Department for Education and Skills – now the Department for Children, Schools and Families). Greg’s research interests include literacy (initial and adult), oracy, trends in standards of educational achievement over time, and research methodologies including randomised controlled trials. He has directed over 40 research projects in the fields of initial and adult literacy, assessment of oracy, reviews of adult basic skills, what works for children with literacy difficulties, and the phonics element of the National Literacy Strategy.