In 2009, researchers from Evaluation Associates and Massey University  were commissioned by the Ministry of Education to review the literature to find out more about student engagement and the relationship between academic engagement and student achievement and then to consider what teachers can do to raise levels of student engagement within their classes and schools. The report, written by Robyn Gibbs and Dr Jenny Poskitt, focuses on the middle years of schooling, that is years 7 to 10. The report has recently been published on the Education Counts website. Link to the report here.