This chapter presents the background report prepared by the Department for Education and Skills, England for the OECD review of England's educational R&D system. It analyses national policies and agendas for educational R&D, how they are generated and the organisation and resources of the educational R&D system. It, furthermore, explores whether educational R&D is perceived to be relevant to policy-makers and practitioners, evidence of the impact on the improvement of policy and practice and how this is evaluated...