Spotlight on Evidence
In this section we spotlight individual influential pieces of research evidence, providing a summary and links to source documents and linked resources, where appropriate. This section also features case studies of the use of research evidence in practice.
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- 07/06/22
Moving forwards, making a difference
"For two years, schools have been grappling with real uncertainty. Questions from whether they would be open one day to the next, to how best to support learning, both remotely and in-class, have loomed large over daily life in schools. Amidst these challenges, teachers and school leaders...Read Full Story - 25/04/22
Social and Emotional Learning in Primary Schools
“Upon returning to the classroom after partial school closures, staff reported that a significant proportion of children were demonstrating noticeably poorer interpersonal skills than they had prior to partial school closures. Specifically, children were increasingly struggling...Read Full Story - 09/03/22
Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants
The number of full-time equivalent TAs more than trebled in the period from 2000 to 2018, when the second edition of Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants was published. By that point Teaching Assistants comprised over a quarter of the workforce in mainstream schools in England: 35% of the pri...Read Full Story - 01/02/22
EEF launches updated version of the Improving Literacy in KS2 Guidance Report
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) published this ‘second phase’ Guidance Report in November 2021, including additional examples, explanations and resources to support implementation of the 7 original core recommendations. You can access the report and associated resources here...Read Full Story - 06/01/22
Metacognition and self-regulation - high impact, low cost
“Self-regulated learners are aware of their strengths and weaknesses, and can motivate themselves to engage in, and improve, their learning” Since as far back as 2011, the EEF has reported on the positive and value for money impact of metacognitive approaches on pupil learning in its...Read Full Story - 24/11/21
Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning
In June 2021, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) published a Guidance Report entitled 'Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning'. In this article, we summarise its key recommendations. You can view and download the report and summary poster here.Read Full Story