ELE Blog
This blog contains perspectives on using research evidence in schools, reflections on 'what works' and recommendations for useful evidence resources. It is written by our Evidence Leads in Education.
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- 20/01/22
It’s all about the talk!
If you were a fly on the wall in an Early Years setting I have no doubt you would see children talking. Talking to friends. Talking to adults. Simply talking! However, how often do you reflect on the quality of the talk? How many interactions are actual conversations rather than functio...Read Full Story - 14/12/21
Using lesson studies to put teachers at the forefront of school improvement
How do we ensure that professional development leads to effective and sustained changes in teachers’ practice? To answer this question, we need to understand processes that lead to the most effective ‘teacher learning’. In this post, Sophie Denyer explains how the Lesson Study mode...Read Full Story - 06/12/21
Effective CPD and toothpaste: what do they have in common?
Guest blogger Andy Samways, Director of Unity Research School, considers the recommendations outlined in the most recent EEF Guidance Report on Effective Professional Development.Read Full Story - 24/11/21
Recall: how do we help our pupils remember?
At some point in every teacher’s career you will have no doubt asked yourself, “Why can’t my class remember this? I only taught it last term/this week/one hour ago!”. In this post, Vanessa Sullivan explores seminal research on recall and its links to fluency, spaced repetitio...Read Full Story