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Reading for Pleasure

literacy

20th May 2025

The Virtues of Reading for Pleasure

Our Research Associate, Claire Bennett, takes us through the evidence-informed benefits of encouraging 'reading for pleasure'

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Special Education Needs

SEND

19th March 2025

Transforming SEND Support in Walsall: Evidence-Based Strategies for Lasting Impact

Our Evidence Lead in Education, Rachel Seneque, assesses the impact of our Walsall SEND programme

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27th February 2025

Professional Development in Maths: Making Every Teacher An Expert

Stephanie Watson, Maths Lead at Billesley Primary School, shows how effective PD makes for enhanced teaching and learning

Billesley Research School

10th December 2024

Turning the Tide on the Teacher Retention Crisis

How school leaders can change just one thing to make all the difference, especially in our most deprived communities

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school leadership

Implementation

3rd October 2024

The Weight of School Leadership: When "Getting it Right" Keeps You Up at Night

Our Evidence Lead in Education, Gemma Alldritt, reflects on the many different facets of school leadership

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Implementation

24th June 2024

The Tortoise and the Hare of School Improvement: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Our Evidence Lead in Education, Dr. Elizabeth Ford, uses the power of analogy to showcase the new EEF Implementation Guidance

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Teaching Assistants

Implementatiion

16th May 2024

Maximising The Impact of Teaching Assistants In Line With Implementation

Our ELE and Headteacher at Honeybourne Primary Academy, Dom Davis, writes on the importance of TAs within implementation

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Learning Behaviours

SEL

social emotional learning

21st March 2024

Learning Behaviours: Equipping Pupils And Staff With The Necessary Tools

Teacher at Billesley Primary School, Zainab Altaf, draws on personal experience & EEF guidance to explore SEL fundamentals

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Learning Behaviours

21st March 2024

How can weaving Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into daily practice crack even the hardest nut and lift just a little of that teacher guilt?

Our Evidence Lead in Education, Martin Hill, uses his own experiences & EEF guidance to give an honest, accessible guide to SEL

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Blog

literacy

KS2

6th February 2024

Recommendation 4 of Improving Literacy at KS2

Claire Bennett, Teacher at Billesley Primary School, draws on her experiences as a practitioner to help expound EEF guidance

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Blog

6th November 2023

Disadvantage: Unravelling the Label and its Impact on Education

Recently, I was invited to visit a school that was grappling with a challenging issue many schools face...

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memory

retrieval practice

maths

3rd October 2023

Memory, retrieval practice and the 'FF' in Maths

Via consistent retrieval practice, students have strengthened their comprehension and confidence in a range of maths concepts.

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The Virtues of Reading for Pleasure

Transforming SEND Support in Walsall: Evidence-Based Strategies for Lasting Impact

Professional Development in Maths: Making Every Teacher An Expert

Turning the Tide on the Teacher Retention Crisis

The Weight of School Leadership: When "Getting it Right" Keeps You Up at Night

The Tortoise and the Hare of School Improvement: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Maximising The Impact of Teaching Assistants In Line With Implementation

Learning Behaviours: Equipping Pupils And Staff With The Necessary Tools

How can weaving Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into daily practice crack even the hardest nut and lift just a little of that teacher guilt?

Recommendation 4 of Improving Literacy at KS2

Disadvantage: Unravelling the Label and its Impact on Education

Memory, retrieval practice and the 'FF' in Maths