Research School Network: Blog Posts
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Latest blogs from our Research Schools
Maths – it’s good to talk! But what are we talking about…?
We need to consider structure and modelling, but also whether our tasks are worth talking about…
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Engage and unite: moving beyond buy-in
With the launch of the EEF School’s Guide to Implementation, Phil Stock considers how to involve staff in school decision-making
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New edition of EEF guidance on effective implementation
The Education Endowment Foundation have published the latest edition of one of their most popular guidance reports.
NEW EDITION OF EEF GUIDANCE ON EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
This fantastic resource supports all school leaders to implement change effectively
NEW EEF Implementation Guidance Report
How can we help all children to write better in science?
How I use Spaced Practice in Science
Mx Pip Goodwin, Interim Assistant Headteacher of Teaching and Learning at Wymondham High Academy
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Vital Vocabulary: putting research evidence to work
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Implementation matters: leadership learning on NPQ programmes and putting evidence into practice in schools
Year 3 Writing Project at St John the Baptist Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Ben Serruys, Deputy Director of the Julian Teaching School Hub
New Edition of EEF Guidance on Effective Implementation
This guidance report unpacks how to implement new approaches well, emphasising the importance of a people-centred approach
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Scaffolding to Support Working Memory Demands: Questions for Reflection
We share questions and resources to unpick the EEF’s Voices from the Classroom
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Blog five | What can you expect when participating in an EEF project?
The process can still be a novel and uncertain one, and so here we outline what to expect when participating in an EEF project.
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Learning Behaviours
Behaviour is often thought of as something negative that gets in the way of learning.
Looking at a new class through the learning behaviours lens
Understanding Effective Learning Behaviours
We explore the key components of effective learning behaviours, their importance, and how they can be fostered in schools.
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Supporting young children’s emotional learning behaviours
David Windle discusses putting the SEL Guidance into practice in nursery-aged children
How can we help all children to write better in KS3 English?
Stepping up: 15 steps for ensuring disadvantaged pupils thrive
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Improving Feedback by Improving Subject Knowledge
Investing in Subject Knowledge has Multiple Benefits
How can we help all children to write better in secondary schools?
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Addressing rural disadvantages: Navigating service accessibility challenges – blog 3 of small rural school series
The much anticipated final blog from Mari Palmer in her series on small rural schools.
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Re-establishing rich, rigorous and reflective relationships with your parents
Sonia shares a range of EEF resources and tools that the schools can employ to support effective work with parents.
Secondary Case study: student leadership of extracurricular clubs
Utilising sixth formers to boost the extracurricular offer
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Supporting student success: the power of metacognition in the classroom
Stewart Pinnock explains how metacognition can empower students to become active agents in their learning.
The Evidence Base behind Attendance Interventions
The importance of attendance means that there is a growing demand for a review of the research into attendance interventions.
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Implementing a whole school approach to developing learning behaviours.
The first in a series of blogs from Hayley Wood.
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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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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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Developing Learning Behaviours for Effective Transitions
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Consistency in Behaviour Management
by Vicky Castle, Assistant Headteacher at The Blue School in Wells
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Battling with AI and the importance of writing
A Brave New World?
Navigating the Ofsted English Subject Report Recommendations
What should schools do next?
Learning Behaviours: bolt in not bolt on
How do we embed the teaching and development of learning behaviours so ALL pupils have the skills and motivation to succeed?
A Treasure Trove of Evidence- what underpins the ITT and ECF frameworks?
Introducing a brand new resource produced by the EEF
Network-wide blogs
These blogs have been written on behalf of the wider Research Schools Network rather than an individual Research School
Evidence in action
Improving Secondary Science
First reports from the IEE innovation evaluation grants published
The first two reports from projects funded by the IEE Innovation Evaluation Grants have now been published
EEF Blog: Grouping pupils by attainment – what does the evidence say?
Danielle Mason, Head of Research at the Education Endowment Foundation, unpacks the evidence on grouping pupils by attainment.
Improving communication, language and literacy in the early years
Eileen Allpress, Director of Ipswich Research School, introduces the EEF’s Preparing for Literacy guidance report
Has a solution to retention been found?
A one-year professional development programme for early career teachers teaching in KS1
Making sense of metacognition
Alex Quigley, Director of Huntington Research School, explores how schools can use the latest guidance report from the EEF.
Is context king in school improvement?
There are more similarities between schools than there are differences
Putting evidence to work in your classroom
EEF publishes its long-awaited guide to implementation for schools
Research Schools to gather for national meeting
Research Schools gather together to reflect on the first term of this academic year
New Research School appointed
Highfield Nursery School will become the Research School for the Ipswich region.