Research School Network: Webinar recordings Best bets and practical evidence-informed advice

Take a look at our FREE twilight webinar in partnership with Cornerstone English Hub, to support you in developing literacy teaching. We will be exploring the recommendations in the EEF’s four Improving Literacy Guidance Reports.

Key note speakers:
Tom Colquhoun – Director Somerset Research School & Assistant Headteacher at The Blue School, Wells.
Michael Kimber – English Lead, Cornerstone English Hub
Anne Harvey – ELE Primary Phase Literacy
James Gamble – EY & Primary Reading (EA), Deputy Head at The Park & Parkwell Federation.

Suitable for: subject leaders, headteachers, and other staff with responsibility for leading improvements in literacy teaching in primary and secondary schools. Classroom teachers and teaching assistants will also find this session useful as a resource to aid their day-to-day teaching.

The EEF’s Guidance Reports offer practical, evidence-based recommendations that are relevant to all pupils, and particularly to those struggling with their literacy. To develop the recommendations, the EEF reviewed the best available international research and consulted experts to arrive at key principles for effective literacy teaching.

​‘Disadvantaged pupils are 20% less likely than their peers to reach the expected standards in reading, writing and maths by the end of school.’
– Professor Becky Francis, Chief Executive EEF

How can schools make the most of teaching assistants to support pupil outcomes?

In this session from Somerset Research School, we explore the Education Endowment Foundation’s updated Deployment of Teaching Assistants guidance, focusing on practical, evidence-informed approaches to maximising impact in the classroom.

Featuring insights from:
Tom Colquhoun – Director, Somerset Research School
Sally Franklin – Contributor to the EEF guidance, Evidence Lead in Education, SEND specialist
Clare Greene – Evidence Lead in Education (PP & Inclusion), Bristol City Council

This session covers:
✔ The five key recommendations from the EEF guidance
✔ Effective approaches to TA deployment
✔ Implementation, culture and leadership considerations
✔ Practical strategies to support sustainable improvement

Ideal for headteachers, senior leaders, SENDCos and teaching & learning leads looking to strengthen evidence-informed practice.