Why strategy is so important for making sure the Early Years Pupil Premium closes learning gaps
How a group of nurseries worked together to strengthen their strategies and support children from lower-income backgrounds.
Blog: tinyurl.com/2nwsh8ms
Manorside Primary School spend most of their Early Years Pupil Premium on professional development – and they’re seeing an impact, with a 30% increase in children achieving a ‘Good’ level of development.
Their headteacher explains how:
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🗣️ Talk first, read best! 📖
The best way to encourage confident readers is encourage confident talkers.
In your classroom, you can:
1. Prioritise quality interactions
2. Use explicit vocabulary teaching
3. Harness shared reading
4. Encourage collaborative talk
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“Before, we spent Early Years Pupil Premium money on equipment or trips for specific children. Now, we invest in our adults. We know that they will make the biggest difference, if they have the right skills and mentoring.”
Full blog: tinyurl.com/ycxanewh
🌼 We’re back! 🌼
Cornwall Research School is open and ready for the summer term.
Join us for a range of in-person and online events on SEND, maths & more.
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#ResearchSchoolsNetwork #Cornwall
Deployment and Dialogue: Engaging Teaching Assistants to Improve Practice
Engaging teaching assistants in the deployment of teaching assistants
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NEW BLOG: From “Dunno” to Dialogue: Why Oracy, Why Now?
This blog shares a Blackpool secondary school's experience of embedding an approach to oral language across the curriculum.
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💡NEW POST 💡
'SHARE to support struggling readers and writers'
S – Scaffolding challenging tasks
H – High expectations for every student
A – Assessment-driven adaptations
R – Responsive interventions
E – Explicit teaching
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🎉 Evidence-informed metacognition for 16-19 learners.
We’re hosting a conference with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, 11 June, Friends House, London.
Free tickets now available!
Find out more about who should attend & what to expect:
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How do you support your students to think about their learning?
We’re exploring how metacognitive strategies are used with 16–19 learners and we need your voice.
🕒 10-min survey
🎁 Chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher
📊 Shape future guidance
👉https://tinyurl.com/y4v9c2rb
Strengthening teaching isn’t always about doing something new.
Often it’s refining what you already do.
Small changes → clearer responses → better learning.
What’s one routine you’ve refined recently?
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Have you considered joining the EEF Exchange, a community of educators who help shape the EEF’s work by sharing their views and experiences
Wish you all a restful Easter break.
If you are looking for some great quality reading during your time away from school, head over to the RSN blog site - buff.ly/dILrwNb
In our latest blog, How Fluency Brought Joy Back to Reading Lessons, Katherine Wright, Head of Key Stage Two English at Park Side Middle School, reflects on how fluency practice and well-chosen texts have brought reading back to life.
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Come and enjoy the next webinar in our Disciplinary Talk series on Thursday 26 March @ 3.30pm.
We will explore how to teach students to talk, think, and argue like subject experts. Suitable for teachers and leaders of all specialisms.
Sign up here 👉️ buff.ly/4CPDwog
#Talk #DisciplinaryTalk
We are seeking an experienced leader to help bridge the gap between research and classroom reality
This is a 0.2 FTE position (1 day per week equivalent)
If you are passionate about evidence-informed approaches to teaching and learning, apply by 14 April:
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Help @nottinghamtrentuni.bsky.social build evidence on what works for KS2 reading
Primary schools are invited to take part in an @EducEndowFound supported evaluation of PALS-UK for Year 5, testing its impact on reading fluency and comprehension.
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#Literacy #PrimaryEducation
Join our online fully-funded upcoming twilight CPD on Effective Implementation of Whole-School Literacy with Staffordshire Research School on 29th April!
Perfect for:
• Literacy leads
• Senior leaders
• Teachers driving whole-school literacy
🎟️ Book your place: researchschool.org.uk/staffordshir...
Reading is one of the strongest levers we have for tackling disadvantage.
In this blog, Louise Gregson explains how Dixons Croxteth began their reading culture journey by clarifying the why behind the work.
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Help @ioe.bsky.social build evidence on what works for teacher retention 👩🏫👨🏫
Primary schools are invited to take part in an @theeef.bsky.social funded School Choices trial testing the impact of offering teachers the option to complete PPA offsite.
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#EdResearch #TeacherRetention
🗣️ Do you want to know how to structure classroom talk to strengthen metacognition?
Try this:
- Pick one moment (plan, monitor, or evaluate)
- Model your thinking aloud
- Use 2–3 prompt questions to guide pupil talk
Use our new practitioner tool, editable for your context.
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Sign up - it's nearly time for our webinar - 4 March, 3.30pm on Teams
There is still time to register for our free webinar, Exploring Language Curriculum Models.
Register here: buff.ly/CbcWRlt We can't wait to see you 😁
Join us for our upcoming webinar: Using professional development to create enablers of change in schools.
🌟19 March
🌟3.30pm
🌟Online
Don't miss out, register today for this free webinar
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🚨 Join our 16-19 team!
We’re currently looking for a Senior Programme Manager.
If you’re passionate about improving outcomes through evidence, we’d love to hear from you by 22 February.
Find out more about working at the EEF and how to apply: tinyurl.com/4u5kp76d
School teachers — we'd love to hear from you 🧠📚
You make decisions every day about what works. Help shape the evidence behind them.
Join EEF Exchange to share what matters in practice, answer quick questions, and get early access to our resources.
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💡 How do you know if pupils really understand a new concept?
Our new resource helps teachers notice understanding in the moment and give targeted, effective feedback to support every pupil’s learning.
Download the editable template and make every lesson count.
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🎧 New episode of Evidence into Action out now!
We’re exploring metacognition and its evolving role in classrooms with @beverleyjj.bsky.social, Tom Colquhoun of @somersetrs.bsky.social and Emily Smeaton of North Yorkshire Coast research School.
🎙️ Don’t miss it: tinyurl.com/2n2bnvak
What does the White Paper mean for schools? Tes has gathered all of the key information you need to know
🚨 New research alert!
The Education Endowment Foundation has launched 14 new projects to test what works in schools, early years & colleges—focused on supporting disadvantaged learners.
Get involved 👉 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/new-res...
Every child achieving and thriving, calls for an #InclusiveMainstream. 🏫✨
Literacy is the foundation of that goal. Join us & @nicolacherry.bsky.social for a webinar to explore EEF-backed strategies that support every child to thrive.
🗓️ Tuesday 10th March | 4:00pm - 4:45pm
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