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EEF National tutoring programme Tutoring Catch up tuition
  • Jun 23, 2020
Two new EEF evaluation reports published
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Funding EEF
  • Dec 13, 2019
Counting to 20 back in early years goals as DfE U-turns
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DfE EEF Numeracy
  • Nov 3, 2019
Poorer early years pupils are focus of research trials
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Early years Disadvantaged pupils EEF
  • Oct 28, 2019
Meet Sir Kevan Collins - champion of education research
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EEF Research
  • Sep 13, 2019
10 more research schools announced under £1.5m expansion
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Research schools DfE EEF
  • Jul 11, 2019
Report finds secondary school teachers need training on subject-specific literacy
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Teachers Literacy EEF Secondary schools
  • Jul 5, 2019
Sir Kevan Collins to step down from EEF
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Leaders EEF
  • May 14, 2019
10 new research schools wanted to boost EEF’s regional work
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EEF Teaching Research
  • Apr 2, 2019
Most EEF trials ‘don’t tell us anything’, say researchers
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EEF
  • Feb 16, 2019
The 12 EEF statistics of Christmas
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EEF Statistics
  • Dec 20, 2018
Available to read online now: our 2018 Annual Report
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EEF
  • Dec 18, 2018
Manufacturers 'prefer apprentices to graduates'
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EEF Apprentices
  • Dec 17, 2018
You’re hired! Apprentices answer new industry call
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Apprenticeships EEF Skills shortages Employability
  • Dec 17, 2018
EEF study finds university student tutors can boost pupils’ maths in 12 hours
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Maths Tutors EEF Tutoring Tuition
  • Nov 2, 2018
EEF chief: English technical education is 'shameful'
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Technical education EEF Social inequality
  • Oct 23, 2018
New EEF study will examine how different types of adventure learning improve pupils' skills, behaviour and attainment
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Outdoor learning Growth mindset Resilience Motivation EEF
  • Oct 12, 2018
Evidence-based secondary science guidance published
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Evidence EEF
  • Sep 26, 2018
Seven tips for better science teaching
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Science Teaching Teachers Secondary EEF
  • Sep 21, 2018
Science teachers 'must tackle misconceptions'
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Science Teaching Teachers EEF Secondary Disadvantaged pupils
  • Sep 21, 2018
Seven ways to improve science teaching, according to the EEF
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EEF Science Teachers Secondary Attainment gap Disadvantaged pupils
  • Sep 21, 2018
Grouping pupils by achievement
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Best Evidence in Brief EEF Ability streaming IoE Mixed ability Setting UCL Achievement
  • Sep 18, 2018
‘Teachers enslaved as never before,’ says DfE tsar
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EEF Teachers
  • Sep 13, 2018
'We have no idea if most things in education work'
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Education EEF
  • Sep 12, 2018
Pupils ‘learn best together not in sets’
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Mixed ability EEF
  • Sep 8, 2018
EEF: Group pupils within classes rather than setting or streaming
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EEF Ability streaming Mixed ability
  • Sep 7, 2018
EEF: Use chalk slates or miniboards to gain two months’ progress
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EEF
  • Jul 21, 2018
New £9.8m fund to gather world’s ‘best’ teaching practices
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EEF
  • Jun 7, 2018
What can short standardised tests tell us about the attainment and progress of individual pupils and of schools?
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EEF National tests
  • May 23, 2018
Response from Anne Milton re policy implications following EEF report on the apprenticeship levy
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Anne Milton Apprenticeship levy EEF Apprenticeships Higher apprenticeships
  • May 9, 2018
EEF’s family literacy test falls apart
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Literacy EEF Parents
  • May 4, 2018
New evidence on effective maths teaching
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EEF Mathematics Nuffield Foundation
  • Apr 3, 2018
EEF: Calculators do not limit learning in maths
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EEF Maths Numeracy
  • Mar 23, 2018
EEF publishes new review of evidence on Maths teaching
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Maths EEF Problem solving Primary Secondary Numeracy
  • Mar 22, 2018
Manchester schools tsar condemns Education Endowment Foundation as 'dangerous'
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EEF DfE Disadvantaged pupils Primary Secondary Research Social mobility
  • Feb 23, 2018
Research chief calls on education Twitterati to show ‘more respect’
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Social media EEF Evidence
  • Jan 30, 2018
Report into the attainment gap between poorer students and their classmates
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Disadvantaged pupils Attainment gap EEF
  • Jan 24, 2018
GCSE attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils 'will persist'
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GCSEs Attainment gap Attainment 8 Progress 8 Disadvantaged pupils EEF
  • Jan 24, 2018
Four things we learned about disadvantaged pupils' attainment gap today
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Attainment gap EEF Progress 8 Attainment 8 Primary Secondary Disadvantaged pupils
  • Jan 24, 2018
EEF predicts ‘little or no headway’ in closing attainment gap by 2021
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EEF Attainment gap Disadvantaged pupils Attainment 8 Progress 8
  • Jan 24, 2018
Almost £3m for English and maths research still unallocated
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Funding Maths English Research Post-16 EEF
  • Jan 5, 2018
How can research truly inform practice? It takes a lot more than just providing information
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Research EEF Evidence Literacy RCTs Reviews
  • Dec 14, 2017
Developing effective learners – An overview of recent research
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Learning EEF Evidence Attainment Feedback Collaboration
  • Dec 12, 2017
EEF seeks schools for rapid marking and handwriting trials
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EEF Disabled Handwriting Rapid marking Maths Teachers Primary Secondary Modelling Problem solving Assessment
  • Dec 8, 2017
Teachers need to learn about research, says Education Endowment Foundation
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EEF Research Outcomes Teacher training
  • Dec 1, 2017
EEF: Teacher research engagement strategies are ineffective
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Research Teachers EEF Funding Evidence Pupil outcomes Literacy Primary schools
  • Dec 1, 2017
IEE round-up of interesting items of recent education research
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Best Evidence in Brief Evidence EEF
  • Nov 28, 2017
Don’t jump to conclusions on teacher peer observation
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Lesson observation EEF
  • Nov 25, 2017
EEF expands early years research
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EEF Research Early years Transitions Primary schools Nurseries Regulation Communications Parents
  • Nov 16, 2017
Research casts doubt on US observation approach
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EEF GCSEs Research English Maths NFER Performance
  • Nov 15, 2017
Best Evidence in Brief: a review of the evidence on early language development
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Literacy EEF Royal Society Science Disadvantaged pupils
  • Oct 31, 2017
EEF launches new music, drama and journalism trials
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Schools Week EEF Music Drama Journalism Academic achievement Primary schools Behaviour Resilience Disadvantaged pupils Attainment Accountability
  • Oct 17, 2017
Daily singing lessons for primary pupils set to be evaluated
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TES Primary schools Literacy Arts Music EEF Research Drama Disadvantaged pupils
  • Oct 17, 2017
Greening reveals projects in first 6 ‘opportunity areas’
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Schools Week Justine Greening Attainment Opportunity areas Partnerships EEF
  • Oct 9, 2017
Research schools: what are they and why do they exist?
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Research schools EEF IEE
  • Sep 26, 2017
Critical thinking: how to help your students become better learners
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Guardian Reasoning Metacognition EEF Pupil performance
  • Jul 21, 2017
Education Secretary unveils schemes to tackle social mobility
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DfE Justine Greening Social mobility Sutton Trust Funding EEF Teachers Teaching
  • Jul 12, 2017
Justine Greening: we should not accept Britain as it has been
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DfE Justine Greening Social mobility Sutton Trust Disadvantaged pupils EEF Outcomes Attainment gap
  • Jul 12, 2017
Greening announces 'evidence champion' for schools
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BBC Justine Greening Evidence School improvement Social mobility EEF Sutton Trust DfE
  • Jul 12, 2017
Sir Kevan Collins appointed ‘evidence champion’ for social mobility 'cold spots'
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TES Evidence Leaders Social mobility Justine Greening Research Pedagogy EEF Sutton Trust
  • Jul 12, 2017
ATL comment on Education Endowment Foundation report on different teaching and learning strategies
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ATL EEF Tests Accountability Teaching Teachers Reasoning
  • Jul 7, 2017
EEF: Debate-style teaching boosts pupils’ progress
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Schools Week EEF Teaching Reasoning Academic performance Outcomes
  • Jul 7, 2017
Argumentative children do better in maths and science, study finds
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Independent Reasoning Maths Science English EEF Disadvantaged pupils Progress Academic performance
  • Jul 7, 2017
Talking in class boosts pupils' results
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TES Disadvantaged pupils English Maths Primary schools Pedagogy Science EEF Reasoning
  • Jul 7, 2017
Teaching children to argue helps their development, study finds
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Telegraph Primary schools Reasoning English Maths Science Sutton Trust EEF Disadvantaged pupils Academic performance Outcomes
  • Jul 7, 2017
Teachers turn to think tanks over DfE for schools research
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Schools Week Teachers DfE Research EEF NFER
  • Jul 6, 2017
Sir Peter Lampl responds to the Social Mobility Commission’s ‘Time for change’ report
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Sutton Trust Social Mobility Commission Social mobility EEF Attainment gap Primary schools Secondary schools Disadvantaged pupils
  • Jun 28, 2017
Researchers to explore whether pupil-led social projects boost performance
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TES Research Careers guidance Work experience EEF
  • Jun 23, 2017
EEF: New trials launched to test school careers programmes
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Schools Week EEF Careers programme Secondary schools Employers Employability Skills
  • Jun 23, 2017
School-based research organisation EEF 'held back by dangerous reliance on research companies'
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TES EEF Research Evidence
  • Jun 20, 2017
Smartphone app trial looking for early years settings
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Nursery World Technology Early years Nurseries EEF Language Communication
  • Jun 16, 2017
EEF: New trials include ban on grading pupils' work
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Schools Week EEF Grading GCSEs
  • Jun 16, 2017
Schools wanted to take part in marking without grading trial
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TES Early years English Literacy Maths Primary schools Secondary schools Research Pedagogy Teacher workload EEF Disadvantaged pupils
  • Jun 16, 2017
Scaled-up literacy scheme fails to produce positive results
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Schools Week Literacy EEF Teacher training Teaching assistants Reading
  • May 30, 2017
Tories pledge free breakfasts for all primary pupils but fund only a quarter
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TES Politics Free breakfasts Primary schools Funding Education Datalab Free school meals EEF
  • May 24, 2017
Funding to develop early intervention strategies for three- to five-year-olds
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Nursery World Funding Intervention Early years Disadvantaged pupils Nurseries Pre-school EEF Research
  • May 22, 2017
Speed and fluency 'as important as accuracy' for good writing, finds research
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TES Literacy Primary schools Pedagogy EEF Reading Writing Spelling SATS Curriculum
  • Apr 28, 2017
Cash-strapped schools could buy cheaper photocopiers, says minister
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Guardian Finances Funding Budgets EEF National funding formula Apprenticeship levy Free schools Grammar schools
  • Apr 26, 2017
Money matters
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Sutton Trust Disadvantaged pupils National funding formula Finances Budgets EEF Pupil premium PAC NFER Primary schools Secondary schools Attainment gap Headteachers Outcomes
  • Apr 20, 2017
Nick Gibb: empowering teachers to deliver greater equity
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DfE GOV.UK Teachers Teaching Curriculum Good practice Outcomes EEF Attainment Technology
  • Apr 3, 2017
How juggling can improve pupils’ grades
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Times Science Exam grades Neuroscience EEF
  • Apr 1, 2017
12-minute lessons best for pupil memories, study finds
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Schools Week Lessons Teachers Retention EEF GCSEs Attainment Pedagogy
  • Mar 31, 2017
Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 24 March 2017
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Pearson Policy Eye Funding Schools white paper National funding formula DfE IfS Education reforms Exams Assessments Teacher training GCSEs A-levels Grammar schools Behaviour Discipline Industrial strategy Digital literacy Mental health EPI Childcare Work experience Science HEFCE Online learning Leaders Employers Training providers EEF Post-16 NGA Catchment area Homework OECD NUT ATL NEU Unions FE HE Universities Primary schools Secondary schools Early years Nursery
  • Mar 24, 2017
EEF funds major trials to help learners ‘make the grade’ in GCSE resits
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TES Funding EEF GCSEs Resits FE Colleges
  • Mar 24, 2017
New school funding proposals will not address the ‘double disadvantage’ faced by poorer pupils in deprived areas
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Sutton Trust National funding formula NFF Funding Disadvantaged pupils EEF Academic achievement
  • Mar 17, 2017
Funding formula 'fails to address double disadvantage' faced by poorer pupils
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TES National funding formula NFF Disadvantaged pupils Funding Sutton Trust EEF Attainment
  • Mar 17, 2017
EEF toolkit 'more akin to pig farming than science'
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TES EEF Disadvantaged pupils Funding Academics Class sizes Summer schools Homework School uniform
  • Mar 10, 2017
Project to give disadvantaged children places at top boarding schools axed due to 'low aspirations'
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Telegraph Disadvantaged pupils Boarding schools Aspirations DfE EEF Funding
  • Feb 3, 2017
DfE ignores research and weights cash for deprived pupils towards secondaries
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TES DfE Disadvantaged pupils Funding Primary schools Secondary schools National funding formula EEF
  • Jan 27, 2017
Education Endowment Foundation: Making the best use of teaching assistants
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NAHT EEF Teachers Teaching assistants CPD Resources
  • Jan 23, 2017
Greening’s £3.5m research hub fund open to ‘opportunity area’ schools
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Schools Week Research schools Funding Disadvantaged pupils Social mobility DfE EEF
  • Jan 18, 2017
‘Research schools’ planned to boost social mobility
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PoliticsHome Research schools Social mobility Disadvantaged pupils Academic performance EEF
  • Jan 18, 2017
Education Secretary announces 6 new opportunity areas
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DfE GOV.UK Disadvantaged pupils EEF Research schools
  • Jan 18, 2017
'Research schools' for social mobility zones
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BBC Social mobility EEF Colleges FE Research Disadvantaged pupils Research schools
  • Jan 18, 2017
Teachers given online tool to raise classroom attainment
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Scotsman Teachers Attainment Scotland EEF
  • Jan 11, 2017
EEF to test impact of school theatre trips under £2.5m trial
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Schools Week EEF Disadvantaged pupils Culture
  • Jan 9, 2017
New arts fund will test the effect of cultural trips on attainment
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TES Attainment Art Pedagogy Wellbeing EEF
  • Jan 9, 2017
New funding for school improvement
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DfE GOV.UK Funding Academies EEF
  • Nov 30, 2016
Career education under microscope as part of £1m evidence drive
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Schools Week Careers guidance EEF Work experience Disadvantaged pupils Ofsted
  • Nov 28, 2016
Don’t teach Brexit schoolkids about Tennyson: teach them maths
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Guardian Brexit EU Curriculum GCSEs EEF
  • Nov 20, 2016
Mind the gap
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Sutton Trust EEF Funding
  • Nov 10, 2016
Incentives can boost outcomes for underperforming students
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SecEd Underperforming EEF GCSEs
  • Nov 9, 2016
I'm 'really excited' about what FE can do for our country, says Justine Greening
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TES FE Colleges GCSE EEF Technical Apprenticeships Traineeships
  • Nov 8, 2016
DfE doesn’t know which interventions are ‘value for money’, education secretary says
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Schools Week DfE Grammar EEF Selective schools
  • Nov 8, 2016
Justine Greening calls for education research to be targeted at schools in disadvantaged areas
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TES Social mobility Disadvantaged students EEF
  • Nov 8, 2016
Research round-up 8 November 2016
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NAHT EEF Breakfast clubs Curriculum Primary
  • Nov 8, 2016
Children who talk about their learning perform better, study finds
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TES Primary Secondary Maths EEF Attainment GCSE
  • Nov 4, 2016
Pupils perform better after breakfast clubs – whether or not they eat anything
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Breakfast clubs TES Free school meals Attainment Primary EEF
  • Nov 4, 2016
Project-based learning holds back poor pupils
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Attainment Literacy Secondary TES Disadvantaged pupils EEF
  • Nov 4, 2016
Pupils who record own learning make four months’ progress in maths – and two other EEF trials
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Schools Week EEF Attainment
  • Nov 4, 2016
School breakfast clubs boost pupils' results, research shows
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Mail Free school meals Primary Breakfast clubs EEF
  • Nov 4, 2016
Primary school breakfast clubs 'boost pupils' results in reading, writing and maths'
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Mirror Breakfast clubs Free school meals Primary EEF
  • Nov 4, 2016
EEF trial finds breakfast clubs more effective than infant free school meals
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Schools Week EEF Breakfast clubs Free school meals Disadvantaged students
  • Nov 4, 2016
Healthy eating crucial for pupils’ success, says NAHT
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NAHT EEF Breakfast clubs Free school meals Attainment
  • Nov 3, 2016
IOE collaboration receives EEF funding to unleash the potential of teaching assistants
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EEF IoE Funding Teaching assistants
  • Oct 24, 2016
Honey, I bribed the kids. And now they’re star pupils | Barbara Ellen
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EEF Guardian GCSEs A-levels
  • Oct 23, 2016
Results-boosting primary-school philosophy lesson to be trialled across 200 schools
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Philosophy P4C TES Primary EEF
  • Oct 21, 2016
EEF hands out £1m for second pilot of controversial philosophy programme
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EEF Philosophy P4C Schools Week
  • Oct 21, 2016