We loved attending and speaking at the Midlands Education Leaders event focussing on Improving Education, Reducing Inequality Event!

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for an amazing session with Juliet Stafford, Amy Sandilands and Sharon Leftwich-Lloyd from @EtoneCollege college re: Disciplinary Literacy!

Another busy week: - The final Evidence Exploration Workshop with leaders in Warwick - Governor twilight: evaluating Pupil Premium Strategies - Implementation twilight discussing the 3rd recommendation - Planning for a 2 year Evidence into Action partnership with @StBartsTrust

🌟NEW BLOG 🌟 Want to ensure that Teaching Assistants are deployed effectively for maximum impact? Have you read the updated @EducEndowFoundn guidance report? Read this new blog for a summary of the new guidance and a link to the full report. researchschool.org.uk/staffordshir...

Calling all evidence informed, Early Years colleagues. 📢 Have you seen this exciting opportunity to work as an Early Years Evidence Advocate for the @EducEndowFoundn ? Click on the link for further information and the application form. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/opportu...

Wanting to make impactful changes in your school? Join us on the 11th June to learn all about recommendation 3 of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) Implementation Guidance Report. Secure your free ticket today 👇 shorturl.at/55kHw

Calling all Governors: Join us on Tuesday 10th June 2025 for our final Pupil Premium session of the year. The Governor twilight will focus on Evaluating you Pupil Premium Strategy. Secure your place today 👇 lnkd.in/e3tfYe2F

🌟New Podcast 🎙️- Reading Curriculum comprehension strategies. Amy Sandilands from @EtoneCollege discusses how they used the EEF pilot study  in the Geography department and beyond. Learn all about Teacher and Pupil Curriculum Comprehension strategies: preview.app.goo.gl/r4j68.app.go...

🎧 In the second episode of a new three-part series, our podcast continues discussions on whether teaching is an art rather than a science, including how research evidence fits into this. (1/2)

🌟 Launching tomorrow! Tomorrow, Thursday 6th March, we're launching a brand-new resource to support early years settings to make the most of their Early Years Pupil Premium funding. Stay tuned as we prepare to publish the resource.

Is your school making the most of its TAs? Emily Yeomans explains what the newly updated @theeef.bsky.social guidance says about deploying teaching assistants for maximum impact

CoachBright & @theeef.bsky.social Research Trial Are you looking to boost maths skills, confidence, and attendance among your students? Join CoachBright's exciting EEF-funded research trial for 2025/2026.

📣 Calling all educators! We’re looking for passionate people like you to share your insights and experiences as part of our community of educators, the EEF Exchange. Help make sure our work stays relevant and grounded in the real world.  Apply: ow.ly/UtL450VCmn5

It was our final workshop of the @StBartsTrust Evidence Exploration Partnership this week. Together we created our theory of change & have identified the behaviour change activities needed to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children.

Interesting survey looking at school readiness for Reception pupils. There is a big gulf between parent and educator perceptions. shorturl.at/COCWV Want to support your families with school readiness? Download this useful resource- startingreception.co.uk/about/#instr...

Today we delivered Workshop 2 of our Evidence Exploration Partnership in Warwick. The focus of the day was examining local data to build consensus around the priority for the partnership. We also discussed the importance of promoting equity & challenging unconscious bias.

Such a great day with colleagues from the Netherlands sharing their experiences of research engagement in their contexts. Some great presentations from a number of research schools too!

NEW: FROM THE ARCHIVES This year we take a weekly dip into the archives to revisit blogs from the past. This week, @staffordshirers.bsky.social discuss the importance of empathy, and how to 'meet parents halfway'. buff.ly/3XN5zGb

✨NEW BLOG ✨ 'I Can't do maths....yet!' Guest blogger, Neil Randall from @EtoneCollege, discusses how to minimise gaps in recall so that it does not impact on future learning. He shares some great ideas for a smooth transition to Secondary School. tinyurl.com/2fsy5p7u

We were very honoured to deliver a presentation for the Welsh Government We shared the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) SEND guidance report recommendations at their Additional Learning Needs Conference. It was great to hear from a range of speakers sharing excellent practice.

SecEd Podcast: This episode asks what it means to be a research-informed school & how to engage with #research to improve #teaching. Great advice from our panel: @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social @mattbromley.bsky.social @jonesedu.bsky.social @staffordshirers.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4jF43iv #teachers

Today we’ve facilitated our 3rd workshop with leaders from St Bart’s MAT for their Evidence Exploration Partnership. The focus for the session was to examine additional data analysis & determine the priority for the partnership. @staffordshirers.bsky.social @aspirerrs.bsky.social

SecEd Podcast: This episode asks what it means to be a research-informed school & how to engage with #research to improve #teaching. Great advice from our panel: @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social @mattbromley.bsky.social @jonesedu.bsky.social @staffordshirers.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4jF43iv

What a great way to spend a Wednesday, with literacy leads from across Worcester. Day 1 of leading literacy ✅. Loved being a part of it a facilitating today and the opportunities brought about by being an ELE with @staffordshirers.bsky.social

SecEd Podcast: This episode asks what it means to be a research-informed school & how to engage with #research to improve #teaching. Great advice from our panel: @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social @mattbromley.bsky.social @jonesedu.bsky.social @staffordshirers.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4jF43iv #edusky

SecEd Podcast: This episode asks what it means to be a research-informed school & how to engage with #research to improve #teaching. Great advice from our panel: @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social @mattbromley.bsky.social @jonesedu.bsky.social @staffordshirers.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4jF43iv #edusky

We have had a great day in Bristol at the @rs_network combined regional meeting with Research Schools from the South West. Great discussions and learning. It was also brilliant to meet colleagues from Holland who are working with schools to support evidence use.

SecEd Podcast: This episode asks what it means to be a research-informed school & how to engage with #research to improve #teaching. Great advice from our panel: @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social @mattbromley.bsky.social @jonesedu.bsky.social @staffordshirers.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4jF43iv #teachers

SecEd Podcast: This episode asks what it means to be a research-informed school & how to engage with #research to improve #teaching. Great advice from our panel: @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social @mattbromley.bsky.social @jonesedu.bsky.social @staffordshirers.bsky.social buff.ly/4jF43iv #teachers #edusky

We have a range of events coming up including maths, Pupil Premium, Effective Implementation, What’s New evidence updates and more…. Don’t miss out, secure your free place today. researchschool.org.uk/staffordshir...

Today we started our Evidence Exploration Partnership with school leaders in Warwick. Discussions focused on developing a shared language around disadvantage & evidence use, & exploring the foundations of the partnership. @staffordshirers.bsky.social @warwickshirecc.bsky.social

🎧You can now listen to Ep.1 of Shifting the Narrative on Podbean! 🎧 In this instalment, the regional Research Schools & I explore the importance of challenging deficit narratives. @aspirerrs.bsky.social @staffordshirers.bsky.social @tgresearchsch.bsky.social www.podbean.com/wlei/pb-mymu...

NEW year NEW podcast 🎙️✨ Robert Strang and Sally Edward’s from CASTLE PHOENIX TRUST discuss how their implementation of oral language development strategies within maths and beyond has had a real impact on their pupils. Listen here 👇 www.podbean.com/eas/pb-zvbki...

Happy New Year. We hope you have a great 2025!

Merry Christmas.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎄🎅 We hope you have an amazing holiday and well deserved rest. It has been a fabulous year and we want to thank everyone for their support and engagement. We look forward to seeing you all again in 2025!

Not subscribed to our bitesize video series by @PearceMrs? Missed out on our retrieval practice video? You can watch it here - youtu.be/qdm_P1PQPb8 The episode out this week discusses interleaving. Don't miss out, sign up to our video series here- shorturl.at/ff7bF

Want to be up to date with research and know how to apply it to make a difference for your pupils? Sign up for our free CPD events here - researchschool.org.uk/staffordshire/… We will be sending out @PearceMrs interleaving video this week so don't miss out!

We are spending the day in the edit suite creating our next Clips from the Classroom video. We can’t wait to share this fantastic video with everyone. It is a great example of how to use metacognition in maths in Y1 to enhance teaching and learning.

It is great to be featured in @StBartsTrust Autumn Magazine. A great article illustrating the work taking place in our evidence exploration partnership. This is a great summary of workshop 1 activities, reflections and learning.

Great day with St. Bart’s Academy Trust for their 2nd Evidence Exploration Partnership workshop. @staffordshirers.bsky.social

We have had a great day with @StBartsTrust for their 2nd Evidence Exploration Partnership workshop. Drilling down into a range of data sources to identify a priority. @AspirerRS @J0GOODMAN

Do you teach Maths in KS3? Would you like some high quality professional development to enhance your teaching of maths? Join us for three CPD sessions lead by our fantastic ELE Guy Carpenter. Secure your ticket here 👇 researchschool.org.uk/staffordshir...

Coming soon 👀 #NewYearNewPodcast

Finishing up the West Midlands Regional Meeting at the Birmingham German Christmas Market. Here’s to 2025!

Final West Midlands Regional Meeting of 2024! 🎄 Today we’re exploring system influence and considering how we embed sustained engagement with research evidence across the region. @tgresearchsch.bsky.social @staffordshirers.bsky.social

Great to chat earlier with Robert Strang and Sally Edwards from Castle Phoenix Trust about their implementation of Oracy strategies to improve mathematical outcomes. We look forward to publishing the podcast in the spring term. 🎙️

Join us tomorrow morning at 8am for our 'What's New' evidence update session. Find out all about the latest research, resources and opportunities. Don't miss out- secure your ticket below 👇 researchschool.org.uk/staffordshir...

It was great to attend the @TrustCPDLeads meeting this morning. Some great reflections and discussions. It was also great to hear from @DebbieClintonHM discuss how we can support colleagues to thrive.