#ThrowbackThursday Every Thursday we throw it back to a blog published by the Research School Network. Today we are sharing a blog by Derby Research School. The blog emphasises the need for a coherent approach to vocabulary embedded through KS2/3.

Final Research Breakfast for 2025/26 It isn't too late to join us for our final Research Breakfast for 2025/26 on Wednesday 1st July, 8.00-8.25am. We are looking forward to exploring a range of updates & opportunities for next academic year. Register to attend here: forms.office.com/e/9bR1qRUka7

National #ThankATeacherDay! 💙 Today we celebrate everyone working in our teaching community – teachers, teaching assistants, support staff and leaders. Thank you for the difference you make every day. #ThankATeacherDay #MakingADifference

#ToolkitTuesday Teaching assistants play an important role in supporting pupil learning; how they are deployed matters. Targeted deployment through delivery of interventions has a higher impact but how do we use bridging practices to help pupils connect learning between interventions & classrooms?

#MakingaDifferenceMonday On Friday, pupils and staff across Great Heights Academy Trust celebrated Fairytale Friday, immersing themselves in Little Red Riding Hood. From performance poetry to a mock trial for the Big Bad Wolf, it was a day of opportunity to @Go_All_In_2026. 🍎

#ToolkitTuesday The EEF Toolkit has over 434,000 visits per year but the headline is just the starting point for schools considering evidence. As the adage goes, the devil is in the detail. We need to consider these 'best bets' alongside our professional judgement and contextual expertise.

📚️ The ability to read well is the key that unlocks learning & the world around us. We are proud to be working in partnership with schools within and beyond Great Heights Academy Trust to help every child become a confident, fluent and enthusiastic reader. #PhonicsScreeningCheck #GoAllIn2026

🎥 Friday From the Classroom Clips from the Classroom from the Research School Network exemplify evidence-based practice & practitioner reflections. Today we are featuring this clip from Aspirer Research School. This clip showcases retrieval drawings as a practical activity to check and retrieve.

#ThrowbackThursday Every Thursday we throw it back to a blog published by colleagues from across the Research School Network. Today we are throwing it back to a blog from norfolkrs.bsky.social. #TeachingAssistants #independence

#WorthItWednesday A spotlight on high-impact @theeef.bsky.social resources, tools and frameworks that are practical, evidence-informed, & genuinely worth your time. Vocabulary in Action — a resource highlighting robust strategies for teaching vocabulary & modelling language.

#ToolkitTuesday The EEF Teaching & Learning Toolkit highlights collaborative learning as a high-impact approach. This requires much more than just sitting pupils together; structured approaches with well-designed tasks lead to the greatest learning gains.

Happy Pride Month 🌈 At Great Heights Academy Trust, we believe everyone should feel valued, respected and able to be themselves. Today and every day, we celebrate diversity and inclusion across our schools and communities. #PrideMonth #Inclusion

🎥 Friday from the Classroom🎥 Clips from the Classroom from the Research School Network exemplify evidence-based practice and practitioner reflections. Today we are featuring this clip from Blackpool Research School. You can access the clip here: researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...

Throwback Thursday Every Thursday we throw it back to a blog from across the Research School Network. Today we are featuring a blog from @elresearchsch.bsky.social, unlocking children’s literacy potential through home languages. Read the blog here: researchschool.org.uk/eastlondon/n...

🌟 Worth it Wednesday🌟 A spotlight on high impact @theeef.bsky.social resources designed to support school leaders & practitioners. These resources are practical, evidence informed and genuinely worth your time. The TOLD framework provides an acronym for promoting high quality talk in maths.

The @theeef.bsky.social Teaching and Learning Toolkits are a summary of evidence that schools might choose to use, either as part of their pupil premium strategy or as part of wider school planning. 🩶 Behaviour interventions🩶 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...

🫂 Making a Difference Monday🫂 Today we celebrate one of our fantastic schools at Great Heights Academy Trust. It is such an exciting week at The Greetland Academy as they begin their School Respectful Week exploring #diversity and #inclusion. Their theme is 'If I can see me- I can be me!'

🎥 Friday from the Classroom 🎥 The Clips from the Classroom from the Research School Network exemplify evidence-based practice and practitioner reflections. Today we are featuring this clip from @durringresearch.bsky.social Access the clip here: researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...

Throwback Thursday Every Thursday we throw it back to a blog from the Research School Network. Today we are featuring a blog from Pinnacle Learning Research School with a focus on improving literacy at Oldham Sixth Form College. You can read the blog here: researchschool.org.uk/pinnacle-lea...

🌟Worth it Wednesday🌟 A spotlight on high impact @theeef.bsky.social resources to support school leaders and practitioners. These resources are practical, evidence informed & genuinely worth your time. The KEEP framework is built on 4 evidence-informed principles rooted in behaviour change.

⚒️ Toolkit Tuesday ⚒️ The @theeef.bsky.social Teaching and Learning Toolkits are a summary of evidence that schools might choose to use, either as part of their pupil premium strategy or as part of wider planning. ⬆️ Aspiration interventions⬆️ educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...

💜 This week is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. The Mental Health Foundation are asking people to join them in taking action. Even small actions can help us feel hopeful and less powerless. And while our individual actions matter, when we come together we are more powerful. 🧡

🚀 Monday Motivation 🚀 Good luck to every pupil sitting exams and SATs this week. We are cheering you on every step of the way. To the school staff, parents and carers who make it all possible, we are sending our best wishes for the weeks ahead. #mondaymotivation #SATs #GCSEs #ALevel

🎥 Friday from the Classroom 🎥 The Clips from the Classroom from the Research School Network exemplify evidence-based practice and practitioner reflections. Today we are featuring this clip from @staffordshirers.bsky.social. You can access the clip below: researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...

Throwback Thursday Every Thursday we throw it back to a blog published by colleagues from across the Research School Network. Today we are throwing it back to a blog by Phil Stock @greenshawrs.bsky.social : Inclusion by Design. #throwbackthursday #inclusion

📢 High-attaining maths pupils make more progress when grouped by attainment, @theeef.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk research finds.📢 Read the evaluation report here: shorturl.at/kBzNmthe

🌟 Worth it Wednesday 🌟 A weekly spotlight on high impact @theeef.bsky.social resources to support school leaders & practitioners. These resources are practical, evidence informed and genuinely worth your time. Check out the new Check. Adapt. resource Access it here: shorturl.at/cV1YX

Toolkit Tuesday The @theeef.bsky.social Teaching and Learning Toolkits are a summary of evidence that schools might choose to use, either as part of their pupil premium strategy or as part of wider school planning. 🎨 Arts Participation🎨 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...

📢 Today, the @theeef.bsky.social has published a new, digital guide to the Pupil Premium. 🔗 Explore the guide online now: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/using-pupil-...