⏰ Last chance – join us this afternoon! 📚 FREE Literacy Twilight Briefing 🕒 15:45–16:45 (online) Explore the EEF’s Improving Literacy Guidance Reports with Somerset Research School and gain practical, evidence-informed strategies you can use straight away. ▶️ Register now: forms.gle/WSRTPwYRiyZq...

📚Poets in assemblies. Authors in classrooms. Libraries full at lunchtime. Reading culture is alive and well @blueschoolwells.bsky.social 🔗Join us tomorrow afternoon to explore @theeef.bsky.social Literacy recommendations. ▶️https://researchschool.org.uk/somerset/event/literacy-twilight-briefing

Early years settings: strengthen your maths practice Last few spaces for @ndnatalk.bsky.social's Maths Champions, fully funded by the DfE. Children in participating settings made 3 months’ extra progress in maths & language on average. For PVIs, maintained, & school nurseries. tinyurl.com/4xcc7n8r

🌷We are looking foward to catching up with our extended team this afternoon, updates, a highly aniticpated quiz & seasonal mini eggs!🐣 @theeef.bsky.social Meet the team ▶️ researchschool.org.uk/somerset/mee...

📖Read our latest blog. Talk First: Closing the Early Literacy Gap in the Early Years @theeef.bsky.social “High-quality talk is deliberate, equitable, precise and cumulative.” researchschool.org.uk/somerset/new...

Secondary schools in England: How are you managing behaviour and supporting pupils? Take part in the School Climate Study with @natcen.bsky.social, @youthendowmentfund.org.uk, & us. ✔ Share your experience confidentially ✔ Get tailored results ✔ £100 thank-you Take part: tinyurl.com/2mrxuhk6

💡If we want students to read complex texts and write with precision, they need regular opportunities to rehearse ideas aloud— using the language of the subject. That’s how understanding grows. tinyurl.com/3vsewcky 2/2

💬 We say “talk helps learning”. But it’s stronger than that: 👉 Talk is learning. Oral language isn’t separate from literacy — it sits at its heart. Reading, writing and talk are deeply interconnected. 1/2

📚It was great to see colleagues at the Bristol Primary Heads conference last week, thank you for coming along to say hello! 🌷If you would like to join us at one of our upcoming CPD events click the link to see what's coming up! @theeef.bsky.social 🔗https://researchschool.org.uk/somerset/events

📹 Have you seen Clips from the Classroom? 🗓️ Every week we spotlight a clip of a school putting evidence into practice This week, @townendresearch.bsky.social focus on activating prior knowledge as part of the EEF's '7-step model'. 👀 WATCH NOW: buff.ly/zbJhJot

Why take part in an EEF trial? Contribute to the evidence base and support your colleagues to improve teaching and learning! Access professional development for your staff! Deliver promising approaches at a heavily subsidised rate! Find trials recruiting:

📣 We’re looking for early years settings to take part in an EEF-funded trial of TWiTCH (Talk with Tales for Children) which aims to support language development in 3–4-year-olds, delivered by @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social. 1/2

📚We are delighted to offer a new FREE Literacy twilight webinar, in partnership with Cornerstone English Hub. 🗓️Register today and join us on Wednesday 1 April, 15.45 -16.45 to explore the EEF's four literacy Guidance Reports. ▶️Sign up and reserve your space: researchschool.org.uk/somerset/eve...

📢Evidence Informed Middle and Senior Leadership, new CPD opportunity @theeef.bsky.social ☕3x afternoon sessions, 13.00-16.00, based in the Teaching & Learning Hub @blueschoolwells.bsky.social Register today: 🔗https://researchschool.org.uk/somerset/event/evidence-informed-middle-senior-leadership

Great to be meeting with Primary Heads Across Bristol (PHAB) today at their annual conference. Fantastic to hear from Professor Lee Elliot-Major again about #equity approaches.

🗣️ 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. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ajv67jv2

🎧 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

📢Turn research into real classroom impact. Join us and a host of experts from across the South West & South Coast for a powerful day of evidence-informed practice @rsncornwall.bsky.social 🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclR3m2kAjea65W5vod80PPpfMN7749hYtvkBQ2dwPvyUCOfg/viewform

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. Sign up: ow.ly/KKSJ50YgtXe

Our term 1 bulletin is out! Primary & Early Years Bulletin - sway.cloud.microsoft/aIqcTDD1RSem... Secondary and Post-16 Bulletin - sway.cloud.microsoft/rq1GOuIGGatl...

📢Register today! Join us after half term for the online launch, followed by 3x face to face sessions @blueschoolwells.bsky.social with the brilliant Sally Franklin & Claire Greene @theeef.bsky.social Book here ▶️ 🔗https://researchschool.org.uk/somerset/event/deployment-of-teaching-assistants

Secondary schools: build evidence on pupil wellbeing! Join our trial of Place2Be's Learning Together for Mental Health. A whole-school approach using restorative practice + pupil–staff action groups, evaluated by Ipsos in the UK, Anna Freud 👉 tinyurl.com/hh2ac4xf

🗞️Hot off the press! Read our latest newsletter and catch up on the latest resources, PD opportunities and events @theeef.bsky.social 🛋️Read more here▶️ researchschool.org.uk/somerset/new... 📝If you would like to receive our newsletter sign up here▶️ researchschool.org.uk/somerset/new...

Join @devonresearchsch.bsky.social this March for their 3-day PD programme, 'Developing Metacognition in Your School' 🔗Find out more and register here: researchschool.org.uk/devon/event/...

Teachers — want real-time insight into student understanding? Try hinge questions. A hinge question is a multiple-choice question asked at a key moment in a lesson to check whether pupils are ready to move on. A simple but powerful formative assessment tool. Read more: tinyurl.com/ad8mcyzj

Recruitment is open for six new EEF-funded school projects 🎉 Covering reading, mental health, science, maths, adventure learning, and teacher recruitment & retention. 75% of state-funded schools have taken part in an EEF project — explore what’s right for your school 👇 tinyurl.com/7abr9ey2

⚙️High-quality PD is one of the most powerful tools we have to improve learner outcomes, close the disadvantage gap, and strengthen workforce development @theeef.bsky.social 📢Register today! 🔗https://researchschool.org.uk/somerset/event/evidence-informed-middle-senior-leadership

🌱Book a place this Spring on our 3-day programme exploring @theeef.bsky.social updated guidance and discover how to maximise the impact of your ta's. 🌷Suitable for: Headteachers, Senior Leaders, T&L Leads, SENDCOs and HLTAs 🔗Find out more and register here: researchschool.org.uk/somerset/eve...

Join us for this 3-day programme where we will explore what the evidence says about how disadvantaged learners make progress and how we can respond to the disadvantage gap @theeef.bsky.social @marcrowland73.bsky.social Find out more and register here: researchschool.org.uk/somerset/eve...

🧠 New tools to support metacognition We’ve released 3 practical tools to help teachers and leaders develop pupils as independent learners, alongside our metacognition and self-regulated learning guidance. 👉 tinyurl.com/4db4cjna

Turning Research into Real Classroom Practice. Join us in Exeter 12 June 2026. Find out more: d10a08pz293654.cloudfront.net/production/d... @rsncornwall.bsky.social @somersetrs.bsky.social

🎄 We hope that you enjoy a reling break of the holidays and look forward to catching up in the new year! researchschool.org.uk/somerset/

🎬Re-visit our Clips from the Classroom practice series based on the 'five-a-day' principle. ⚙️#3 Scaffolding: visual, verbal, written ▶️https://researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-the-classroom/learning-behaviours/scaffolding-to-support-pupil-learning

We were delighted to attend the Racial Equity Network Dinner in November, co-organised by our ELE Domini Choudhury, buff.ly/x3fDfXO You can find out more here: buff.ly/YUcxO8w Read Domini's blog for Somerset Research School here: buff.ly/bQBXSpU

📢Secondary reading conference: whole school culture and strategy, 26th February 2026 @ramsburyenghub.bsky.social 📖Reading is the gateway to learning ▶️https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/secondary-reading-whole-school-culture-and-strategy-tickets-1728981713849?aff=oddtdtcreator

🗞️Catch up on all the latest news, blogs & resources from Somerset Research School @theeef.bsky.social and around the Research Schools Network. Our latest newsletter available on our website! 🔗https://researchschool.org.uk/somerset/news/newsletter

🧮Check out the South West Maths Attainment Conference, an online event delivered in partnership with Maths Hubs, the NCETM, and the DfE @booleanmathshub.bsky.social Please book here via Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-west...

🍂 We are looking forward to welcoming the final group of leaders and teachers today to St Michael's Primary School in Aldbourne, the stage is set for the second training day… 🌱 An evidence-informed approach to improve communication and language in the early years @theeef.bsky.social

Turning research into real classroom change through our Evidence into Action partnerships. These collaborations connect schools, Research Schools, and local leaders to apply evidence where it’s needed most. Explore the new partnerships 👉tinyurl.com/yebm6mnj

📢There is still time to register! Join us next Monday for this FREE online twilight session - An Introduction to the EEF's new Pupil Premium Guidance @theeef.bsky.social @devonresearchsch.bsky.social ⚙️Reserve your space here 🔽 🔗https://researchschool.org.uk/somerset/event/leaders-briefing

🧠 Metacognitive strategies 💬 Promoting metacognitive talk 🧩 Scaffolding pupils’ metacognitive thinking Find them on the guidance page! Discover the refreshed guidance and start embedding evidence-based approaches in your classroom today: 🔗 tinyurl.com/4db4cjna 5/5

You’ll find updated examples and tools, explainer boxes addressing common misconceptions, and practical strategies to help pupils plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning. Alongside the guidance, we’ve published three new classroom tools to support implementation: 4/5

🧠 Today we’ve launched our updated guidance on metacognition and self-regulated learning — one of our most popular and practical resources. Explore what’s new ⬇️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/4db4cjna 1/5

🧮Check out the South West Maths Attainment Conference, an online event delivered in partnership with Maths Hubs, the NCETM, and the DfE @booleanmathshub.bsky.social Please book here via Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-west...

🍂We were delighted to see leaders & teachers today at St Michael's Primary School, Aldbourne, Wiltshire, for session #2 of our Cracking Communication Partnership @theeef.bsky.social 🌱It has been a brilliant opportunity to explore Communication & Language development through continuous provision​.

🌷Join the Small School Evidence Network to explore evidence-informed SEND practice that works with limited capacity and mixed-age classes. 📅11th November 4-5pm @theeef.bsky.social ▶️https://researchschool.org.uk/northyorkscoast/event/2025-26-small-schools-evidence-network-autumn-meeting-2

🔢 Counters, cubes, and cuisenaire rods — they’re everywhere in primary maths. But are we using them effectively? Luke Rhodes shares how focused professional development helped teachers use manipulatives to reveal mathematical structures and boost pupils’ understanding. 👉 tinyurl.com/y5xcbapj

📣 New blog alert! Want to get the most from Pupil Premium? Check out this deep dive on our updated guide, from diagnosing needs to delivering changes that stick. Read here:

📖Take a moment to read our latest blog, out today! Part of a new series, The Power of Conversation with ... @dominichoudhury.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social ▶️https://researchschool.org.uk/somerset/news/the-power-of-a-conversation-with-domini-choudhury

Take a look at the professional development opportunities coming up this year... 🍂November 24 - An Introduction to @theeef.bsky.social new Pupil Premium Guide (online twilight) ❄️ December 08 - Using Evidence to Strengthen Your Early Years Leadership 🔗https://researchschool.org.uk/somerset/events