Are you looking to developing children's capability and motivation to write in the Early Years? Take a look at our recent clips from the classroom on using play to engage children in the early years in purposeful writing opportunities. Watch it here: researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...

Why uniting the whole school community around disadvantage matters. A structured, whole-school approach to engaging all members of the school community – staff, families, governors and parents – around the mission of equity. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/uniting...

Schools identify low literacy skills and poor attendance as the biggest challenges to disadvantaged pupils’ attainment. New analysis released as @EducEndowFoundn publishes updated guide to support Pupil Premium spending- see more here educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/biggest...

What stops a pupil’s bright ideas from becoming strong writing? @theeef.bsky.social literacy specialist, considers ​‘The Simple View of Writing’ as a framework for supporting writing in the classroom. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/how-the...

Designed for school leaders, the new @theeef.bsky.social updated guide to Pupil Premium offers: 📘 Step-by-step support for your strategy 📊 Evidence you can trust 🎥 ‘Talking head’ videos with real school insights See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/using-pupil-...

Our first blog of the term is written by our Director Susie Fraser: Taking a less is more approach to using research evidence. Not a bad mantra for life really! Read it here

Looking to improve writing in the Early Years? Take a look at our Clips from the Classroom focusing on using play to engage children in the early years in purposeful writing opportunities. Take a watch here: researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...

A child’s background shouldn’t decide their future. Yet disadvantaged pupils finish secondary school almost 2 years behind their peers. Here is the new @theeef.bsky.social Guide to Pupil Premium released this week! Explore the digital guide here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/using-pupil-...

It's Friday and we are ending the week on a high- an amazing new blog from our Director of Research School Susie Fraser talking about taking a less is more approach to using research well. Read more here: themcaway.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/t...

Reflections from the @theeef.bsky.social first evidence-informed CPD conference for the 16 – 19 sector- College leaders and sector partners explored how evidence can drive more effective CPD across 16 – 19 education. See here for more information: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/reflect...

The new @theeef.bsky.social blog series explores how the EEF is adapting its evaluation methods to better support teaching and learning. Read more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/how-wer...

Unpacking the science of everyday interactions to support early childhood development- New Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood film series shows how everyday actions support early development. See more information here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/centre-...

💫Welcome back to a new academic year! 💫 We are excited to be back supporting you with trusted evidence and practical guidance to help you deliver the best for all your students. To get us started here is a link to our latest clips from the classroom researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...

The @theeef.bsky.social has recently published findings from seven independent evaluations of different early years programmes, marking a significant contribution to the evidence base for early years education. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/new-eef...

What we’ve learned from findings from seven early years evaluations- Building the evidence base for better beginnings. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/what-we...

@theeef.bsky.social have responded to EPI’s report on attainment gap data. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/educati... A snapshot of inequality in England.

New EEF podcast: deployment of teaching assistants The @theeef.bsky.social has published the latest episode of our podcast, ​‘Evidence into Action’, focusing on the deployment of teaching assistants. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/new-eef...

@theeef.bsky.social response to ​‘Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life’ strategy. Acknowledging the vital early stages of young children’s lives. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/educati...

Clips from the Classroom: Reflections from the Research Schools Network on making best use of video exemplification. The Research School Network discuss how they use video exemplification. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/clips-f...

How we can unlock the potential of professional development to support GCSE resit learners? In this blog Rebecca Morris, Debbie Grace and Tom Perry, share what they’ve learned from the sector about their CPD needs. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/profess...

Have you seen our new clips from the classroom focusing on developing children's capability and motivation to write by using play to engage children in the early years in purposeful writing opportunities? Have a watch here: researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...

Developing subject-specific talk across the curriculum- @theeef.bsky.social literacy specialist, highlights some key reflections from leaders and practitioners about subject-specific talk from the latest podcast. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/develop...

Developing subject-specific talk across the curriculum- @theeef.bsky.social literacy specialist, highlights some key reflections from leaders and practitioners about subject-specific talk from the latest podcast. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/develop...

How do we interpret low-security findings? Toby Whittaker, one of the @theeef.bsky.social Programme Managers, examines what schools can take from our evaluation of the SEND Review. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/how-to-...

Struggling year 2 pupils benefit from teaching assistant led maths programme. Four independent evaluation report findings published last week. See more details here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/teachin...

How can we ensure Teaching Assistant preparedness? Ensuring Teaching Assistant preparedness through structured collaboration, clear roles, and evidence-informed strategies. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/ensure-...

Have you listened to our latest podcast? Head over to Podbean podbean.com/media/share/... or youtube youtu.be/5GPvMOUJA3s to join @susiefraser22 and Becky Owen discussing evidence and best practice when supporting young people with mental health in schools.

New EEF podcast: talking the talk – subject-specific talk across the curriculum. How does talk change across phases and subjects? See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/new-eef...

Have you seen the Research Schools Network's Clips from the Classroom. Explore new maths classroom video exemplification resources. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/clips-f...

The @theeef.bsky.social have recently introduced their updated SEND pages: Explore our resources for supporting high-quality teaching for pupils with SEND. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/explore...

How I wish I’d used manipulatives to teach maths Manipulatives make the abstract visible, uncover relationships, and build lasting knowledge. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/manipul...

Early years professionals in England can apply for a new funded opportunity to become an Early Years Evidence Advocate and help bridge the gap between research and practice. See more details here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/opportu...

@theeef.bsky.social updates to ten strands of the Teaching and Learning Toolkit, including metacognition and oral language. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/updates...

Kirstin Mulholland is EEF’s Senior Associate for Content and Engagement, and an Associate Professor of Education. In this blog, she introduces two new resources to support implementation of changes to TA deployment. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/impleme...

@theeef.bsky.social literacy content and engagement specialist, looks at how oral language can play a vital role in writing instruction in the primary classroom. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/talk-to...

If you are planning your CPD curriculum for next year, make sure you’ve got a copy of the book that every CPD lead and senior leader needs

@theeef.bsky.social literacy content and engagement specialist, looks at how oral language can play a vital role in writing instruction in the primary classroom. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/talk-to...

Have you signed up for our free pre-recorded webinar from our brilliant Susie Fraser discussing the latest updates in the world of evidence based practice. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/evidence-u...

New trial will find out if Oak’s AI-powered lesson planning tool can reduce workload while maintaining quality. The @theeef.bsky.social are now recruiting around 450 primary school teachers to take part. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/new-tri...

Multi-academy trusts can get support from the EEF to embed evidence-informed practice. Opportunity for MATs to take part in bespoke and collaborative projects. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/working...

Six things from the @theeef.bsky.social we’ve learnt about the early years professional development landscape in England. Understanding the landscape of professional development and support programmes in the early years sector. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/early-y...

Taking post-16 teaching higher with the Teaching and Learning Toolkit- A game-changer in 16 – 19 education. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/taking-...

Here is the @theeef.bsky.social response to Ofsted’s consultation on proposed inspection reforms. Access it in full detail here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/respons...

The Teaching Assistant role and SEND: three approaches to maximise impact. Maximising the role of teaching assistants. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/the-tea...

Research in real time: engaging in education research as a nursery- Take part in an EEF-funded project see more details here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/researc...

Manipulatives: helping to make problem-solving ​‘concrete’. Gareth Metcalfe is the Director of I See Maths ltd. In this blog, he explains how manipulatives can be used to illuminate the mathematics in a KS2 problem-solving task. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/manipul...

@kirstenmould.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social's senior associate for content and engagement introduces a new scaffolding framework which aims to demonstrate how scaffolds can be used to gradually increase pupils’ independence over time. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/what-go...

@kirstenmould.bsky.social senior associate for content and engagement introduces a new scaffolding framework which aims to demonstrate how scaffolds can be used to gradually increase pupils’ independence over time. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/what-go...

Have you had a listen to the latest episode of the @theeef.bsky.social podcast, ​‘Evidence into Action’, focusing on why manipulatives matter in maths. Access it here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/new-eef...

Welcome back to those coming from back from Easter break, here’s a round-up of all the @EducEndowFoundn new resources and opportunities from the Spring term. We hope all those in schools, colleges, and other settings enjoyed a well-deserved break! educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/icymi-a...