Evidence into Action

In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Rachael Cattrall (EEF content specialist alumna) and expert guests including:

• Dr Tom Perry – Associate Professor, University of Warwick.

They discuss the evolution of retrieval practice and insights into cognitive science, including how these principles and practices are being applied in classrooms.

Resources to support retrieval practice

• Cognitive Science Approaches in the Classroom: a Review of  the Evidence (summary)

In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Kirsten Mould (EEF Senior Content and Engagement Manager) and expert guests including:

• Jonathan Sharples (Associate Professor, EEF)

They discuss implementation in schools following the recent update of the EEF's implementation guidance report. They explore how we think about implementation and what it looks like in a practical sense.

Resources to support implementation in schools

• A School’s Guide to Implementation guidance report

In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Kirstin Mulholland (EEF Associate for School Engagement and Evidence Use) and expert guests including:

• Prof Rob Coe (Director of Research and Development at Evidence Based Education, EEF Senior Associate)

They discuss using research evidence well in the context of education, exploring the development of a culture and capacity for engaging with evidence in schools.

Resources to support using research evidence

• EEF Using Research Evidence – a concise guide

In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Freya Morrissey (EEF Content Specialist for Learning Behaviours) and expert guests including:

• Owen Carter (Director at ImpactEd)

They discuss the complex topic of attendance and explore what the evidence tells us about the best ways to support it.

Resources to support school attendance:

• Impact Ed: Understanding Attendance report

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In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Grace Cocker (EEF Content Specialist for maths) and expert guests including:

• Sarah Earle (Reader in Education, Bath Spa University)
  

They discuss high-quality science teaching that fosters progress and children’s interest in science.

Resources to support pupils to improve primary science:

• Improving primary science guidance report, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

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In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by Kirsten Mould and expert guests including:

• Dr Rebecca Montacute, Head of Research and Policy, Sutton Trust

They discuss how to support for pupils from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

For more on educational disadvantage and resources to support disadvantaged pupils:

• Contextual Admissions, Sutton Trust

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In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by expert guests including:

• Claudia Coussins, Deputy Head of Early Years - Policy and Practice, Anna Freud Centre

Our hosts and expert panel discuss PSED and how we can support how early years practice can be enriched through evidence-use.

In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Kirsten Mould (our Senior Content Specialist) and expert guests including:

• Jon Eaton, Director of Kingsbridge Research School and Research Lead at Kingsbridge Community College

They discuss how best to support pupils with SEND, outlining the current challenges and opportunities in schools.

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Further reading

• EEF’s Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools guidance report

In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Hannah Heron (EEF Content Specialist for Learning Behaviours) and expert guests including:

• Professor John Dunlosky (Professor of Psychology and Director of the Science of Learning Center at Kent State University)

They discuss metacognition with particular focus on putting study strategies into practice.

In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Kirstin Mulholland, EEF associate for content and engagement, with particular interest in maths.

• Professor Neil Mercer, Director of Oracy at the University of Cambridge

They discuss high quality talk and how it can be applied and developed in classrooms.