Evidence into Action

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Evidence into Action episodes

June 13, 2023SEN in mainstream and adaptive teaching
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Kirsten Mould, EEF Senior Content Specialist, and expert guests to discuss how best to support pupils with SEND, outlining the current challenges and opportunities in schools.
Gary Aubin, EEF Associate content specialist for SEND and Head of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities at Future Academies (3:10 - 23:47)
Rebecca Gonyora, Director of Inclusion (MAT) Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust and Deputy Regional SEN Lead for East of England and East London (WSS) (23:47 - 43:07)
Jon Eaton, Director of Kingsbridge Research School and Research Lead at Kingsbridge Community College (43:07 - End
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Further reading
EEF’s Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools guidance report
EEF resource: reflecting on your practice
EEF blog: Assess, adjust, adapt – what does adaptive teaching mean to you?
EEF blog: Moving from ‘differentiation’ to ‘adaptive teaching’
Whole School SEND
1 hr 9 min
May 02, 2023Metacognition
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Hannah Heron, Learning Behaviours Content Specialist for the EEF, and expert guests, to discuss metacognition, with particular focus on putting study strategies into practice.
Professor John Dunlosky, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Science of Learning Center at Kent State University (Start - 34:16)
Jo Ashcroft, CEO of the CLIC Trust (34:16 - 49:34)
Freya Morrissey, Head of English at Teign School (49:34 - End)
Further Resources:
EEF Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning Guidance Report (Published April 2018)
1 hr 9 min
February 27, 2023Ep 16: High quality talk
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Kirstin Mulholland, EEF associate for content and engagement, with particular interest in maths.

Expert guests take part in discussions including:
Professor Neil Mercer, Director of Oracy at the University of Cambridge
Mrs Nicola Hemming, Deputy Headteacher at Clifton Primary School, Birmingham
Simon Cox, Leader at Blackpool Research School
They discuss high quality talk and how it can be applied and developed in classrooms.
1 hr
January 24, 2023Vocabulary and Language
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host Alex Reynolds, Literacy Content Specialist for the EEF, and expert guests to discuss vocabulary instruction, connections to reading and the curriculum.
Professor Jessie Ricketts, Director of Language and the reading acquisition research group for the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway University of London (Start - 27:25)
Marcus Jones, Literacy Lead at Huntington Research School and English Teacher (27:25 - 50:32)
Host and co-host reflections (50:32 - End)
Further Resources:
EEF Vocabulary in Action Classroom Strategies Resource
EEF Vocabulary in Action: Misconceptions Resource
EEF Blog, Through the Keyhole of the Reading House, Part 1: Vocabulary, Comprehension and Word Reading
59 min
November 29, 2022English as an Additional Language
In this instalment, hosts Alex Quigley and EEF Senior Content Manager Kirsten Mould are joined by expert guests in linguistics and education, alongside education leaders, to discuss how best to support pupils with English as an Additional Language.
Guests include:
Prof Victoria Murphy, Director of the Department of Education & Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Oxford (Start - 27:45)
Diana Sutton, The Bell Foundation (27:45 - 42:27)
Karl Rogerson, Principal of Billesley Primary School and Director of Billesley Research School (42:27 - End)
1 hr 1 min
November 02, 2022Evidence-informed Leadership
In this instalment, hosts Alex Quigley and EEF Senior Content Manager Kirsten Mould are joined by expert guests to discuss evidence informed leadership.

Guests include:
Nick Brook, Deputy General Secretary at NAHT and Chair of the School Improvement Commission (Start - 24:00)
Asima Iqbal, Vice Principal of Billesley Research School (24:00 - 40:50)
Alex Samways, Director of Research School and Teaching School Hub, Unity Schools Partnership (41:02 - End)
1 hr 3 min
May 25, 2022Supporting pupils during exams
In this new instalment, our expert panel discuss the evidence around how to prepare pupils for exams effectively.

Regular host Alex Quigley is joined by our Learning Behaviours Content Specialist, Kirsten Mould, in discussion with:
Prof. David Putwain of Liverpool John Moores University (Start – 26.55);
Sadie Thompson, Deputy Director of HISP Research School and Modern Foreign Language teacher (26.55 – 40.23); and
Simon Cox, Director of Blackpool Research School and Maths teacher (40.23– End).
51 min
April 01, 2022Teaching reading: The Reading Comprehension House
In this new instalment, our expert panel discuss how reading teaching can be supported using the reading comprehension house, which featured in our updated guidance report, Improving Literacy in Key Stage 2.

Regular host Alex Quigley is joined by our Literacy Content Specialist, Sarah Green, in discussion with:
Kate Cain, Professor of Language and Literacy Development at Lancaster University (Start – 30:25);
Caroline Bilton, Deputy Headteacher at Cragside C of E Primary School (30:25 – 36:50); and
James Siddle, Primary School Headteacher and Director of Kyra Research School (36:50– End).
Further Resources:
This episode is the counterpart to a previous episode on teaching reading fluency, which featured Professor Tim Rasinski, Julie Phazey and Louise Quinn.
EEF Improving Literacy in KS2 Guidance Report (Published November 2021)
EEF Blog, The 'Reading Comprehension House' and foundations that support word reading
54 min
February 23, 2022Teaching reading: Developing fluency
In this latest instalment of the EEF's 'Evidence into Action' podcast, our expert panel discuss the evidence around the importance of fluency in teaching children to read.

Regular host Alex Quigley is joined by our Literacy Content Specialist, Sarah Green, in discussion with:
Tim Rasinski, Professor of Literacy Education and author of “The Megabook of Fluency” (Start – 29:50);
Julie Phazey, Primary School Headteacher (29:50 – 39:52); and
Louise Quinn, Secondary School Deputy Headteacher and Senior Leader in Education (39:52 – End).
Further Resources:
The EEF Reading Fluency Glossary
EEF Blog, Why Focus on Reading Fluency?
55 min
November 30, 2021Effective Professional Development
In this instalment, our expert panel discuss the key insights from our recent guidance report, Effective Professional Development.

Regular host Alex Quigley is joined by our new maths Content Specialist, Kirstin Mulholland, in discussion with:
Harry Fletcher-Wood, author and researcher at Teacher Tapp (Start – 22:09);
Helen Bellinger, Director of Doncaster Research School (22:09 – 38:00); and
Tom Martell, Director of Shotton Hall Research School (38:00 – End).
Further Resources:
EEF Effective Professional Development Guidance Report (Published October 2021) and additional tools
54 min