The Evidence Based Education Podcast

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What's The Evidence Based Education Podcast about?

A podcast from the EBE team discussing how evidence-based education can have a practical and achievable positive impact on pupil outcomes

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The Evidence Based Education Podcast episodes:

04.04.2024
Developing Great Teaching across a Multi Academy Trust
How can you facilitate school improvement at scale and across a Multi Academy Trust? In this webinar, which is also available as a podcast, hosted by Professor Stuart Kime, we hear from a panel of Trust leaders who are: * Facilitating...
03.25.2024
Developing Adaptive Expertise
Professors Rob Coe and Stuart Kime, on the 11th of March, discussed the concepts of "routine expertise" and "adaptive expertise" in a webinar. This webinar, which is also available as a podcast, examined the essence of expertise in education and...
04.24.2023
Retrieval practice in the classroom with Adam Boxer
Kate Jones, Senior Associate for Teaching and Learning, interviews Science teacher, co-founder of Carousel Learn and author Adam Boxer about retrieval practice in the classroom. Understanding the role of memory in the learning process is essential for all educators. It is...
01.06.2023
Evidence-informed classroom practice with Impact Wales
In this episode, Kate Jones, Senior Associate for Teaching and Learning, interviews Jane Miller and Finola Wilson, former teachers and school leaders and now running Impact Wales, about evidence-informed classroom practices and curriculum. This podcast focuses on the importance of...
10.17.2022
Questioning in the classroom
Great questioning promotes deep thinking, helping students connect and elaborate on ideas. Great questioning to assess thinking helps teachers plan and adapt their teaching to respond to what assessment tells them. Teachers ask questions every lesson, every day...
12.15.2021
Classroom Management
Classroom management is a key component of great teaching. Great teachers manage the classroom to maximise opportunity to learn an no model of great teaching could be complete without classroom management. Managing the behaviour and activities of a class of...
07.09.2021
Teacher collaboration: Episode 4
This podcast is the fourth installment in our miniseries on teacher collaboration, in partnership with Dulwich College International. Over what has possibly been the most challenging year ever, we’ve followed the journey of teachers and leaders as they seek to...
06.09.2021
The Great Teaching Toolkit: one year on
A year ago, we published the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review (GTT:ER). The year since then has been extraordinary in many ways, many of them negative. One very positive and exciting thing that has been quietly happening this year here at EBE is the development of the tools that...
03.29.2021
The feedback pendulum
The research evidence shows us that effective feedback is one of the most powerful tools that a teacher can have in their ‘toolbox’. But it also offers some cautionary notes... In more than a third of well-designed studies, feedback actively...
03.12.2021
A culture of trust and learning: Episode 2
In June 2020 we published the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review, a credible evidence summary of the elements of great teaching practice. In this podcast miniseries we’re talking to the team at Falinge Park High School as they use the Evidence Review...
02.08.2021
The Science of Learning: What should teachers know, and why?
This podcast episode is a Science of Learning feast for anyone mildly obsessed with teaching and learning! EBE’s Director of Education, Dr Stuart Kime, talks to Dr Niki Kaiser and Dr Efrat Furst about the approach the three of them took...
01.29.2021
Teacher Collaboration: Episode 3
In this third episode of the podcast mini-series on teacher collaboration, we speak to James McBlane, a regular listener to the podcast who got in touch with a suggestion and so we invited him on for a chat! Dr. Jenni...
11.18.2020
Great Teaching Toolkit: A culture of trust and learning
In June 2020 we published the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review, a credible evidence summary of the elements of great teaching practice. In this podcast series we talk to the team at Falinge Park High School as they use the...
11.13.2020
Back to school with David Didau
After an eight-year break, David Didau has returned to the classroom as an English teacher. Over the last eight years he has spent a significant amount of time reading and thinking about teaching and learning, written books on the topic...
10.21.2020
Teacher Collaboration: Episode Two
Collective teacher efficacy, professional learning communities, collective professionalism… There are many similar but different forms and terms for effective teacher collaboration, and there is a significant body of evidence about their positive impact on teachers themselves and student learning. There...
09.03.2020
Teacher Collaboration: Episode One
Collective teacher efficacy, professional learning communities, collective professionalism... There are many similar but different forms and terms for effective teacher collaboration, and there is a significant body of evidence about their positive impact on teachers themselves and student learning. There...
08.20.2020
Using CEM Assessment Data: a three-part process
If your school uses CEM assessment data generated from assessments such as MidYIS, Yellis or ALIS, then this podcast is for you – and your colleagues! In this edition of the EBE podcast, Jamie Scott chats with our CEM Training Manager,...
06.19.2020
The dimensions of Great Teaching: An interview with Rob Coe
On 19th June 2020, Evidence Based Education released the Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence Review - a credible evidence summary of the elements of great teaching practice. The review provides a structured point of reference for the things teachers do, know, or...
04.30.2020
The Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence review
In June 2020, Evidence Based Education will publish a report authored by Rob Coe. The report will provide a credible evidence summary of the elements of great teaching practice. This will provide a structured point of reference for the things...
02.24.2020
Assessment and feedback in an online context
Many schools in South East Asia have recently closed due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, forcing them to move entirely to an online and distance learning environment in a matter of weeks. Those schools are now looking for answers...
12.03.2019
‘Exit Interview’ with Sir Kevan Collins – is teaching becoming more evidence-informed?
In this latest episode, 'is teaching becoming more evidence-informed?', Sir Kevan Collins, the departing chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), is interviewed by Evidence Based Education’s Jamie Scott about his eight years in the role – taking the...
10.24.2019
Improving Social and Emotional Learning
New Trialled and Tested podcast looks at improving Social and Emotional Learning. Effective social and emotional learning (SEL) can increase positive pupil behaviour, mental health and well-being, and academic performance. Indeed, evidence from the EEF’s Teaching and Learning Toolkit suggests that effective...
07.18.2019
Trialled and Tested: Working Memory
In this episode of the Trialled and Tested podcast we explore working memory and its importance to teaching and learning; what it is, why it’s important for teachers to know about it and how an understanding of working memory can...
04.25.2019
Trialled and Tested: Embedding Formative Assessment
“Teaching should start from where the student is, not from where we would like them to be." says education professor Dylan Wiliam. In this episode of Trialled and Tested: Embedding Formative Assessment, we introduce how formative assessment strategies can be...
02.13.2019
Improving secondary science
In this episode of Trialled and Tested: Improving secondary science, Jamie Scott from Evidence Based Education speaks to Emily Yeomans (EEF Head of Programme Strategy), Sir John Holman (Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of York) and Dr Niki...
01.26.2019
The Science of Learning
Is the science of learning really a science? What can teachers and students learn from the research evidence on effective studying and learning? What aspects of cognitive psychology could affect teachers and students in the next ten years? These are some...
12.05.2018
Efficacy, evidence and evaluation
In this episode of the Trialled and Tested podcast, 'Efficacy, evidence and evaluation', Jamie Scott from Evidence Based Education speaks to Eleanor Stringer and Matthew van Poortvliet from the Education Endowment Foundation to find out more about their approach to...
11.05.2018
What is an RSP?
Over the last year, Evidence Based Education and Suffolk County Council have been working in partnership to deliver a robust, cost-effective and enjoyable Research Support Partnership (RSP) programme to train staff from schools and academies throughout Suffolk. The aim of...
10.18.2018
Professor Alan Castel on memory and aging
What does the evidence on learning, memory and aging tell us about how to keep our minds sharp and active as we grow older? How can physical activity improve cognitive function? Do we decline as we age, or simply change? In...
09.20.2018
Trialled and tested: Metacognition and self-regulated learning
We’ve teamed up with the Education Endowment Foundation to bring you a new podcast – Trialled and Tested! This first episode is on metacognition and self-regulated learning. We'll post this inaugural episode on the EBE podcast too, but to make sure...
07.20.2018
“The Elephant in the Room” – a podcast
On Saturday 30th June, the International School of Geneva Institute of Learning and Teaching hosted the inaugural Research Informed Practice In Education (RIPE) conference in Geneva. EBE Directors, Stuart and Jack, were in attendance as part of the organising...
06.25.2018
Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U at the Festival of Education – Day 2
The Festival of Education is so jam-packed with amazing speakers and topics that you just can’t fit them all in. If you’ve been before, you’ll know that deciding which sessions to attend is agonising. Worse still is not being able...
06.22.2018
Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U at The Festival of Education – Day 1
The Festival of Education is so jam-packed with amazing speakers and topics that you just can’t fit them all in. If you’ve been before, you’ll know that deciding which sessions to attend is agonising. Worse still is not being able...
04.03.2018
“A teacher’s responsibility is to ensure the learning, not to do the teaching”
For the second in this series of short podcasts, I spoke to Professor Peter Tymms of the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) at Durham University. He told me about four major research pieces he has done, the outcomes, and...
03.18.2018
Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Professor Rob Coe (Part 3)
Many people who are well known for their work in education have such interesting backgrounds and stories to tell, although many of us don’t get to hear them. The aim of this podcast series is to learn a bit more...
03.17.2018
Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Professor Rob Coe (Part 2)
Many people who are well known for their work in education have such interesting backgrounds and stories to tell, although many of us don’t get to hear them. The aim of this podcast series is to learn a bit more...
03.16.2018
Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Professor Rob Coe (Part 1)
Many people who are well known for their work in education have such interesting backgrounds and stories to tell, although many of us don’t get to hear them. The aim of this podcast series is to learn a bit more...
03.01.2018
“Support a student’s sense of autonomy and they thrive!”
Dr Erika Patall is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California. We spoke on the phone a short while ago and recorded it here for you. She talks about her research, explains what motivation in a student can...
02.13.2018
Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Daisy Christodoulou
Many people who are well known for their work in education have such interesting backgrounds and stories to tell, although many of us don’t get to hear them. The aim of this podcast series is to learn a bit more...
02.01.2018
Robert and Elizabeth Bjork: an interview
After a brief hiatus from recording and publishing podcasts over the Christmas period, we were delighted to be able to speak to Robert and Elizabeth Bjork at UCLA about their research. Robert and Elizabeth are perhaps best known for their...
01.26.2018
Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Alison Peacock
Many people who are well known for their work in education have such interesting backgrounds and stories to tell, although many of us don’t get to hear them. The aim of this podcast series is to learn a bit more...
12.12.2017
Knowing Me Knowing Ed-U: Geoff Barton
Many people who are well known for their work in education have such interesting backgrounds and stories to tell, although many of us don’t get to hear them. The aim of this new podcast series is to learn a bit...
12.01.2017
Ray Land: Threshold concepts
Welcome back to another episode of the EBE Podcast. This month, our Director of Education, Stuart Kime, went to Durham University's School of Education to chat to Ray Land, a pioneer in the field of threshold concepts, troublesome knowledge and...
11.08.2017
#UKEdResChat: Strategies for effective implementation in schools
As many of you will know (particularly those Twitterers among you), last Thursday evening, we hosted #UKEdResChat. The title for the week was "Making it stick: Strategies for effective implementation", talking specifically about good implementation practice in schools. If you missed...
11.01.2017
Peter Tymms: “Assessment – an overview”
Here we are again!! This month, we have a podcast with the fabulous Peter Tymms. As well as listening to his dulcet tones, you can learn an awful lot about how the assessment landscape currently sits - both here in...
10.14.2017
Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Sugata Mitra
Many people who are well known for their work in education have such interesting backgrounds and stories to tell, although many of us don’t get to hear them. The aim of this new podcast series is to learn a bit...
10.01.2017
Alex Quigley: “Evidence-based school improvement”
We're back again with another in our series of podcasts, delivered free to your device! This is the third in our monthly series now, and if you haven't checked out the first two yet, please do. This month, we have a...
09.01.2017
Tim Oates: “The future of assessment”
We're back again with another in our series of podcasts, delivered free to your device! We were really pleased with the engagement and feedback from Professor Jonathan Sharples' talk last month, so - by popular demand - here we are...
08.08.2017
Prof. Jonathan Sharples – “My vision for an evidence-based school system”
Welcome to the first episode in our new (monthly) podcast series. Here at EBE, we've been organising talks and interviews, and bridging the gaps between education policy, research and practice, for years now. Spreading the word has been the issue....

What's The Evidence Based Education Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Evidence Based Education Podcast episodes:

Developing Great Teaching across a Multi Academy Trust

Developing Adaptive Expertise

Retrieval practice in the classroom with Adam Boxer

Evidence-informed classroom practice with Impact Wales

Questioning in the classroom

Classroom Management

Teacher collaboration: Episode 4

The Great Teaching Toolkit: one year on

The feedback pendulum

A culture of trust and learning: Episode 2

The Science of Learning: What should teachers know, and why?

Teacher Collaboration: Episode 3

Great Teaching Toolkit: A culture of trust and learning

Back to school with David Didau

Teacher Collaboration: Episode Two

Teacher Collaboration: Episode One

Using CEM Assessment Data: a three-part process

The dimensions of Great Teaching: An interview with Rob Coe

The Great Teaching Toolkit: Evidence review

Assessment and feedback in an online context

‘Exit Interview’ with Sir Kevan Collins – is teaching becoming more evidence-informed?

Improving Social and Emotional Learning

Trialled and Tested: Working Memory

Trialled and Tested: Embedding Formative Assessment

Improving secondary science

The Science of Learning

Efficacy, evidence and evaluation

What is an RSP?

Professor Alan Castel on memory and aging

Trialled and tested: Metacognition and self-regulated learning

“The Elephant in the Room” – a podcast

Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U at the Festival of Education – Day 2

Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U at The Festival of Education – Day 1

“A teacher’s responsibility is to ensure the learning, not to do the teaching”

Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Professor Rob Coe (Part 3)

Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Professor Rob Coe (Part 2)

Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Professor Rob Coe (Part 1)

“Support a student’s sense of autonomy and they thrive!”

Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Daisy Christodoulou

Robert and Elizabeth Bjork: an interview

Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Alison Peacock

Knowing Me Knowing Ed-U: Geoff Barton

Ray Land: Threshold concepts

#UKEdResChat: Strategies for effective implementation in schools

Peter Tymms: “Assessment – an overview”

Knowing Me, Knowing Ed-U: Sugata Mitra

Alex Quigley: “Evidence-based school improvement”

Tim Oates: “The future of assessment”

Prof. Jonathan Sharples – “My vision for an evidence-based school system”

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