Our “Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools” guidance report is a practical resource designed to support teachers in plotting the overlapping needs of their pupils, considering cognition and learning, communication and interaction.

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🧠 Cognitive science approaches in the classroom

This evidence review explores the best available research to help guide schools’ thinking around cognitive science approaches into their teaching and learning provision.

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We’re looking for a Methodological Innovation Lead to join our growing team.

The role will support the delivery of our mission-focused research.

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💡 “Providing a Think Aloud model helps pupils […] to become independent problem-solvers in the future.”

Emma Barker of Amberley Primary explains how she uses the ​“Think Aloud” approach to support pupil’s problem solving in maths.

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💡 Did you know? 

 We fund six different types of projects and evaluations, including at the development and design phase.  

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🎧 'Evidence into Action'

In the latest episode of our podcast, we focus on supporting school attendance.

Featuring special guests, Owen Carter of ImpactEd Group, @Jelsworth1 of Huntington Research and Oliver Kerr of OldMoatPS.

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✍️ “Sentence stems scaffold pupils’ talk by supporting them to start a sentence. This enables them to concentrate on what to say rather than how to say it,” writes Kate Henshall in this guest blog on supporting high quality talk in maths.

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We're covering the cost of a range of different trials.

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🧠 Our “Metacognition and Self-regulated Learning” guidance report provides seven recommendations to help pupils develop effective metacognitive strategies and support them to think about their own learning more explicitly.

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📣 Calling programme developers!

There are just a few more days remaining to apply for our latest funding round, focused on writing and secondary maths.

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🐇 Wishing all teachers, teaching assistants and support staff a very happy easter break!

Thank you for all you do for the young children, pupils and students in your care.

We hope that you enjoy the holiday with your loved ones.

📣 Are you a post-16 maths teacher?

This professional development programme, designed by the Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN, aims to support college maths teachers in improving pupil outcomes in their GCSE resits.

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🎧 Did you catch our new podcast episode?

Tune in to the latest edition, which focuses on supporting school attendance.

Featuring guests, Owen Carter of ImpactEd Group, @Jelsworth1 of Huntington Research and Oliver Kerr of OldMoatPS.

Listen: eef.li/C0vd30

Sign up for the EEF trial of One Step Ahead!

This project, run by The The Behavioural Insights Team, will explore the impact of maths pre-teaching for KS1 pupils. This study aims to generate robust evidence that teachers can easily incorporate in their practice.

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“If we want students to develop expertise across the curriculum, we need to teach them the role and purpose of writing in each subject.”

Chloe Butlin, literacy specialist, explores how an integrated approach can support pupils’ understanding. 

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