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Pupil premium: eligible pupils

13 December 2025

Family income data will replace free school meals eligibility as the trigger for pupil premium and other deprivation funding for schools, the government has said. Ministers have previously said they…

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Child poverty strategy

9 December 2025

Over half a million children to be lifted out of poverty as government unveils historic child poverty strategy. New strategy to lift 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030 –…

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EEF podcast: Sustaining your Pupil Premium strategy

4 December 2025

In this episode, co-hosts Alex Quigley and Kirsten Mould talk to EEF’s Senior Policy Manager, Natalie Ohene, about the findings of a research project investigating how schools in England allocate spending on their Pupil Premium statements. They…

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Every Voice Matters: Oracy for Disadvantaged and Multi-Lingual Learners

30 November 2025

Join John Marsh and the Staffordshire Research School for an engaging online twilight session exploring how to develop oracy to support all learners, with a particular focus on disadvantaged and multi-lingual pupils. Drawing on the EEF…

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Free breakfast clubs: guidance for schools

26 November 2025

Guidance on setting up and running free breakfast clubs, including specific guidance for schools joining phase 1 of the national rollout from April 2026 published. This guidance explains the role…

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New evidence on EAL pupils’ attainment

23 November 2025

The latest research from the University of Oxford is a 10-year follow up to the first piece of research looking into the educational achievement of EAL pupils in England. It…

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Podcast: Understanding the impact of poverty on learning

11 November 2025

In this episode, we explore what poverty really looks like in our classrooms and communities, what this means for the children and families we serve, and most importantly, what practical…

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Podcast: Care-Experienced People Mini-Series

3 November 2025

The Care-Experienced People Mini-Series is part of Trauma-Informed Conversations - a podcast created by Trauma-Informed Consultancy Services (TICS) to explore what it really means to build systems and relationships grounded…

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Massive inequalities in accessing SEND system

2 November 2025

Children with special educational needs from low-income families are facing major inequalities in access to support, according to new research published by the Sutton Trust. The charity is warning of the…

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Thousands of children are missing out on free school meals

31 October 2025

Thousands of children in England are not receiving free school meals despite meeting the eligibility criteria, a new report has found. The Education Policy Institute is recommending a new national…

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Sustaining your Pupil Premium strategy: Podcast

20 October 2025

In this free Evidence into action episode, co-hosts Alex Quigley and Kirsten Mould talk to the Education Endowment Foundation's (EEF) Senior Policy Manager, Natalie Ohene, about the findings of a research…

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Helping EAL Learners Succeed: The Latest Evidence (Webinar)

18 October 2025

This free webinar will unpack the University of Oxford’s latest data and analysis about EAL learners in English schools. How can the latest evidence on EAL schoolchildren inform school support…

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