Regular updates of key educational news, research and blogs ensures school leaders and teaching staff are kept up to date on best practice and what is happening in the world of education.
Either log in here or subscribe to EduSuite to access the articles.
11 November 2022
Retrieval practice is often one of the first educational strategies that comes to mind, proven effective in helping pupils to learn and remember information. But are its benefits limited only…
View8 November 2022
New Ofsted research, published on 8th November 2022, finds a lack of access to specialist help means more primary school children with additional needs are being referred to alternative provision…
View7 November 2022
How you choose to present new information can either inhibit or maximise your pupils’ learning, due to how they process the content in their working memory. This is where cognitive…
View5 November 2022
Over the past few years, ‘differentiation’ has become an increasingly unpopular term in teaching. Most likely, it was an unintended consequence of an accountability system that incentivised teachers to ‘prove’ they were…
View26 October 2022
The podcast takes psychological research and translates it for classroom teachers so they can effectively apply it to their teaching practice to help improve outcomes for their students. Interviews with…
View7 October 2022
Free retrieval practice guides to download, including: How to use retrieval practice to improve learningHow to use spaced retrieval practice to boost learningHow to implement retrieval based learning in early…
View30 June 2022
The Research School Network explores mechanism 2 from the EEF’s recent guidance report. According to the guidance, professional development is more likely to be effective when we: revisit previous topics or techniques…
View17 June 2022
There sometimes seems to be this unspoken battle between play-based learning and retrieval practice. Some teachers' perception of retrieval is that is best for older pupils, as it links more…
View7 June 2022
Classroom displays are very common in schools, with teachers often putting lots of effort into decorating their students’ learning space. Previous research suggests that classroom displays do affect students’ learning in…
View28 May 2022
Together for Childhood is an innovative place-based programme that brings local partners and families together to prevent child abuse. The NSPCC undertakes research and evaluation activities across four Together for…
View14 May 2022
The evidence behind Sats and other primary assessments used in schools comes under the spotlight as a major new review launches. The Independent Commission on Assessment in Primary Education (ICAPE)…
View7 May 2022
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has released a new evidence brief, which identifies robust research that schools can use to guide their decision-making around how to use their pupil premium funding.…
View