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Evidence into Action

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/60d. Total Eps: 35

Evidence into Action is a podcast from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). This podcast welcomes experts in the field of education – fantastic researchers with important things to say, alongside a wealth of brilliant teachers and school leaders. Our mission is straightforward: to tackle the most important educational topics and offer you plenty of evidence-based ideas to reflect on and, hopefully, be able to put into action.

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https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/guidance-reports/metacognition
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https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/organizational-behavior/the-com-b-model-for-behavior-change
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Retrieval practice

Episode 25

Monday, October 7, 2024 • Duration 56:55

In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Rachael Cattrall, EEF Content Specialist Alumna) and expert guests. They discuss the evolution of retrieval practice and insights into cognitive science, including how these principles and practices are being applied in classrooms.

Dr Tom Perry, Associate Professor, University of Warwick (Start - 24:10)
Rachel Wilson, Year 6 teacher & Deputy Research Director of Norwich Research School (24:10 - 37:50)
Mark Miller, Director of Bradford Research School, Dixons Academies Trust (37:50 - End)

Further Resources:

Cognitive Science Approaches in the Classroom: a Review of the Evidence (summary)
EEF Podcast: Cognitive Science in the Classroom
The Processes of Memory: A brief explainer
Cognitive Load Theory: A brief explainer

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Implementation in schools

Episode 24

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 • Duration 01:09:09

In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Kirsten Mould, EEF Senior Content and Engagement Manager, and expert guests. They discuss implementation in schools following the recent update of the EEF's implementation guidance report. They explore how we think about implementation and what it looks like in a practical sense.

Jonathan Sharples, Associate Professor, EEF (Start - 28:23)
Phil Stock, Director of Greenshaw Research School (28:23 - 49:27)
Laura Spence, Director of Gloucestershire Research School (49:27 - End)

Further Resources:

EEF, A School’s Guide to Implementation guidance report (Updated April 2024)
Engage and Unite: moving beyond buy-in – blog from Greenshaw Research School

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Vocabulary and Language

Episode 15

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 • Duration 58:37

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

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English as an Additional Language

Episode 14

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 • Duration 01:00:51

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)

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Evidence-informed Leadership

Episode 13

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 • Duration 01:02:58

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)

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Supporting pupils during exams

Episode 12

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 • Duration 50:59

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).

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Teaching reading: The Reading Comprehension House

Episode 11

Friday, April 1, 2022 • Duration 53:47

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

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Teaching reading: Developing fluency

Episode 10

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 • Duration 54:57

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?

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Effective Professional Development

Episode 9

Tuesday, November 30, 2021 • Duration 53:47

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

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Unpicking the updated Teaching and Learning Toolkit

Episode 8

Thursday, October 7, 2021 • Duration 51:04

In this new instalment, our expert panel explore the newly updated Teaching and Learning Toolkit. Regular host Alex Quigley is joined by the EEF’s Head of Synthesis, Jon Kay, alongside:

Professor Steve Higgins, lead author of the Teaching and Learning Toolkit and Professor of Education at Durham University (Start – 28:09);
Sarah Green, Assistant Headteacher, National Oracy Leader, Evidence Lead in Education and EEF Literacy Content Specialist and Julie Kettlewell, Assistant Director of Huntington Research School, Memory and Metacognition specialist, Psychology teacher and EEF Content Specialist for Learning Behaviours (28:09 – End).

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EEF's Teaching and Learning Toolkit
Additional support resources for the Toolkit

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