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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 8h

📚 New blog

Molly Devlin and Vickee Twort (@arkschools.bsky.social) share four proven ways to build strong early years attendance — from building family relationships to whole-school strategies.

🔗 Read: https://eef.li/4NBNkU

For more support, join this webinar: ow.ly/bLJr50X7Kcp

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a maths teacher or leader in an English school? 📐

We're running a short survey on how maths is taught, planned and adapted — and we’d love your insight.

🎁 Chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher!

🔗 forms.office.com/e/Y...

Please share with anyone in your network who fits the bill!

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FE Week @feweek.bsky.social · 2d

There's a free new guide out now from @theeef.bsky.social that college leaders should know about, offering evidence-based steps to design PD

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 2d

A must-read for anyone leading on SEND or school improvement.

📖 Read here: tinyurl.com/ufr7fp3m

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Time well spent: How to support effective Teacher and Teaching… | EEF

Effective TA deployment depends on culture, communication, and strategic leadership decisions.

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 2d

🧠 Thoughtful deployment of teaching assistants isn’t just a detail - it’s a whole-school strategy.

In his latest blog, @sendmattersuk.bsky.social explores how culture, structure, and daily habits shape effective teacher–TA partnerships.

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 3d

Explore all the updates: ow.ly/Hwn150WkYrU

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Teaching and Learning Toolkit | EEF

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 3d

🔁 We've updated our Teaching and Learning Toolkit — including new evidence on reading comprehension.

📈 With 40 new studies, the Toolkit now shows that effective comprehension strategies can boost progress by up to 7 months.

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 4d

🗣️ Do you work in the early years?

We want to hear from YOU!

Take a quick 10-min survey on Early Years Pupil Premium funding to help shape future support.

💷 £50 for an optional follow-up interview!

🔗 Join here: www.iffresearch.com/...

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 7d

Two new programmes added to our Promising Programmes list! 📈

🧮 Counting Collections – Boosts number sense in Reception via hands-on, discussion-based counting.

📖 PALS-UK – Improves reading fluency + comprehension in KS2 through peer tutoring.

🔗 Explore the full list: tinyurl.com/593eppav

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 8d

Read the full findings from our independent evaluation of Behaviour Insight Team's BITUP, led by @veriangroup.com and jointly funded by us and @youthendowmentfund.org.uk.

🔗 https://eef.li/g23jm8

#SchoolAttendance

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Texting parents about number of school days their child has… | EEF

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 8d

"📲 Texting parents how many days their child missed—rather than % attendance—can boost school attendance slightly, especially for FSM pupils, girls & Year 8s.

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 9d

Take a look at the individual pages for your chosen theme and tune into our webinars where you can ask questions and find out more about the application process.

Explore now: tinyurl.com/mr7c6928

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Apply for funding | EEF

Find out about our current and upcoming opportunities.

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 9d

We’re keen to fund projects at different stages of their development, from those that are being developed to those that have shown a positive impact on outcomes.

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 9d

📯 New funding round!

We’ve opened our latest funding round focusing on:
• 16-19
• Early years
• Recruitment and retention
• Research evidence mobilisation

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 10d

1. Build a culture of continuous PD
2. Use the KEEP framework to plan, design, and deliver PD
3. Carefully consider evidence-informed content

📰 Explore the full guide now: tinyurl.com/yc6r5jnh

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 10d

💡 Did you catch our new 16-19 effective development guide drop last week?

Based on evidence from hundreds of research studies and a practice review led by @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social, it’s built around three recommendations:

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 11d

Recruitment is open — don’t miss out! Spaces are limited.

👉 tinyurl.com/4xcc7n8r

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Maths Champions - scale-up | EEF

Scale-up of a professional development programme which builds the knowledge of nursery practitioners to support children’s early mathematical development.

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 11d

Maths Champions is back! 🎉 Fully funded professional development for nursery settings to boost early maths learning.

✔️ No cost for eligible nurseries in England
✔️ Evidence shows 2–3 extra months’ progress in maths & language for young children

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 13d

🎉 Happy #NationalTeachingAssistantsDay!

👏 Thank you to all the brilliant TAs making a real difference in schools and settings nationwide.

💡 Explore our updated guidance on how to deploy TAs effectively:

👉 eef.li/teaching-assi...

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 14d

🔹 Understand your commercial model
🔹 Build recurring partnerships
🔹 Lead with purpose-driven communications
🔹 Use technology to enable growth

Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/3w52vbdn

#EdTech #EdScaling #Education

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Scaling educational programmes without losing impact | EEF

New ImpactEd guidance to help education organisations scale sustainably while preserving impact

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 14d

📢 How can educational organisations scale without losing impact?

Inspired by a new guest blog Dr Rajbir Hazelwood, Director at ImpactEd Group, here are key takeaways from our latest resources for organisations delivering programmes in education settings:

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 15d

🎥 Join our webinars to learn more. Follow the registration link for your prefered theme.

🗓 1 Oct – Recruitment & Retention: ow.ly/6PRk50X2fq5
🗓 2 Oct – Early Years: ow.ly/iw9n50X2fq9
🗓 7 Oct – 16–19: ow.ly/8NAw50X2fq7
🗓 9 Oct – Evidence Mobilisation: ow.ly/6Auq50X2fq6

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 Autumn 2025 funding round is OPEN!

We’re funding projects in:
🎓 16–19
👶 Early years
🏫 Teacher recruitment & retention
📚 Evidence mobilisation

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 15d

We're proud to join a new global initiative to make education evidence more accessible, actionable & impactful. 📚🌍

We’ve signed a Statement of Intent to support a synthesis-ready evidence repository—led by @3ieimpact.org and the Jacobs Foundation.

🔗 tinyurl.com/4j62wj83

#EducationEvidence

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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Apply now: EEF - UKRI Fellowship 2025.

Apply to carry out research focusing on how to best translate and use existing evidence around interventions to support children with SEND.

Learn more and apply: eef.li/Jzbqmz

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