Evidence and resources
Educational research to guide school staff and educational professionals
Education Endowment Foundation:New guidance on the deployment of teaching assistants
New guidance on the deployment of teaching assistants
Five practical and evidence-based recommendations to maximise their impact.
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Evidence and resources
Teaching and Learning Toolkit
An accessible summary of the international evidence on teaching 5 – 16 year-olds.
Early Years
Early Years Toolkit
A summary of the best available evidence on key areas for learning and development.
Evidence and resources
Early years
Support great learning and development opportunities for two-to-five-year-olds.
Evidence and resources
Primary
Support great teaching and learning for five- to 11-year-olds.
Evidence and resources
Secondary
Support great teaching and learning for 11- to 16-year-olds.
Evidence and resources
16 – 19
Support great teaching and learning opportunities for learners aged 16 – 19.
Evidence and resources
Leadership and planning
Support great teaching and learning opportunities for five-to-16-year-olds.
Evidence and resources
Training and support providers
Support great teaching and learning opportunities for two-to-19-year-olds.
Evidence and resources
More resources and support
Support great teaching and learning opportunities for two-to-19-year-olds.
Promising Programmes
Programmes we’ve tested that show promise for raising attainment.
Early Years
New funded opportunity for early years professionals to champion evidence-informed practice
Apply to play a vital role in connecting research to day-to-day early years practice.
Press Release
EEF launches comprehensive updates to ten strands of the Teaching and Learning Toolkit
Updates to Teaching & Learning Toolkit including metacognition and oral language
Blog
Manipulatives: providing meaningful and motivating mathematical contexts
Manipulatives and representations play a crucial role in helping pupils to engage and make sense of mathematical ideas
Blog
Maximising Support for Pupils: Implementing Effective Teaching Assistant Deployment
New resource to support the implementation of teacher assistant deployment
