
School Planning Guide 2021
Practical, evidence-based guidance to support schools in this busy and unpredictable year.
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Our literacy and maths specialists celebrate the ways in which teachers have responded to the many challenges presented by this unprecedented year...
Read: 3 Literacy strategies Read: 4 Maths innovationsPractical, evidence-based guidance to support schools in this busy and unpredictable year.
Research examining the potential impact of school closures on the attainment gap.
Tools for schools to help support home learning and maximise the impact of work set.
Supporting schools to address the impact of Covid-19 closures on pupils’ learning.
Rapid evidence assessment summarising the efficacy of remote professional development (PD) approaches.
Rapid evidence assessment examining the existing research to support the remote learning of pupils.
An accessible summary of the international evidence on teaching 5-16 year-olds
Clear and actionable recommendations for teachers on a range of high-priority issues, based on the best available evidence
EEF-funded projects which have shown promising results when trialled
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Register for updatesEight recommendations to support the literacy of 5-7 year-olds
Five recommendations on special education needs in mainstream schools
Six recommendations for improving social and emotional learning in primary schools
A guide to help track pupils' progress and assess their mastery of knowledge and concepts
Introduction to the Pupil Premium and key principles for spending it
A quick way into the evidence we make freely available to all schools, to support better-informed discussion in governing boards.
More than 14,000 schools, as well as early years and post-16 settings, have signed up to be involved in one of the EEF's trials. EIGHT EEF-funded projects are currently looking for volunteers to test the impact of their work.
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Trials recruiting now View all projectsTesting the impact of high-potential projects, generating new evidence of 'what works'
Your opportunity to trial a high-potential idea, while contributing to important research.
We publish independent, rigorous evaluations to build understanding of how to improve teaching and learning.
EEF’s team of Regional Leads provide local support to develop Partnerships with our network of 40 Research Schools.
Our Research Schools aim to lead the way in the use of evidence-based practice and bring research closer to schools.
EEF is engaged in a wide variety of partnership work with Local Authorities, multi-academy trusts, teaching schools and new informal alliances of schools.
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