Stuart Mathers

Head of Evidence Mobilisation

Stu leads the EEF’s Evidence Mobilisation team

stuart.mathers@eefoundation.org.uk

About Stuart

The Evidence Mobilisation team lead EEF’s work to support educators to use evidence. This includes how EEF supports schools to use evidence through regional support and training; and how EEF supports other organisations who support schools. The team also lead our support for early-stage development of new programmes- helping developers build in evidence about content and processes at the outset.

The Evidence Mobilisation team plays a co-ordinating role for the EEF’s work to support the use of evidence in the Early Years, a real growth area that includes our work as evidence partner to the DfE’s Stronger Practice Hubs programme.

Stu joined the EEF in February 2017, and has been involved in the development of the Research School Network and the EEF’s approach to mobilising evidence ever since. Drawing on his background around professional development, implementation and making change at scale, Stu has led the development of the EEF’s regional evidence mobilisation approach and shaped the EEF’s approach to Impact. More recently Stu has combined lessons from evidence mobilisation and his personal passion for the early years to help drive EEFs expanded activity in this area.

Before joining the EEF Stu spent 10 years at the Department for Education, providing policy advice on teachers' professional development, evidence-based teaching, the use of teaching assistants, and primary pedagogy. Stu is based in North Yorkshire.

Evidence mobilisation

Head of Evidence Mobilisation

Stuart Mathers

Stu leads the EEF’s Evidence Mobilisation team

National Delivery Manager

Lizzie Swaffield

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Lizzie is currently seconded from the regional team to lead our work in Wales and support evidence mobilisation in the post-16 sector.

National Delivery Manager

Lorwyn Randall

Lorwyn leads on the delivery of EEF’s System Support offer and co-leads our work across regions in England.

National Delivery Manager (Partnerships)

Phoebe Rudgard

Phoebe is National Delivery Manager (Partnerships), covering the role while Lizzie Swaffield focuses on supporting the EEF partnership with the Welsh Government.

Early Years Lead

Sarah Tillotson

Sarah leads the EEF’s work on the Early Years and Stronger Practice Hubs.

Senior Early Years Evidence Mobilisation Manager

Sara Vanatta

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Sara oversees EEF’s growing work to mobilise evidence within the early years sector.

Regional Delivery Lead (East Midlands and the East of England)

Siobhan Keddie

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Siobhan supports Research Schools to mobilise evidence through communication, local partnerships, and bespoke projects.

Regional Delivery Lead (North West of England)

Anna Kirk

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Anna supports Research Schools to mobilise evidence through communication, local partnerships, and bespoke projects.

Regional Delivery Lead (North of England)

Kate Horton

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Kate supports Research Schools to mobilise evidence through communication, local partnerships, and bespoke projects.

Regional Delivery Lead – London and the South East

Sarah Mullins

Sarah supports the delivery of the EEF regional strategy and helps to build understanding and engagement around our partnership approach in London and the South East.