Head of Evidence Synthesis
Jonathan Kay
He/HimJon leads EEF’s work on summarising evidence through resources like the Teaching and Learning Toolkit and our international partnerships.
Kat Pearce
Research Manager
•She/HerKat manages a range of evidence synthesis projects at the EEF and leads this work for guidance reports.
Kat joined the Synthesis team in 2021. Her main area of focus is Guidance Reports; Kat is responsible for ensuring past and future guidance reports are based on robust evidence but offer actionable and realistic recommendations for schools. Kat also supports a range of EEF projects such as the Early Years Evidence Store and Teaching and Learning Toolkit.
Prior to joining the EEF, Kat taught English for 9 years in secondary schools and held a variety of school leadership positions. Kat took a sabbatical working for Teach For Australia focusing on teacher professional development and completed an MSc in Learning and Teaching at the University of Oxford.
Senior Evidence Synthesis Manager
Mohammad Zaman
Mohammad manages the EEF’s work on the Education Database project.
Senior International Manager
Amy Faux
She/HerAmy manages EEF’s international partnerships, supporting the use of more and better evidence in education systems across the globe.
Research Manager
Rosanna Lea
Rose manages a range of evidence synthesis projects at the EEF and leads our work on core components.
Research Manager
Daniel Phillips
Daniel undertakes a range of research at the EEF.
Research Manager
Hannah Shackleton
Hannah undertakes a range of research at the EEF.
Senior Research Manager
Isabel Kempner
She/HerIsabel undertakes a range of research at the EEF with a particular focus on the Teaching and Learning and Early Years Toolkits.
International Officer
Ellis Turton
She/HerEllis supports the growth and maintenance of the EEF’s global network of partner organisations, the Evidence for Education Network.
Research Manager
Yuria Kubo
She/HerYuria manages a range of evidence synthesis projects at the EEF.
Research Manager
Cat Jones
Cat’s role is in the Evidence Synthesis Team as a Research Manager.
International Manager
Research Officer
Daisy Woods
Daisy joins the Evidence Synthesis Team as a Research Officer, where she will contribute to the development of guidance reports, systematic reviews, and help ensure the rigour and clarity of EEF publications.
Research Manager
Kat Pearce
She/HerKat manages a range of evidence synthesis projects at the EEF and leads this work for guidance reports.
Research Officer
Michelle Grace
Michelle supports the recruitment of educational settings to EEF programmes and evaluations.
Research Officer
Eleanor Brown
Eleanor joins the Evidence Synthesis Team as a Research Officer where she will be supporting high-quality evidence synthesis and promoting evidence informed policy and practice.