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Resources, tools and supporting evidence

ScenarioSpace

Access scenario-based training resources that help consider effective application of approaches within the classroom.

MetaSENse

Explore the MetaSENse free evidence database designed to help teachers select targeted interventions for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Guidance report

Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools

Read additional guidance on supporting children with SEND in mainstream schools.

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Teaching and Learning Toolkit

Explore EEF’s wider evidence base on high quality teaching and targeted support in the Teaching and Learning Toolkit

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Selecting interventions

Read our resource on selecting appropriate interventions for children with SEND.

Guidance report

A School’s Guide to Implementation

Consider the aspects of effective implementation using our “A School’s Guide to Implementation”

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EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium

Helping you plan, deliver, monitor, and sustain an effective strategy.

Research underpinning the guide

The Teaching and Learning Toolkit is a living systematic review and meta-analysis on thirty topic areas across education approaches aimed at supporting children from disadvantaged backgrounds (https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit)
EEF funded evaluation projects were reviewed for relevance to inclusive teaching practice and examples of both positive and negative outcomes. (https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-evaluation/projects?projectPhase=completed)
2020 evidence review on Special Education Needs in Mainstream Schools, which catalogues existing systematic reviews around a conceptual framework, including leadership, high quality teaching, inclusion and parental engagement. (https://d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/documents/guidance/EEF_SEND_Evidence_Review.pdf?v=1782906544)
The MetaSENse technical report reviews 467 studies of interventions focusing on pupils with SEND (https://www.educationalneuroscience.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Nuffield-report-MetaSENse-FINAL.pdf)
The MetaSENse keys technical report examines the common characteristics of interventions focused on SEND and to what extent they outcomes in the evidence base. (https://www.bera.ac.uk/publication/metasense-keys)
2025 systematic review focusing on “Understanding the characteristics of EdTech Intervention and Implementation for Disadvantaged Pupils” (https://d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/documents/pages/quality_characteristics_of_edtech_-_systematic_review_with_meta_analysis_v.1.0.0.pdf?v=1782904830)
2021 systematic review focusing on the impact of feedback on student attainment. (https://d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/documents/pages/Systematic-Review-of-Feedback-EPPI-2021-1.0.pdf?v=1782915628)
2020 evidence review on identifying effective, evidence-based social and emotional learning strategies for teaching and schools (https://d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/documents/guidance/Social_and_Emotional_Learning_Evidence_Review.pdf?v=1782908517)
2024 realist review on implementation in education. https://d2tic4wvo1iusb.cloudfront.net/production/documents/pages/eef_implementation_in_education_evidence_review_-_april_2024.pdf?v=1782904241
A series of rapid evidence assessments on Identifying and Supporting the needs of children with SEND in mainstream settings, funded by the Department for Education (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identifying-and-supporting-the-needs-of-children-with-send-in-mainstream-settings)