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Testing the impact of high-potential projects to generate new evidence of 'what works'.
Testing the impact of high-potential projects to generate 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.
Catch Up
A structured, one-to-one numeracy intervention for pupils struggling with maths
Independent Evaluator
NFER
Pupils
108
Schools
54
Grant
£71,000
Themes
Catch Up
A structured one-to-one literacy intervention for pupils struggling to read
Independent Evaluator
NFER
Pupils
557
Schools
85
Grant
£430,000
Themes
Nottinghamshire County Council
An intensive literacy intervention involving daily short individual sessions for 10 weeks
Independent Evaluator
Durham University
Pupils
308
Schools
15
Grant
£70,575
Themes
Broadgreen High School, Thornaby Academy,Tideway
A web-based programme that encourages children to read for pleasure.
Independent Evaluator
Durham University
Pupils
349
Schools
4
Grant
£147,000
Themes
Bristol University and Harvard University
Using text message prompts to improve parental engagement and pupil attainment.
Independent Evaluator
Queen's University Belfast
Pupils
15697
Schools
34
Grant
£532,620
Themes
Rosendale Primary School
Using technology to teach pupils strategies they can use to monitor and manage their own learning
Independent Evaluator
University of Manchester
Pupils
1858
Schools
24
Grant
£253,000
Themes
Teach First, Teaching Leaders and Future Leaders
A whole-school approach to attract, retain and develop excellent teachers.
Independent Evaluator
The Institute for Fiscal Studies
Pupils
2379
Schools
14
Grant
£437,831
Themes
Teach First, Teaching Leaders and Future Leaders
A whole-school approach to attract, retain and develop excellent teachers.
Independent Evaluator
The Institute for Fiscal Studies
Schools
9
Grant
£1,069,893
Themes
Success for All UK Foundation
A training and support package for primary schools that aims to improve pupils’ reading ability.
Independent Evaluator
Queen's University Belfast
Pupils
1767
Schools
54
Grant
£1,410,000
Themes
Learning Counterintuitive Concepts
A project to develop and test software that improves pupils’ ability to “inhibit” irrelevant prior knowledge when learning new concepts.
Independent Evaluator
NFER
Pupils
6672
Schools
89
Grant
£1019935
Themes
University of Oxford
A one-to-one intervention designed to improve the working memory and numeracy skills of 7-8 year-old children who show low attainment in arithmetic.
Independent Evaluator
RAND
Schools
240
Grant
£919,046
Themes
National Day Nurseries Association
Training senior staff in in early years settings to improve the maths skills and confidence of children
Independent Evaluator
Durham University, The York Trials Unit
Pupils
1,400
Schools
140
Grant
£475,284
Themes
CU Trust
Encouraging participation in learning activities beyond the normal school day to improve aspirations and attainment of primary pupils.
Independent Evaluator
NFER
Pupils
3,000
Schools
150
Grant
£570,798
Themes
Piloting a new type of EEF trial to enable us to answer questions about choices that teachers can make in their classrooms.
Independent Evaluator
NFER
Pupils
6,500
Schools
150
Grant
Themes
White Rose Maths
A professional development programme for Reception staff aiming to improve children's early mathematical understanding
Independent Evaluator
NFER
Pupils
4,290
Schools
110
Grant
£429,399
Themes