The Big Picture

Your one-stop shop for EEF resources on 14 key themes chosen in collaboration with teachers

The Big Picture

The Big Picture pulls together evidence from the Teaching and Learning Toolkit and EEF-funded projects which have been independently evaluated, focusing on 14 high priority issues. or themes, for schools

The themes provide greater depth to the evidence on common school challenges by linking together evidence in the Toolkit with key messages emerging from EEF-funded projects, and other resources.

Taken together, they provide a rich picture of the developing evidence base on how to improve the attainment and wider outcomes of children and young people.

These themes were developed in collaboration with teachers and school leaders in response to demand for evidence around specific school challenges.

Each section is not an exhaustive list of all the relevant EEF material, but a drawing together of the most relevant. These Themes will be updated as new EEF and other evidence becomes available.

Behaviour

Improving pupil engagement and minimising disruptive behaviour.

Character & essential life skills

Building attitudes, skills and behaviours that support children’s learning and personal development.

Developing effective learners

Supporting pupils to become effective and self-motivated learners.

Early Years

Supporting children’s early learning and development.

Enrichment

Extending learning beyond traditional academic priorities, including careers education, and participation in the arts and sports.

Feedback & monitoring pupil progress

Using assessment to understand pupils’ strengths, weaknesses and progress, and how to address these through feedback.

Language and literacy

Evidence on literacy from the Teaching and Learning Toolkit alongside the findings from recent EEF projects.

Mathematics

Improving the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Organising your school

Addressing school-level structural and organisational issues, such as timetabling, class size, the built environment, and digital technology.

Parental engagement

Helping parents to support their children’s learning.

Post-16

Supporting learners yet to secure a good pass in GCSE English and Maths.

Science

Improving the teaching and learning of science.

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Supporting pupils with a learning difficulty or disability which requires special educational provision.

Staff deployment & development

Improving the quality of teaching through staff deployment and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).