The Regional Implementation Leads pilot (RIL pilot) – led by a partnership of the EEF, West Somerset Research School and Bristol City Council – aimed to develop and test an approach to support schools in building the culture, capacity, and capability to successfully implement and sustain evidence-informed school improvement and support progress towards establishing a city-wide evidence-informed ecosystem via regional implementation leads (RILs).

In line with the EEF’s mission, the main targets for the pilot were schools with the highest levels of disadvantage in Bristol (identified in this project as priority schools), with the aim to enable these schools to apply evidence-informed implementation processes through a package of training, workshops, and additional resources.