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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 16h

@EducEndowFoundn senior content and engagement manager, Harry Madgwick, explores new findings from an annual teacher and leader survey into research evidence use. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/support...

Who can support school leaders to engage with and act on research…

New survey explores how school leaders access and apply research evidence.

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 1d

Director of Pinnacle Learning Research School and Trust Director of Professional Development, explores the KEEP framework and how they have used it to strengthen professional development across their Sixth Form College. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/keep-fr...

How our Sixth Form College use the KEEP Framework to support…

The KEEP framework: an evidence-informed approach to effective PD in the 16–19 sector.

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 3d

Defining “disadvantage” for 16–19 evaluations is complex — each measure has pros and cons for accuracy, coverage, and consistency. @EducEndowFoundn’s Senior Evaluation Manager unpacks the strengths and limits of different approaches. Read: tinyurl.com/mv6rrudv

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 7d

🤝 Tackling disadvantage takes everyone - leaders, teachers, parents & governors. In this guest blog, Stella Jones shares how they've developed the UNITE framework, to turn equity from policy into practice. Read Stella's blog here: ow.ly/Pl0950WWuCR

Why uniting the whole school community around disadvantage matters

UNITE framework: strategic, whole-school approach to closing attainment gaps

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 8d

📱 Texting parents about how many school days their child has missed can help improve attendance.
New research shows communication matters.
Read more 👉 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/evaluat...

Texting parents about number of school days their child has missed…

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 14d

📣Calling primary schools!
The @theeef.bsky.social are looking for classes to take part in a brand-new @WhatWorked study to test the feasibility of a new research method – teacher-led micro RCTs. You'll test a spelling intervention and receive a tailored impact report.
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Exploring the Feasibility of Teacher-Led Micro-RCTs for Educational…

This feasibility study explores whether an online platform enabling teacher-led micro-RCTs can serve as an effective evaluation tool for EEF’s Teacher…

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 15d

Want to inspire purposeful writing in the early years? ✍️ Our latest Clips from the Classroom shows how play can build children’s capability & motivation to write. Watch here 👉https://researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-the-classroom/literacy/developing-childrens-capability-and-motivation-to-write

Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 16d

🚀 New guidance to support professional development in 16–19 settings!
Check out the new @theeef.bsky.social online resource to help staff thrive and grow 👉 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/16-19/contin...

Effective Professional Development in 16-19 settings

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 17d

Whether you’re leading whole-school strategy or working at a departmental level, the new updated @theeef.bsky.social pupil premium guide guide helps you make confident, evidence-informed decisions. 📷 Explore the free guide today: tinyurl.com/bdw6u73b

The EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 20d

🚀 New from ImpactEd: Guidance to help education organisations scale programmes sustainably without losing impact. Explore resources for delivery teams + insights from our Director 👉 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/impact-...

Scaling educational programmes without losing impact

New ImpactEd guidance to help education organisations scale sustainably while preserving impact

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 21d

The @EducEndowFoundn are commissioning research teams for 4 new projects:
Transition from school → 16–19 , School & classroom climate , Supporting pupil transitions,16–19 education
See more here:👉 ow.ly/4YuT50WyJhF

Tenders

Opportunities to submit proposals for tenders

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 22d

The @theeef.bsky.social have launched their Evidence Partnership for 16–19. Six FE & sixth-form colleges from across England will help turn research into practice. See more information here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/new-gui...

New guidance launched to support great teaching in 16-19 settings

New guidance and Evidence Partnership to support the 16–19 sector

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 22d

💫New 💫 PD guidance for 16–19 from the @theeef.bsky.social dropped yesterday! 3 evidence-based recommendations to strengthen support: Build a culture of CPD, Use the KEEP framework and focus on evidence-informed content!
Download it here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/16-19/contin...

Effective Professional Development in 16-19 settings

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 23d

Are you looking to developing children's capability and motivation to write in the Early Years? Take a look at our recent clips from the classroom on using play to engage children in the early years in purposeful writing opportunities. Watch it here: researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...

Developing children's capability and motivation to write

Using play to engage children in the early years in purposeful writing opportunities.

researchschool.org.uk

Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 24d

Why uniting the whole school community around disadvantage matters. A structured, whole-school approach to engaging all members of the school community – staff, families, governors and parents – around the mission of equity. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/uniting...

Why uniting the whole school community around disadvantage matters

UNITE framework: strategic, whole-school approach to closing attainment gaps

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · 28d

Schools identify low literacy skills and poor attendance as the biggest challenges to disadvantaged pupils’ attainment. New analysis released as @EducEndowFoundn publishes updated guide to support Pupil Premium spending- see more here educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/biggest...

Schools identify low literacy skills and poor attendance as the…

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · Sep 16

What stops a pupil’s bright ideas from becoming strong writing? @theeef.bsky.social literacy specialist, considers ‘The Simple View of Writing’ as a framework for supporting writing in the classroom. See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/how-the...

How 'The Simple View of Writing' can help you develop your pupils'…

What stops a pupil’s bright ideas from becoming strong writing?

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · Sep 15

Designed for school leaders, the new @theeef.bsky.social updated guide to Pupil Premium offers:
📘 Step-by-step support for your strategy
📊 Evidence you can trust
🎥 ‘Talking head’ videos with real school insights
See more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/using-pupil-...

The EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium

The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · Sep 12

Our first blog of the term is written by our Director Susie Fraser: Taking a less is more approach to using research evidence. Not a bad mantra for life really! Read it here

Taking a less is more approach to using research well

If you are anything like me, you might have spent the summer holidays, dipping into research articles or books that you had saved somewhere but hadn’t quite had time to fully get into or absorb dur…

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · Sep 12

Looking to improve writing in the Early Years? Take a look at our Clips from the Classroom focusing on using play to engage children in the early years in purposeful writing opportunities. Take a watch here: researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...

Developing children's capability and motivation to write

Using play to engage children in the early years in purposeful writing opportunities.

researchschool.org.uk

Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · Sep 12

A child’s background shouldn’t decide their future. Yet disadvantaged pupils finish secondary school almost 2 years behind their peers.

Here is the new @theeef.bsky.social Guide to Pupil Premium released this week! Explore the digital guide here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/using-pupil-...

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · Sep 12

It's Friday and we are ending the week on a high- an amazing new blog from our Director of Research School Susie Fraser talking about taking a less is more approach to using research well. Read more here: themcaway.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/t...

Taking a less is more approach to using research well

If you are anything like me, you might have spent the summer holidays, dipping into research articles or books that you had saved somewhere but hadn’t quite had time to fully get into or absorb dur…

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · Sep 10

Reflections from the @theeef.bsky.social first evidence-informed CPD conference for the 16 – 19 sector- College leaders and sector partners explored how evidence can drive more effective CPD across 16 – 19 education. See here for more information: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/reflect...

Reflections from our first evidence-informed CPD conference for the…

College leaders and sector partners explored how evidence can drive more effective CPD across 16–19 education.

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · Sep 9

The new @theeef.bsky.social blog series explores how the EEF is adapting its evaluation methods to better support teaching and learning. Read more here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/how-wer...

How we’re tackling evaluation challenges to build better evidence for…

How are we evolving our evaluation methods to build better evidence?

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Manchester Communication Research School @mancomrs.bsky.social · Sep 5

Unpacking the science of everyday interactions to support early childhood development- New Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood film series shows how everyday actions support early development. See more information here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/centre-...

Unpacking the science of everyday interactions to support early…

New Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood film series shows how everyday actions support early development

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