Kingsbridge Institute of Learning

Session Overview:

It is clear, both from the research and in talking to teachers and school leaders, that pupils continue to feel the effects of the partial school closures. Although national lockdowns seem to be behind us, for many schools, and in many classrooms, the full picture of how pupils and schools have really been affected is only now becoming clear.

This twilight aims to aid busy school leaders and teachers in their planning for improvement through exploring the EEF’s​‘Moving Forwards, Making a Difference: Planning Guide for Schools’ guide. We will focus upon high-quality teaching, targeted academic support and wider strategies, as well as the essential elements of implementation. We will draw on key evidence and research-informed strategies which can help schools to identify useful strategies to support pupils and inform teachers and leaders’ choices around how best to invest time, money and energy over the coming academic year.

Biography:

Simon Cox is director of the Blackpool Research School. Research Schools were set up by the EEF and aim to share what they know about putting evidence into practice and support schools to make better use of evidence to inform their teaching and learning. Simon is an experienced secondary maths teacher and school leader, and regularly speaks at conferences and delivers training for schools about evidence-informed teaching.