‘Making and acting on, evidence informed decisions’ – a new report on how to do interventions

“Most robust evaluations of education interventions show little or no impact on pupil outcomes compared to existing practices.” The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

While poor implementation may contribute to the above statement, often the interventions themselves simply aren’t effective enough. Making evidence-informed decisions on what to implement in the first place is therefore vital.

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement. They do this by supporting schools, colleges, and early years settings to improve teaching and learning through better use of evidence.

This lengthy guidance is aimed primarily at school leaders and other staff with responsibilities for managing change, such as heads of departments, phase leads, professional development leads, and members of implementation teams.

They EEF believe however, that implementation is a collaborative endeavour, not just the domain of school leaders and the guide can be used to support implementation in a range of circumstances and enable governors and trustees to gain a better understanding of how change can be implemented successfully within schools and support more informed and effective governance challenge.

Also worth having a look at: The EEF Guide to Pupil Premium Evidence Brief.