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Testing the impact of preparing for, applying for and participating in STEM-related work experience
Independent Evaluator
NFER
Themes
Catch 22
Testing the impact of behavioural support on pupils at risk of exclusion.
Independent Evaluator
University of Cambridge
Pupils
751
Schools
36
Grant
£596,087
Themes
Bristol University and Harvard University
Using text message prompts to improve parental engagement and pupil attainment.
Independent Evaluator
Queen's University Belfast
Pupils
15697
Schools
34
Grant
£532,620
Themes
University of Bristol
A programme which aims to increase pupil effort in Key Stage 4.
Independent Evaluator
The Institute for Fiscal Studies
Schools
84
Grant
£1.1m
Themes
NESTA
Testing the impact of online maths tutoring.
Independent Evaluator
The York Trials Unit
Schools
60
Grant
£196,499
Themes
Private Equity Foundation
Independent Evaluator
Sheffield Hallam University, University of Essex
Schools
2
Grant
316224
Themes
Children’s University
Testing the impact of social action on young people’s engagement and attainment at school.
Independent Evaluator
Durham University
Pupils
2,603
Schools
68
Grant
£559,862
Themes
ARK
The Ark Mathematics Mastery programme is a whole-school approach aiming to deepen pupils’ conceptual understanding of key mathematical concepts.
Independent Evaluator
The Institute of Education
Schools
127
Grant
£774,000
Themes
Edge Hill University
An intensive 10-week numeracy intervention delivered by teaching assistants
Independent Evaluator
University of Oxford
Pupils
532
Schools
130
Grant
£287,500
Themes
The Oxford Trust
Testing the impact of a programme that aims to make primary science more practical, creative and conceptually challenging
Independent Evaluator
American Institutes for Research
Pupils
8,966
Schools
205
Grant
£780,045
Themes
Young Enterprise
Using real world contexts to teach GCSE maths
Independent Evaluator
University of Nottingham
Schools
130
Grant
£453,099
Themes
British Science Association
Testing a science enrichment activity that promotes hands-on project work.
Independent Evaluator
NatCen
Pupils
2810
Schools
180
Grant
£283,536
Themes
Association of Employment and Learning Providers
Testing whether teachers can be supported to contextualise English and mathematics lessons for post-16 learners
Independent Evaluator
London School of Economics
Schools
6
Grant
£139,150
Themes
Behavioural Insights Team
Testing a low-cost way of engaging students at further education colleges
Independent Evaluator
NatCen
Pupils
3,779
Schools
31
Grant
£205,608
Themes
University of Nottingham
Supporting teachers to use more problem-solving and discussion activities in their mathematics classes
Independent Evaluator
Behavioural Insights
Schools
100
Grant
£641,115
Themes
University of Nottingham
Independent Evaluator
University of Oxford
Pupils
1124
Schools
113
Grant
£230,000
Themes
Envision
Testing a social action programme that develops employability skills
Independent Evaluator
Pupils
780
Schools
30
Grant
£267,000
Themes
Outwood Institute of Education
Shanghai-style teaching and same-day feedback in KS2 mathematics
Independent Evaluator
NatCen
Pupils
3,298
Schools
73
Grant
£213,345
Themes
Durham University
A peer tutoring programme in which older primary school pupils tutor younger pupils in mathematics.
Independent Evaluator
NatCen
Schools
80
Grant
£766,945
Themes
Chess in Primary Schools
Testing the impact of learning chess on educational attainment.
Independent Evaluator
The Institute of Education
Schools
100
Grant
£689,150
Themes
Rosendale Primary School
Using technology to teach pupils strategies they can use to monitor and manage their own learning
Independent Evaluator
University of Manchester
Pupils
1858
Schools
24
Grant
£253,000
Themes
Shirelands Collegiate Academy
Pupils undertake some learning prior to lessons, freeing up class time for feedback and personalised support.
Independent Evaluator
The Institute for Effective Education
Pupils
1100
Schools
24
Grant
£890,080
Themes
University of Oxford
Improving pupils' numeracy and literacy through two programmes: ‘Mathematical Reasoning’ and ‘Literacy and Morphemes'
Independent Evaluator
NFER
Pupils
2217
Schools
55
Grant
£489,471
Themes
Catch Up
A structured, one-to-one numeracy intervention for pupils struggling with maths
Independent Evaluator
NFER
Pupils
108
Schools
54
Grant
£71,000
Themes
Institute of Education
Testing the impact of high quality computer programming lessons on attainment in maths.
Independent Evaluator
Sheffield Hallam University
Pupils
6232
Schools
110
Grant
£607,266
Themes
News
New review of evidence on the impact of careers education
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EEF maths specialist and secondary school teacher Simon Cox reflects on two schools' approaches to teaching new concepts remotely during partial...
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This new monthly series supports teachers and maths leads in implementing the evidence from the EEF’s Improving mathematics in Key Stages 2 and 3...
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Improving Maths in Key Stages Two and Three, published by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), reviews the best available research to offer schools...
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Disadvantage gaps proving challenging to close in primary schools after Covid-19 disruptionThe attainment gap between disadvantaged primary school pupils...
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This monthly series supports teachers and maths leads in implementing the evidence from the EEF’s Improving mathematics in Key Stages 2 and 3...
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Using calculators in maths lessons can boost pupils’ calculation and problem-solving skills, but they need to be used in a thoughtful and considered way,...
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At the end of last year we published Improving Mathematics in Key Stages 2 and 3, a guidance report offering 8 practical, evidence-based recommendations...
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The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has today published independent evaluations of four EEF-funded projects.The first two are reports of pilot...