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We're committed to working with local schools to support them to make better use of evidence to inform their teaching and learning.

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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How can visual supports strengthen inclusion across a whole school? Laura Reynolds shares how visual timetables, social stories and Now and Next boards have become part of everyday practice at Crossflatts Primary School. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Seeing the school day: how visuals support inclusion
How visual supports can strengthen inclusion, communication and independence for pupils across a primary school.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What can we learn from the gaps in the evidence? Our latest blog looks at the messiness of education research – and why what we don’t know matters too. Mind the Evidence Gap: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Mind the evidence gap
How should teachers respond to gaps and uncertainty in education research while still making good use of the evidence?
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What does a positive feedback culture look like in the classroom? Our Clip from the Classroom explores how teachers can celebrate progress, address misconceptions and help pupils act on feedback. Watch and explore more from the Research Schools Network. researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...
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Creating a positive feedback culture
How teachers celebrate pupil progress and address misconceptions in a warm and rigorous way.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW BLOG from Bradford. Simone McLindon, SENDCo at Bowling Park Primary Academy and BRS Evidence Advocate, shares how her school is making inclusion part of everyday work. Practical ideas for teachers, leaders and SENDCos. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Inclusion as everyday practice
How Bowling Park Primary School has developed an inclusive approach for all pupils
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What can the evidence tell us about supporting inclusive teaching? We’ve brought together 3 EEF resources that can help schools strengthen inclusive practice. Read the blog: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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3 EEF resources to support inclusive teaching
Practical, evidence-informed support for inclusive classrooms
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
September is full of new things. But what about what’s already in place? Our latest blog shares some simple activities for school leaders to revisit existing practice and give implementation a reset for the new school year. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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The new school year reset
Three practical ways for school leaders to strengthen implementation and build shared understanding this September.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What needs to be in place before you launch a whole-school reading initiative? The latest blog in our Building a Reading Culture series explores the Prepare stage of implementation, with practical ideas for building readiness across your school. Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Building a reading culture: getting ready for change
Before launching a reading initiative, build the conditions that help it succeed and endure.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The EEF has released a new guide to inclusive teaching — focused on helping every pupil to participate and succeed in school. Explore the resource here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The impact of feedback is mediated by a number of factors. In our latest blog in the 'building a feedback culture' series, we look at trust. Trust in the intention, the message and the process. Link below.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
New Clips from the Classroom: Creating a positive feedback culture Our latest addition to the Research Schools Network Clips from the Classroom showcases Dixons Trinity Chapeltown where there is such a brilliant feedback culture. researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...
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Creating a positive feedback culture
How teachers celebrate pupil progress and address misconceptions in a warm and rigorous way.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The EEF's 5-a-day avoids the search for SEND-specific tricks by focusing on approaches that make learning more accessible: • Explicit instruction • Cognitive and metacognitive strategies • Scaffolding • Flexible grouping • Using technology
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
If we want pupils to act on feedback, we need to build their self-efficacy. Bandura identified two powerful sources: Mastery experiences - succeeding ourselves Vicarious experiences - seeing people like us succeed 🔗 ⬇️
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Blackpool Research School @blackpoolrs.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NEW FREE WEBINAR SERIES: Check. Adapt. In this 2-part series, we explore adaptive teaching in the maths classroom. Session 1: Checking for understanding 🗓️ Wed 23 Sep ⏰️ 4 - 5pm Session 2: Making adaptations 🗓️ Wed 30 Sep ⏰️ 4 - 5pm Sign up now! buff.ly/6HrHYuL
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Check. Adapt: using adaptive teaching in mathematics
A 2-part webinar aimed at teachers of Key Stages 2 to 4 and maths leaders
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Blackpool Research School @blackpoolrs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
📹 Have you seen Clips from the Classroom? 🗓️ Every week we spotlight a clip of a school putting evidence into practice This week, North Yorkshire Coast Research School focus on formative assessment in maths in a small school. 👀 WATCH NOW: buff.ly/mMiYPZr
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Feedback is the focus of the latest Bradford Research School blog series. In this post, we explore the role of self-efficacy and how pupils' beliefs about improvement can shape their response to feedback. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Building a feedback culture: self-efficacy
How self-efficacy shapes pupils' responses to feedback and their willingness to improve.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This looks like a really interesting session - and it's free!
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Recommended for secondary teachers and leaders with an interest in literacy, vocabulary and oracy. An important discussion about supporting high-quality spoken language in secondary schools. York, 8 July. Great value professional learning. www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting...
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Supporting Vocabulary in Secondary School: A Research & Practice Workshop
As oracy becomes a curriculum priority, how do we give students the words for high-quality talk? Join us to bridge research and practice.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We've published the first blog in our series on feedback. One question that prompted it was this: if feedback is so important, why do pupils sometimes ignore it? The article explores motivation, self-determination theory, and the idea of 'proactive recipience'. 🔗 below
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A reading culture is easier to build when there's agreement about why reading matters. Everything else grows from there. Read: Building a Reading Culture: Starting with Why? researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Building a Reading Culture: Starting with Why?
How diagnosing the real literacy problem led to a whole-school reading culture at Dixons Croxteth.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
What does the evidence suggest about improving school attendance? This resource brings together six evidence-informed themes, examples from schools, further reading, and a summary of the evidence on attendance interventions. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Supporting school attendance
The EEF is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
There is no shortage of programmes available to schools. Finding those with a credible evidence base is harder. The EEF's Promising Programmes page highlights evaluated programmes that have shown promising results on pupil attainment. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
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Promising Programmes
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Implementation frameworks are often discussed under relatively stable conditions. Many schools are operating in anything but stable conditions. This blog explores how implementation principles can help when timelines are compressed. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Implementation at Pace
Implementation at Pace
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The social model of disability encourages us to look beyond the individual and examine the barriers around them. If a pupil struggles to access learning, how much of that sits within the pupil, and how much sits within the environment we create around them? researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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What Educators Need to Know about the Social Model of Disability
From medical model to social model
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Parental engagement can sometimes become reduced to newsletters, events or reminders. The evidence points more towards learning at home. reading together talking about school helping pupils develop routines and habits around learning Read more: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Parental engagement
Parental engagement refers to teachers and schools involving parents in supporting their children’s academic learning.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
A lot of implementation conversations focus on launch. This piece is more about what happens later on. Where did it all go wrong? researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Where did it all go wrong? Why implementation fails and what you can…
Where did it all go wrong? Why implementation fails and what you can do about it
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A useful implementation question: Can staff explain how this approach connects to the bigger picture? Where this link is unclear, leaders may need to spend more time building coherence, helping staff understand how it fits. Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Uniting around a Bigger Picture
For successful implementation, we can unite around a bigger picture
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
You can’t assume PD will transfer into practice on its own. People return to busy classrooms and competing priorities. That’s why prompts, monitoring, and repeated practice matter so much in implementation. Read the EEF PD guidance: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Interesting how the same study produces differing headlines. From: “Setting in maths leads to better outcomes” to “Why mixed-ability teaching is down, but not out ” The nuance is usually where the interesting stuff sits. A few reflections on the EEF evaluation: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Finding the Signal in the Setting Debate
Exploring what the EEF grouping study reveals about headlines, interpretation, and educational evidence.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Implementation Decisions: How can we manage the challenges? Is the approach: Simple Well-specified Well-resourced Measurable Informed by known implementation ‘pinch points’ ? researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Find evidence-backed resources, tools, and opportunities for senior leaders and teachers working in secondary schools on the EEF website here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
NEW: Finding the Signal in the Setting Debate A closer look at the new EEF study on setting in maths - and what it tells us about interpreting educational evidence. Read the blog researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Finding the Signal in the Setting Debate
Exploring what the EEF grouping study reveals about headlines, interpretation, and educational evidence.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Implementation Decisions: What Does the Research Suggest? Weighing up the evidence to solve your problem researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Watch this Clip from the Classroom from Unity Research School Purposeful choice and use of manipulatives and representations to scaffold pupils’ learning. researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-t...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Last week, the EEF published an evaluation into maths grouping. Two headlines: Why mixed-ability teaching is down, but not out Another progressive myth has been demolished When the same study can produce such different headlines, how do we identify the signal from the noise? 🔗 ⬇️
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Implementation Decisions: Problems and Context To get implementation right, we need to start with the problem Read more: researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Effective implementation needs to consider contextual factors, behaviours and a structured but flexible process. Read more: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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greathresearch.bsky.social @greathresearch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🚀 Monday Motivation 🚀 Good luck to every pupil sitting exams and SATs this week. We are cheering you on every step of the way. To the school staff, parents and carers who make it all possible, we are sending our best wishes for the weeks ahead. #mondaymotivation #SATs #GCSEs #ALevel
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Making Thinking Visible: Using Think Aloud in Reading Kat Branco, Director of North London Alliance Research School, explores how teachers can use ‘Think Aloud’ to reveal reading strategies and make thinking visible to pupils researchschool.org.uk/north-london...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Four new EEF/YEF studies on attendance and persistent absence now published. They look at: • Attendance and Family Liaison Officers • Internal provision models • Anti-bullying approaches • Managed intervention centres educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/evaluat...
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Four new evaluations of programmes and approaches designed to improve…
Findings from research studies funded through partnership with the Youth Endowment Fund.
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The EEF guide to the pupil premium includes practical tools and resources: Evidence briefs with links to research aligned to the DfE’s ‘menu of approaches’ A discussion tool for governors Case studies from schools across the country educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/using-pupil-...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Three frameworks for independence In this post, we share 3 simple verbal scaffolds that can move pupils toward independence. researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Three frameworks for independence
We share three simple verbal scaffolds to support pupil independence
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The Transfer Window: Can we Teach Metacognition in Isolation? 'Metacognition and self-regulated learning’ is the highest impact strand of the EEF Toolkit, so should we dedicate curriculum time specifically to metacognition? researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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The Transfer Window: Can we Teach Metacognition in Isolation?
Should we dedicate curriculum time specifically to metacognition?
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Mathematical misconceptions are numerous and commonplace, so how should we look to minimise them in our classrooms? The REACT planning framework can help educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blo...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Improving children’s language outcomes with the Early Years Pupil Premium Andrina Flinders describes how her nursery school used the Early Years Pupil Premium to deliver more effective language support for disadvantaged children. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/...
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Improving children’s language outcomes with the Early Years Pupil…
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greathresearch.bsky.social @greathresearch.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Toolkit Tuesday The @theeef.bsky.social Teaching and Learning Toolkits are a summary of evidence that schools might choose to use, either as part of their pupil premium strategy or as part of wider school planning. 🎨 Arts Participation🎨 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
"Principles of cognitive science interact and should not be considered in isolation from each other, or without taking into account wider practical and pedagogical considerations." Read the EEF's 'Cognitive science approaches in the classroom' educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Family Dining: Community, Belonging and Connection Why lunchtime at Dixons Music Primary is not just about eating researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Family Dining: Community, Belonging and Connection
The role of Family Dining at Dixons Music Primary to build belonging, community and relationships
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Why strategy is more important than resources when using the Early Years Pupil Premium to close learning gaps Why a strong focus on pedagogy and practice is essential to improving outcomes for children from lower income backgrounds educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/...
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Why strategy is more important than resources when using the Early…
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
High-attaining maths pupils make more progress when grouped by attainment, EEF and UCL research finds New research on student grouping in maths, conducted by the UCL Institute for Education educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/high-at...
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High-attaining maths pupils make more progress when grouped by…
New research on student grouping in maths, conducted by the UCL Institute for Education
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Bradford Research School @bradresearchsch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Tracking the Traces of Metacognition How can we check that pupils are acting ‘metacognitively’, when there are many invisible processes? researchschool.org.uk/bradford/new...
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Tracking the Traces of Metacognition
Mark Miller looks for the tangible signs that metacognition is happening
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