Two new studies undertaken by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and known as The Literacy Octopus Trials, named after their multi-armed design, have looked at the impact of research dissemination on achievement in schools. The studies were funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), the Department for Education (DfE) and the Mayor of London’s Schools Excellence Fund as part of a bigger scheme of exploring the use of research in schools.
As some of the largest education trials to date, a total of more than 13,000 primary schools in England were involved in the studies which looked at a range of evidence-based resources and events designed to support the teaching and learning of literacy at key stage 2. These included printed and online research summaries, evidence-based practice guides, webinars, face-to-face professional development events and access to online tools.
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