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EEF delivers major update to Teaching and Learning Toolkit

From metacognition to oral language, 10 strands of the EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit have been updated this week with new evidence from hundreds of research studies to help teachers support their Pupil Premium learners.
Evidence: The Teaching and Learning Toolkit was launched in 2011 and offers evidence summaries across more than 30 different approaches to teaching and learning - Adobe Stock

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) launched the toolkit in 2011 to help boost the progress of disadvantaged learners and to support schools with Pupil Premium spending decisions.

It has become one of the most widely used educational evidence resources in England, with EEF polling showing that 69% of school leaders using the toolkit to inform their decisions.

The toolkit summarises findings from a global evidence-base across more than 30 different approaches to classroom teaching and learning and wider interventions.

The summaries include how different strategies can improve progress and attainment, alongside information on average costs and the strength of the evidence.

The latest updates encompass additions to the evidence-base for approaches including metacognition – one of the most accessed summaries – as well as oral language.

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