Evidence into Action
Episodes
Effective professional development in 16-19 settings
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, co-hosts Alex Quigley and Katie Luxton (EEF’s Senior Programme Manager), dive into what effective professional development looks li...
Sustaining your Pupil Premium strategy
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, co-hosts Alex Quigley and Kirsten Mould talk to EEF’s Senior Policy Manager, Natalie Ohene, about the findings of a research projec...
Deployment of teaching assistants
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, co-hosts Alex Quigley and Kirsten Mould discuss the EEF’s newly updated guidance on deployment of teaching assistants. They are joi...
Talking the talk: subject-specific talk across the curriculum
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Alex Quigley and the EEF’s Literacy Specialist, Chloe Butlin, discuss the importance of subject-specific talk across the curr...
Why manipulatives matter in the maths classroom
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Host Alex Quigley and the EEF’s Maths Content & Engagement Specialist, Grace Coker, are exploring why manipulatives matter in m...
Teaching: an art or science - part 3
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of our three-part series, ‘Teaching: an art or science?’ host Harry Madgwick meets with Yamina Bibi to discuss how teachers c...
Teaching: an art or science - part 2
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of our three-part series, ‘Teaching: an art or science?’, host Harry Madgwick meets with Sarah Stock, Director of Newcastle...
Teaching: an art or science - part 1
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of a three-part series, ‘Teaching: an art or science?’, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Harry Madgwick (EEF senior co...
Breakfast clubs
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host Kirsten Mould and expert guests. They discuss breakfast club provision in schools, imp...
Retrieval practice
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Rachael Cattrall, EEF Content Specialist Alumna) and expert guests. They discuss the evolu...
Implementation in schools
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Kirsten Mould, EEF Senior Content and Engagement Manager, and expert guests. They discuss ...
Using research evidence well in education
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Kirstin Mulholland, EEF Associate for School Engagement and Evidence Use, and expert guest...
Supporting school attendance
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Freya Morrissey, EEF Content Specialist for Learning Behaviours, and expert guests. They d...
Primary Science
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Grace Coker, EEF Content Specialist for maths, and expert guests. They discuss high-qualit...
Defining disadvantage
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by Kirsten Mould and expert guests to discuss how best to support pupils from socio-economically disad...
Personal Social and Emotional Development (PSED) in the early years
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host Nicola Cherry, EEF Early Years Content Specialist and Early Years Delivery Manager for Nort...
SEN in mainstream and adaptive teaching
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Kirsten Mould, EEF Senior Content Specialist, and expert guests to discuss how best to sup...
Metacognition
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host, Hannah Heron, Learning Behaviours Content Specialist for the EEF, and expert guests, to di...
Vocabulary and Language
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host Alex Reynolds, Literacy Content Specialist for the EEF, and expert guests to discuss vocabu...
English as an Additional Language
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, hosts Alex Quigley and EEF Senior Content Manager Kirsten Mould are joined by expert guests in linguistics and education, alongsid...
Evidence-informed Leadership
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, hosts Alex Quigley and EEF Senior Content Manager Kirsten Mould are joined by expert guests to discuss evidence informed leadershi...
Supporting pupils during exams
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this new instalment, our expert panel discuss the evidence around how to prepare pupils for exams effectively. Regular host Alex Quigley is joined...
Teaching reading: The Reading Comprehension House
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this new instalment, our expert panel discuss how reading teaching can be supported using the reading comprehension house, which featured in our up...
Teaching reading: Developing fluency
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest instalment of the EEF's 'Evidence into Action' podcast, our expert panel discuss the evidence around the importance of fluency in teach...
Effective Professional Development
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, our expert panel discuss the key insights from our recent guidance report, Effective Professional Development. Regular host Alex ...
Unpicking the updated Teaching and Learning Toolkit
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this new instalment, our expert panel explore the newly updated Teaching and Learning Toolkit. Regular host Alex Quigley is joined by the EEF’s ...
Cognitive Science in the Classroom
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the EEF has released the latest episode of ‘Evidence into Action’, our podcast which considers specific areas of educational research and i...
Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode, our expert panel examine the recommendations from our recently published Feedback guidance report and explore the implications...
Developing oral language
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, hosts Alex Quigley and, EEF programme manager, Sarah Tillotson, are joined by guests including programme developers, speech thera...
Exploring the complexities of reading comprehension
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, regular host Alex Quigley is joined by Caroline Bilton, assistant headteacher at Cragside Primary School and the EEF’s literacy spe...
Setting pupils up for success in maths
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment, host Alex Quigley discusses best practice in maths teaching, from establishing strong foundations in the early years, to making pu...
Making the Difference for Disadvantaged Pupils
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focuses on how schools can ‘Make the Difference for Disadvantaged Pupils’. We explore the big picture of the challenges faced by disa...