In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Professor Jonathan Sharples from the Education Endowment Foundation. He has led the recent update to the EEF’s A School’s Guide to Implementation and in this conversation we unpack the paper. Professor Sharples details the updates and why they were made. He also digs into each of the key elements. As Jonathan highlights, how something is done is as important as what is done and throughout this episode, he provides a number of practical strategies that schools can follow.
Resources mentioned:
- Education Endowment Foundation: A School’s Guide to Implementation – https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/guidance-reports/implementation
- Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants – https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/guidance-reports/teaching-assistants
- Darren Moore
- Martin Weswell
- Research Core Network
- Active Implementation Hub
- National Implementation Research Network
- Robin Mildon
You can connect with Jonathan:
Twitter: @Sharples_J
Website: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk
You can connect with Brendan:
Twitter: @learnwithmrlee
Facebook: @learningwithmrlee
Website: learnwithlee.net
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About Emina McLean
Jonathan is seconded from the Social Science Research Unit at University College London’s Institute of Education. Jonathan works with schools and policy makers across the education sector to promote evidence-informed practice, and spread knowledge of ‘what works’ in teaching and learning.
He has previously worked at The Institute for the Future of the Mind, at Oxford University, and as a secondary school science teacher in Sydney. He is the author of Evidence for the Frontline, a report published by the Alliance for Useful Evidence that outlines the elements of a functioning evidence system.
Jonathan co-authored the EEF’s ‘Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants‘ and ‘Putting Evidence to Work: A School’s Guide to Implementation‘ guidance reports.