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Stoke-on-Trent Research School by The Keele and North Staffordshire Alliance Newsletter

Issue #3

Summer term

 

Welcome

 

A very warm welcome to our final e-newsletter of the academic year.

 

The Research School team have thoroughly enjoyed working with colleagues from across the city during the course of the year and, following our attendance at the annual Research School Annual Conference, we will be reviewing and publishing our plans for the coming year very soon.

 

Full details of Research School activity, including training programmes and communication events will be published on our website.

 

Finally, we very much hope to engage with you in the coming months and we wish all colleagues a great end-of-term and a wonderful summer break.

 

Russell, Debbie, Marie, Sam, Wendy, Ceri and Grace.

 
 
 

Latest news

 

NEW GUIDANCE ON PREPARING FOR LITERACY

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has published its latest guidance report, Preparing for Literacy, which reviews the best available research to offer early years professionals practical “do’s and don’ts” to make sure all children start school with the foundations they need to read and write well.
 

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IEE FUNDS A FURTHER FIVE INNOVATION EVALUATIONS AIMED AT IMPROVING PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT

The Institute for Effective Education (IEE) is pleased to announce the five projects chosen to receive Research Schools Network Innovation Evaluation Grants from the fourth round of funding, which took place in the spring. This brings the total number of innovation evaluation projects currently funded to 21.

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EEF PROJECTS NOW RECRUITING

The Education Endowment Foundation is currently recruiting early years settings, schools and colleges for funded projects including:

  1. Young Journalist Academy: Developing primary pupils' writing by setting up a newsroom.
  2. EAL in the mainstream classroom: Developing and testing EAL training for classroom teachers at GCSE.
  3. Realistic Maths Education: An approach to teaching mathematical problem solving.

Visit the EEF website to view all projects currently recruiting

£5M HOME LEARNING FUND

The Early Years Home Learning round – funded in partnership with the Department for Education – is now open for applications.

 

The purpose of the fund is to trial projects in the north of England that support parents to improve their children's early language and literacy skills at home before they start school.

 

Applicants should visit the EEF website and look at some of the promising programmes previously funded, as well as the frequently asked questions, which can be found here.

 

Evidence

 

BLOG: IMPROVING COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN THE EARLY YEARS

Eileen Allpress, Director of Ipswich Research School, introduces the EEF's Preparing for Literacy guidance report and explains how this evidence is brought to life at Highfield Nursery School and Children’s Centre.
 

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EEF BLOG: SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF

On the EEF blog, Megan Dixon, Director of Aspirer Research School, introduces the EEF’s early literacy guidance report and explains how the small stuff can make the biggest difference when it comes to learning to read and write.
 

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