Key guidance report
Guidance Reports
Putting Evidence to Work – A School’s Guide to Implementation
1. Consider how an approach will be monitored, before you implement it.
‘Have we clearly identified the outcomes? We often make changes without fully considering what we want to see at the end. The pressure to make immediate improvements results in too many priorities not being sufficiently thought through. If we want our actions to make a difference, we should probably focus a little more on evaluation: identifying what success will look like […].
How do we adapt and refine our strategy? Even the best designed development plans require adaptation in practice. Being clear about the intended outcomes in the short, medium and long term will help to identify where things have gone wrong and where amendments are needed, such as more follow up training or providing increased time to sustain change.’
- Phil Stock, Director of Greenshaw Research School, The EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium
Questions to support effective monitoring
- What information will we gather to monitor and evaluate the impact of approaches?
- Does the recording and monitoring of information add to anyone’s workload? If so, is this workload reasonable within their role(s)? Is it possible to remove something else to make the time for this new activity?
- What will be the signals that the approach is being implemented as we intend?
- What will be the signals that the approach is having the intended impact on pupil attendance?
- How will we know if problems are emerging with our approach?
- Is any training or follow-on supported needed for staff beyond initial communication and training?
- When and how will we respond to implementation data to tailor and improve our approach?
Further reading and sharing practice
Evidence and resources
The EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium
Guidance Reports
Putting Evidence to Work – A School’s Guide to Implementation
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Communicate effectively with families
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Improve universal provision for all pupils
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