The Sutton Trust EEF (2013, p.3) explain that school level, it is clear that – “at different ways of spending school budgets can have very different impacts on pupil attainment, and choosing what to prioritise is not easy. Even once a decision to implement a particular strategy has been taken there are a wide variety of factors which determine its impact. [The Sutton Trust-EEF] believes that educational research can help schools get the for their both in maximum ‘educational bang buck’, terms of making an initial choice between strategies, and in implementing a strategy as effectively as As a consequence The Sutton Trust-EEF has possible.” researched and developed a Teaching and Learning Toolkit. According to The Sutton Trust- EEF (2013, p.3) is an accessible summary of educational research “it which provides guidance for teachers and schools on how to use their resources to improve the attainment of disadvantaged It is this resource that schools are pupils”. recommended to engage in prior to allocating their Pupil Premium funding but as The Sutton Trust EEF (2013, p.5) explains evidence it contains is a – “the supplement to rather than a substitute for professional A summary of judgement”. the most effective approaches to improving attainment is illustrated in Figure pupils’ 7. Figure 7 A Summary of the Teaching and Learning Toolkit (Higgins et al (2013) The Sutton Trust EEF (2013, p.3-4) provide the following information to help – interpretation of the table in Figure 7 (further detailed information is provided in their publication):
The Sutton Trust – EEF (2013, p.3) explain that “at school level, it is clear that different ways of spending school budgets can have very different impacts on pupil attainment, and choosing what to prioritise is not easy. Even once a decision to implement a particular strategy has been taken there are a wide variety of factors which determine its impact. [The Sutton Trust-EEF] believes that educational research can help schools get the maximum ‘educational bang for their buck’, both in terms of making an initial choice between strategies, and in implementing a strategy as effectively as possible.” As a consequence The Sutton Trust-EEF has researched and developed a Teaching and Learning Toolkit. According to The Sutton Trust- EEF (2013, p.3) “it is an accessible summary of educational research which provides guidance for teachers and schools on how to use their resources to improve the attainment of disadvantaged pupils”. It is this resource that schools are recommended to engage in prior to allocating their Pupil Premium funding but as The Sutton Trust – EEF (2013, p.5) explains “the evidence it contains is a supplement to rather than a substitute for professional judgement”. A summary of the most effective approaches to improving pupils’ attainment is illustrated in Figure 7. Figure 7 A Summary of the Teaching and Learning Toolkit (Higgins et al (2013) The Sutton Trust – EEF (2013, p.3-4) provide the following information to help interpretation of the table in Figure 7 (further detailed information is provided in their publication):