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Tag: Early Years

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Department for Education Research Priorities 2025

25th Apr 2025 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading time, 4 minutes: What is the Department for Education currently researching?

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Spaced Practice for 3-Year-Olds

29th Feb 2024 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading time, 2 minutes: What is spaced practice, and does it improve student outcomes?

Research

Research Questions About Education 2024

28th Jan 2024 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading time, 2 minutes: What are the Department for Education currently researching about education in our schools?

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Exploring Neuroeducation Ethics: Implications for Teachers

31st May 2023 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading time, 3 minutes: How can we guide schools and teachers to effectively incorporate neuroscience into their classroom practices?

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3 Retrieval Practice Studies for Early Years

27th Mar 2023 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading time, 3 minutes: How can early years teachers use retrieval practice in the classroom?

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🔬 Retrieval Practice in Early Years Classrooms

9th Oct 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading time, 3 minutes: Where do early years teachers turn to for research on retrieval practice?

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Nurturing Independent Learners In Year 1 and 2

24th May 2022 by Nick Burton

Reading time, 3 minutes: How can we nurture independent learners beyond the early years?

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Phonics Test: 10 Preparation and Best Practice Tips

9th May 2022 by Lynn How

Reading time, 3 minutes: How can we boost phonics test scores without causing any stress?

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The Issues Facing Post-Pandemic Early Years Pupils

28th Mar 2022 by Lynn How

Reading time, 3 minutes: What are the issues facing post-pandemic early years pupils, and how can teachers help?

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Early Years: Guided Play or Direct Instruction?

16th Jan 2022 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading time, 2 minutes: Does ‘guided play’ support early development and learning?

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Visits to English Schools by Gavin Williamson

24th Feb 2020 by @TeacherToolkit

Reading time, 4 minutes: Which schools has Gavin Willamson visited since his appointment as Secretary of State for Education?

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Podcast 60: How Can Teachers and Researchers Work Together?

2nd Nov 2019 by Joshua McGovern

Reading time, < 1 minuteHow long do we allow one student to disrupt the behaviour of others? asks Dylan Wiliam

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