Leading Beyond the Classroom: Empowering Leaders and Practitioners to Implement Evidence-Informed Approaches

Understanding the Need and the Challenge

Written by Sue Murphy, Teacher / Early Years Lead at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery.

Focusing on improving children’s communication and language, this blog explores how engaging with the EEF Talking Time programme supported practitioners to embed evidence-informed strategies such as interactive reading, modelling language, and collaborative talk.

As a result, educators have grown in confidence and children are showing stronger communication skills, greater engagement, and a wider use of vocabulary—demonstrating the impact of high-quality, research-led practice.