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Anna Kirk
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Regional Delivery Lead for the North West at the Education Endowment Foundation, Trustee at Watergrove Trust, mum of one, cat obsessive 😺
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Great morning spent with the North West Research Schools, filming some content around effective deployment of teaching assistants in all phases from Early Years to Post-16.

@theeef.bsky.social
@blackpoolrs.bsky.social
@mancomrs.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Day 1: Evidence for Education Network Workshop 2025

An incredible first day full of professional challenge, sharing of expertise, and international collaboration.
May 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Fab day at the Evidence Exploration Partnership with @theeef.bsky.social , @blackpoolrs.bsky.social & Wirral Council.

We explored behaviour change at school & system level to improve maths outcomes & adaptive teaching. Great collaboration & professional challenge as always!
March 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It's here! I can't wait to have a read and then share with school colleagues at Watergrove Trust 😊

@thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It has been a great morning at the Spring Research Schools national conference. We are joined by Dutch colleagues from Expertisescholen Ontwikkelkracht, exploring our approach to exemplification of evidence-informed practice in action.
@theeef.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Great day 1 of our Manchester partnership 'The Write Beginning' today, expertly led by Susie Fraser and Hannah Heron.
We explored metacognition in the context of writing in Reception & Year 1 & what we can learn from each phase
@theeef.bsky.social
@mancomrs.bsky.social
@mancitycouncil.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Earlier this week, the @theeef.bsky.social opened recruitment for 11 brand new programmes for schools, focused mostly on writing and secondary maths.

Search your school to find out which programmes you could take part in: buff.ly/3wo4JkL
February 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New year, new headshot! 📸 💁‍♀️
February 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A great day at the launch of our Manchester Partnership 'The Write Beginning' between @theeef.bsky.social , @mancomrs.bsky.social and @mancitycouncil.bsky.social

It was great to share some contributions on the long term aim of the partnership, and implementing the learning back in the classroom.
January 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🌟EARLY BIRD SPECIAL🌟

Check out the details of our North West Research School 2025 conference below - focused on developing provision for SEND students in mainstream settings.
@theeef.bsky.social

Book now and take advantage of the early bird discount!
January 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A great day spent with School & System Leaders from Wirral for workshop 2 of our partnership.
The highlight was the school tour led by brilliant Year 4 tour guides! Thank you to St Georges Primary for hosting us.
@blackpoolrs.bsky.social
@smncx.bsky.social
@theeef.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A brilliant turn out for the launch event of the Lancashire CALL partnership between @theeef.bsky.social, @lancashirers.bsky.social & Lancashire County Council.

It's exciting to see this partnership move into action, supporting evidence-informed practice for communication & language in Early Years.
December 2, 2024 at 11:52 AM
I had a brilliant day in Wirral today kicking off our Evidence Exploration Partnership between the @theeef.bsky.social , @blackpoolrs.bsky.social and Wirral Council.

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November 26, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Super excited to get this in the post today! It was a privilege to read it early and provide a recommendation.

It is a brilliant read, with practical applications throughout. A must-read for anyone leading CPD in schools!

@mancomrs.bsky.social
November 14, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Great day at the @rs_network national conference. Brilliant conversations & professional challenge around how we use evidence to tilt the table on disadvantage.

Lots to think about for our work in the North West!
November 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Great to visit Simon Cox & Charlotte Hindley at @blackpoolrs.bsky.social today to plan for our Evidence Exploration Partnership with Wirral Council.

It was also great to have a tour of St Mary's & to hear about the work taking place to embed a culture of community & belonging across the school.
November 11, 2024 at 2:01 PM
It was so exciting to kick off our 2 year 'Stockport Speaks' partnership today - A collaborative approach to improving oral language development in EYs and KS1 for disadvantaged pupils.
November 7, 2024 at 3:53 PM
I have had a wonderful day visiting some of our brilliant primary schools in Watergrove Trust.

Thank you to Moorhouse Academy, St Andrews CofE Primary, and Sandbrook Community Primary School for inviting me in to your lovely schools!
October 23, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Great to catch up with the North West Research School Network today, finalising annual plans and discussing opportunities for regional collaboration.
@mancomrs.bsky.social
@blackpoolrs.bsky.social
@lancashirers.bsky.social
Pinnacle Learning RS
Alexandra Park RS
October 8, 2024 at 12:04 PM
It was great to spend the day with the Manchester Partnership Team today, planning for our Evidence into Action partnership, which is looking at evidence-informed improvements in writing in Reception and Year 1.

@mancomrs.bsky.social
September 24, 2024 at 3:21 PM