Implementing the EEF’s Five-a-day-approach: School Planning Guide for Primary Schools – Part 2
This is part 2 of the ‘Implementing the EEF’s Five-a-day-approach’ series. This blog focuses on using diagnostic assessment to identify learning gaps.

This is part 2 of the ‘Implementing the EEF’s Five-a-day-approach’ series. This blog focuses on using diagnostic assessment to identify learning gaps.

This blog will present a summary of the content and recommendations of EEF’s publication with specific reference to its implications for primary schools.
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