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Using evidence-based practices (EBPs), and using them well, is a critical way to improve student outcomes. Evidence-based practices are educational approaches that are backed up by research evidence.

A case study of schools that have worked with external organisations to improve students’ reading and literacy skills.

These tools can be used to examine your school’s approaches for engaging with families to support student learning.

This rubric outlines a set of capabilities to do with the evidence-based practice of explicit instruction.

This practice guide provides evidence-based, practical advice for teachers on how to teach sentence combining in the context of their classrooms.

A writing instruction template for primary school principals and leaders. Helps users examine how the school approaches and implements the effective teaching of writing and writing assessment, and evaluate opportunities for further improvement.

Schools and services often have cultures of sharing and discussing evidence, but less support exists for practitioners to actively change their practice based on evidence.

Our national survey has found that Australian schools often have cultures of sharing and discussing evidence, but less support is available for teachers to actively change their practice based on evidence.

See how the Year 1 teachers at Loxton Primary School use explicit instruction in their classroom.

There is a great deal of evidence that families play a critical role in their child’s learning. So how can primary school teachers and leaders best work with families to support student learning?

Examples of practice demonstrate effective practice in different education settings. You can use them to think about how to apply the practice in your own context.