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In this episode, Dr Caroline Creaby, Director at Sandringham Research School, interviews Mary Reader, Senior Researcher at the Education Policy Institute. In their discussion, Caroline and Mary discuss the findings of the EPI's recent report Education in England Annual Report 2020, for which Mary was a lead author.  In particular, Mary talks through the research finds relating the the disadvantaged attainment gap,  the attainment gap for those considered persistently disadvantaged and gaps for students from different ethnic backgrounds. They go on to explore the implications for schools in relation to how best supporting disadvantaged students. 

In this episode, Kate Mouncey, Research Lead and Director of Sixth Form at Sandringham Research School, interviews Dr Duncan Astle, Group Leader at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at The University of Cambridge. In their discussion, they cover a whole host of important areas including working memory, long term memory,  ADHD and 'neuromyths'.  Duncan also offers helpful suggestions to teachers and school leaders about the implications from brain science research for classroom practice.