Show notes
In Episode 3 of Series 1 of The Corcoran Lab Podcast, Professor Roisin Corcoran talks with Neil Humphrey and Jean Gross about evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning. Professor of Psychology of Education at the University of Manchester, Neil discusses his research on social and emotional learning and the importance of robust methods and analysis in the development and evaluation of interventions to improve teaching and learning. Practitioner Jean offers her thoughts on the importance of social and emotional learning during Covid-19 and what everyone should be doing to help children, especially the most vulnerable, to thrive and succeed at school and in life in these challenging times.
Further resources- Importance of Independent Evaluation of Educational Interventions - Blog
- Effective universal school-based social and emotional learning programs for improving academic achievement: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 50 years of research - Journal article
- Improving Social and Emotional Learning in Primary Schools - Education Endowment Foundation Report