SSAT Member Conference 2025

It matters what you do, and how you do it.

We have been working with Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) for over a year to support leaders to mobilise best evidence and practice from the updated guidance report, ‘A Schools Guide to Implementation’ (2024). In this conference we will share the learning, with presentations from co-author of the report Jon Eaton, the Research Schools Network and school leaders.

There will also be opportunities to engage with the Implementing Effective Change resources created through this work. Those attending the conference will receive electronic resource packs that can be used with staff to support effective implementation. The resources cover the driving behaviours, contextual factors and implementation process.

Who should attend and why?

This conference is recommended for school leaders at all levels seeking to:

• Lead sustainable change with greater impact.
• Engage with the research evidence around successful implementation.
• Understand and adopt the behaviours that drive effective implementation.
• Improve the quality of change leadership and attend to the contextual factors that influence implementation.

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Speaker information

Jon Eaton is Director of Devon Research School and Research Lead for Education South West, working with schools and other improvement partners in the South West to broaden schools’ understanding of evidence and to provide access to guidance, training and support. Jon has worked particularly around metacognition, literacy and implementation and is co-author of the EEF’s A School’s guide to Implementation.

Jane Elsworth is a Deputy Headteacher at Huntington School, York where she leads the Pupil Premium and Attendance Strategy and supports the use of research evidence in school decision-making. Jane has had a number of secondary phase senior and middle leader roles in her career. She is a geography specialist and has almost 30 years of teaching and leadership experience. Jane has led Huntington Research School (a founding member of the EEF’s Research School Network) since 2018 and has been a member of a number of EEF working groups, for example, Pupil Premium Strategy and Effective Implementation Practices

Siân Cumming is a Deputy Headteacher at Upper Shirley High School, with a background as an English Advanced Skills Teacher. She brings expertise in teaching and learning, with a strong focus on implementation and sustainable improvement. Siân is passionate about embedding coaching tools within school environments to drive professional growth and enhance classroom practice. Her work in quality assurance processes and staff development has supported whole-school improvement and fostered a culture of reflective practice. As an experienced facilitator, she empowers educators to lead change with confidence and clarity.