Professor Stuart Kime

Director of Education, Evidence Based Education

Stuart is Director of Education at Evidence Based Education, and one of the team behind the great teaching toolkit - the personalised professional growth platform to help teachers flourish. He is a qualified teacher himself, who has worked in both middle and senior leadership roles in schools. Currently, Stuart serves on the advisory boards of lernen: digital (a German teacher development project) and Impact. He is a co-author of the EEF's Implementation Guide, as well as the EEF's DIY evaluation guide, and EBE's 'great teaching toolkit: evidence review'. He is fascinated by finding sustainable ways to help teachers flourish and belong in their professional lives.

1 Workshop series one

Cultivating a culture of belonging and connectedness

This panel will explore ways to create the conditions for belonging and connectedness to enable all pupils to flourish in schools – and the research evidence behind them. Anna Upton from Embark Multi-Academy Trust (comprising nursery, primary, and secondary schools) will share the trust’s approach to creating a collective commitment across its schools, fostering a universal offer as a foundation for every child’s success. Simon Knight of Frank Wise Special School will discuss the principles underpinning an inclusive culture within the context of a community special school, and how that relates to the lived experience. Stuart Kime of EBE will share research evidence for the conditions that cultivate a sense of belonging for learners, teachers and leaders alike.

Implement improvement initiatives

1 Workshop series two

Driving implementation: How development cycles can help your teachers flourish

This workshop will connect theory and practice of implementation, bringing to life evidence-informed principles with adaptable approaches that can be deployed at scale in trusts. Stuart will guide participants through a comparison of different implementation cycles, with the aim of highlighting their underpinning common principles. With this evidence-informed foundation set, participants will then look at one kind of cycle - the Development Cycle developed by Evidence Based Education - examining how it is designed for the specific purpose of teacher growth, and what kinds of behaviours it drives when used. Delegates will have a go at using the Development Cycle and receive Stuart's recommendations for further reading and resources to help continuous development post-workshop. This workshop relates to the 'implement improvement initiatives' strand of the conceptual model.