EEF Annual Report September 2023 – August 2024

The Education Endowment Foundation funds and evaluates programmes to reduce the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. Their 2023/24 annual report covers 159 active research projects, record Toolkit usage — with 70% of school leaders now using it — and two major new guidance reports, alongside continued evidence mobilisation across England.

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📋About

Evidence synthesis, randomised controlled trials, guidance reports, school support, evidence mobilisation, policy influencing Custom geography from upload: England

📊Key Metrics

921,930 Teaching & Learning Toolkit users; 382,701 Early Years Toolkit users in 2023/24 Key Metric 1
159 active research projects across early years, primary, secondary and post-16 Key Metric 2
Over 15,000 studies reviewed; 1,200 added to evidence database in the year Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 70% of school leaders now use the Teaching and Learning Toolkit to decide which approaches to adopt — up from 11% in 2012
  • Two new guidance reports published: Improving Primary Science and A School's Guide to Implementation (downloaded 46,000+ times in four months)
  • 15 new projects funded across writing, secondary maths, EdTech and teacher recruitment and retention themes

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2025 Enhanced

Annual Review 2024-25

55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
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45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
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95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
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191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
2025

Annual Impact Report 2024–2025

CAD $366.1m total revenue in FY2024–25 (year ended 31 March 2025)
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500+ locations across the Greater Toronto Area serving children, youth, families, immigrants and job seekers
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Largest not-for-profit child care provider in Canada; child care fees capped at CAD $22/day under Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system from January 2025
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Received largest multi-year gift in charity's history — CAD $10m over five years from The Barrett Family Foundation to fund youth programmes including Black Achievers, newcomer youth groups and financial literacy