The Education Commute
Episode 89 · Teachers · Out 17 November 2026

Smaller Classes Buy Just One Month, Say 63 EEF Studies

Out Tuesday, 17 November 2026 at 6am · The Education Commute

Everybody agrees that smaller classes get better results, and nobody at the kettle has ever been asked how small. The Education Endowment Foundation's Toolkit strand on reducing class size has sixty-three studies behind it and one month of additional progress in front of it, at very high cost, on evidence it rates very limited.

Unlocks Tuesday, 17 November 2026 at 6am

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