Lost in translation? Can the use of theories of action be effective in helping teachers develop and scale up research-informed practices?

- Teachers need to tailor interventions to meet the specifics of their context.
- Theories of action (ToAs) can help teachers localise research based interventions.
- A ToA approach was employed with three primary schools.
- An evaluation of the TOA approach shows it improves teaching practice.
- Using ToAs also results in impactful interventions for students.