Sentences with phrase «attainment of disadvantaged pupils»
Sir John said: «There is still a long way to go before the achievement gap is closed, but some schools have shown that it is possible — and this is acting as a spur to others to raise attainment of disadvantaged pupils.»
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The new research brief, Class Differences, highlights how the academic attainment of disadvantaged pupils at 16 varies dramatically between different ethnic groups.
«We will however make available information on best practice and «what works» for improving the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and I am clear that a valuable use of the premium would be schools investing in ways to encourage parents, including of course fathers, to engage in the education of their children.»
Painting a wholly critical picture of grammar schools ability to improve attainment, the EPI suggests that the sponsored academies programme has «had a more positive impact on the attainment of disadvantaged pupils compared with the present grammar school system».
The pupil premium is a key lever for raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and it's vital that it continues to be focused on their education.»
This information must also include details of how the school spent the pupil premium funding in the last academic year, and how it made a difference to the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.
This is why we have given them flexibility over how they use the pupil premium funding to help improve the progress and attainment of their disadvantaged pupils.
On average, it does not appear to be an effective strategy for raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils, who are more likely to be assigned to lower groups.
«We are making funding fairer by consulting on proposals for a new national funding formula so that areas with the highest need attract the most funding and we are continuing the pupil premium — worth # 2.5 billion this year — giving schools significant extra funding to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.»
We're looking very carefully at our admissions code, which has already changed to allocate places for pupil premium [additional funding for schools to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils] and other disadvantage indicators, and overcome the stigma from some families that grammar schools are not for them.»
«Our Social Mobility Action Plan set out measures to drive improvements in key skills including numeracy, targets areas that need the most support through our # 72 million Opportunity Areas programme and builds on the almost # 2.5 billion we provide each year to schools to help raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.»
And this impression is confirmed by new polling published today by the Sutton Trust and the EEF showing 98 % of primary and secondary leaders saying their Pupil Premium funding has allowed them to target resources at raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils to a greater or lesser extent.
The pupil premium is extra money given to schools to help improve the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.
That commitment has increased annually to a whopping # 2.5 billion this year to help to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and to bridge the gap with their peers.
Chairman, Sir Peter Lampl, said: «The key to improving the attainment of disadvantaged pupils is not necessarily how much money is spent in schools, but how much is spent on what is proven to work in the classroom.»
The grants will go to projects using «bold and innovative methods» for boosting the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.
Funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities (pupil premium and pupil premium plus)
Among the suggestions are a minimum of 10 hours of test preparation for all pupils to minimise the advantage offered by private tutoring; ensuring grammar schools prioritise pupils eligible for the pupil premium (additional funding to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils); and improving outreach work to poorer families.