There continues to be very significant variation
in outcomes for disadvantaged pupils, both between and within chains
It has called for the development of national benchmarks and targets for improvements
in outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.
Report author Prof Becky Francis said: «There is very significant variation
in outcomes for disadvantaged pupils, both between and within chains.
Not exact matches
The report - Progress matters
in primary too - says: «This report shows that it is the progress measure to be the one that will drive performance while aligning better with the government's two core goals of securing the best
outcomes for all, not just some,
pupils and closing the gap between
pupils from
disadvantaged backgrounds and the rest.
But Schools Week decided to highlight the individual schools
in which
outcomes for disadvantaged pupils were highest.
Better use of research can help schools spend their resources
in the most efficient ways and make a real difference to
outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.»
The reasons
for these differences weren't always clear, but the authors note that the groups with the best
outcomes for disadvantaged pupils had two things
in common: they had been running schools
for a number of years, and had expanded slowly.
«It can not be a coincidence that maths
outcomes for disadvantaged pupils are the most concerning finding
in this report given that teacher shortages are very severe
in this subject,» he said.
Breakfast clubs are more cost - effective than the government's flagship # 1 billion universal infant free school meals policy
in improving
outcomes for pupils in disadvantaged areas, according to researchers...