Supporting London's migrant families to engage and achieve

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SUPPORTING LONDON’S MIGRANT FAMILIES TO ENGAGE

AND ACHIEVEMAKING EFFECTIVE USE OF THE PUPIL PREMIUM

BARRIE O’SHEAHEADTEACHER DUNCOMBE PRIMARY SCHOOL ISLINGTON.

What makes Duncombe an interesting school, in relation to migrant families and worthy of

note?

56 Diverse Nationalities75% E2L

Multiple Languages 29FSM 80/85%

A visionary and talented team

There are 41(56) Ethnic Groups at DuncombeEthnic Group No of pupils

Bangladeshi 67Indian 5Kashmiri Pakistani 2Other Black African 11Black - Congolese 2Black Caribbean 11Black European 1Black - Nigerian 5Other Black 7Black - Somali 49Other Chinese 1Asian and Any Other Ethnic Group 1Black and Any Other Ethnic Group 1Chinese and Any Other Ethnic Group 1Other Mixed Background 11White and Any Other Asian Background 2White and Black African 2White and Black Caribbean 14White and Chinese 1White and Any Other Ethnic Group 1Afghan 1

Ethnic Group No of pupils

Arab Other 8Egyptian 1Kurdish 8Latin/ South/ Central American 3Lebanese 2Moroccan 2Other Ethnic Group 1Refused 2Albanian 1White Eastern European 3White - English 52White European 7Greek 1White - Irish 4Kosovan 2White Other 10Other White British 4Portuguese 2Turkish Cypriot 1Turkish 37

Pupils on Roll at Duncombe by First LanguageLanguage No of pupils

Afrikaans 1Akan/Twi-Fante 1Albanian/Shqip 4Arabic 18Arabic (Algeria) 1Beja/Bedawi 1Bengali 66Chinese 1Edo/Bini 1English 122French 3German 1Greek 1Gujarati 2Hausa 2

Language No of pupils

Hindi 2Kurdish 10Lingala 1Panjabi 1Polish 2Portuguese 2Farsi/Persian (Any Other) 1Romanian 1Somali 50Spanish 10Turkish 37Urdu 2Vietnamese 2

Total number of languages: 29

How do we regard our E2L children?

They are Gifted and Talented

They are Enquiring

Multilingual & Ambitious

Why is community cohesion at Duncombe School so strong?

We employ people to make it soWe are welcoming and good

listenersWe go out to the local community

and value their thoughtsWe regard our parents as assets

The Duncombe Team• The SLT & our BPSAs• Home School Support & the School Admin

Team• School Specialists Aut/S&L/E2L/DYS/E2L• LEA/C&IHA Specialists• Our teachers and support staff, our parents,

their friends and their community• Our contacts internationally, nationally & local

• We value and celebrate our diverse communities

• We listen and invest in joint approaches• We celebrate together• We come together to celebrate and learn• We prioritise expenditure on enhancing our

structures and welcoming new arrivals• We are always there. • A Life Long Vision

Our Support Structures

Health & HousingSocial Services & Emigration

The Law & Food bankEx-pupils and their friends

Celebration & Leisure

BPSA clubs and classes for parents, children and friends

and opportunities for volunteering

ESOL & Maths through ICTAssess to other classes in borough

Parenting classesTeaching Reading to Children qualifications

Bilingual Story TellingFAST, Family Kitchen & Parent gym

GCSE’s Turkish and BengaliAdvice surgeries

How the UK works!

Fine artsTextilesKeep fitDance

RecyclingCooking on a budget

Coffee mornings

Why encourage parental involvement?

Experience shows that in more affluent schools pupils benefit

hugely if their parents are engaged in their education. TES 26/10/12

An international school with an enthusiasm for languages and

cultures

Comenius ProjectsVisiting groups from abroad

International EveningBring a Parent to School Days

Parent led sessions Show and Tell

Education Business Partnerships

Up to 60 volunteers in any week

Young people as “role models and volunteers”

What are the academic results of

all this intervention?

Attainment at KS2Percentage of pupils achieving L4+ at KS2:

Maths, Reading and Writing

Mathematics Reading Writing (TA) SPaG

No. Of pupils

School National School National School National School National School National

English 18 50 76 67 87 67 84 67 84 44 74Other than English

44 91Sig.+

72Sig.+

100Sig.+

83Sig.+

95Sig.+

81Sig.+

95Sig.+

80Sig.+

77 74

White British 4 75 76 75 85 75 87 75 84 50 73Any other white background

13 85 68 100 82 85 78 100 75 69 68

White and Black Caribbean

6 50 72 50 82 67 85 67 81 33 71

Bangladeshi 10 100 76 100 85 100 85 100 86 90 80Black Caribbean 6 33 70 67 80 50 83 50 80 33 70Black African 15 87 75 93 84 100 85 93 83 73 77Any other ethnic group

8 88 70 100 84 100 80 88 78 88 72

Expected Progress KS1 to KS2Percentage of children making 2 levels of progress:

Mathematics Reading Writing (TA)

No. Of pupils

School National School National School National

English 18 67 87 67 88 100 91

Other than English 43 98 91 98 89 98 92White British 4 75 87 50 88 100 91Any other white background

13 92 91 92 89 100 92

White and Black Caribbean

6 67 85 67 87 100 91

Bangladeshi 10 100 91 100 89 100 95Black Caribbean 6 67 85 67 86 100 91Black African 14 93 91 100 89 93 92Any other ethnic group 8 100 92 100 89 100 92

How much does it all cost?

Pupils eligible for PPG Yrs 1-6 226/354Percentage eligible 75.14%

PPG received 2012/13 £239,396Total PPG expenditure £419,047

Difference £179,651

How much do the BPSAs Cost?

4 BPSAs totalling 3.5 days a week annually (Spanish, Somali, Turkish

&Bengali)£27,300

£7,800 per day, per BPSA, for a year

How much does Home School Support Cost?

1 H/S Support Worker totalling 2 days a week annually£13,000

£6,500 per day, per HSSW, for a year

Partnership Teaching£143,000

The three Is

What are the effects on the school community of these Interventions,

Investments and Interactions?

TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENTFRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2012

Duncombe’s recipe is simple: investment, high quality teaching and leadership and a commitment to a wider community. The

school gives children and parents confidence and ambition as well as the important skills they need to defy the

educational odds.

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