The big challenge for our generation of school leaders: using the pupil premium to narrow the gap
Somerset
16 October 2014
The way forward
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The way forward for individual schools
Define an ambition for PP-eligible children Make PP policy part of school development plan
and part of overall school improvement strategy
Involve governors Identify barriers to learning Decide desired outcomes + success criteria Analyse balance of existing PP expenditure Evaluate effectiveness of existing strategies Change less effective strategies and replace
with more effective Look at top strategies in EEF Toolkit and decide
which to adopt
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The way forward for individual schools
Data drill-down to identify ‘Even Better If’ PP pupils
Look at top strategies in EEF Toolkit and decide which to adopt
Get buy-in from ALL staff Increase professional networking of
staff Analyse and develop curriculum to
maximise benefit for PP-eligible pupils Check school website for good audit
trail: from PP expenditure to impact
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The way forward: Somerset support for schools
Publish essential materials for schools Build effective outward-looking network
for PP champions Work with schools on PP agenda, giving
leading role to schools that are most successful in FSM attainment
Focus LA’s data support for schools on PP
Support governing bodies on PP agenda Support schools’ work to raise
attainment of LACs Other LA services to focus support on
schools’ work with PP-eligible pupils4