Understanding our disadvantaged pupils’ needs
In order to have a successful approach to securing strong outcomes for disadvantaged pupils, it is important for schools first to consider what we mean by disadvantage. ‘What do you do for your disadvantaged pupils?’ is a question that can drive schools towards mechanistic approaches such as ‘We mark their books first’ rather than approaches with a strong evidence base. This is often because school leaders have not had sufficient time and space to consider what disadvantage
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Viewing lessons from the perspective of particular pupils to address educational disadvantage
Educational disadvantage is hard to think about. It is a horribly complex issue involving the intersection of socioeconomics, class,...
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Improving universal provision for all pupils - how high quality teaching supports strong attendance
This is based on the EEF attendance reflection tool and was written for the Transforming Attendance in Cornwall flipbook for...
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