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CANCELLED - Raising attainment of disadvantaged pupils: a whole school approach

  • Target audience: All staff, particularly SLT, HODs and leads for disadvantaged pupils.
  • This session will give participants the opportunity to reflect on their school practice and investigate a strategic response to raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.
  • The gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers continues to grow in the UK. This course will look at how this not only impacts on school attainment but also how this relates to the notion of social justice.

This session will be broken down into three areas:

Session A: Disadvantaged pupils: The National and Local picture

Content:

  • Life chances of disadvantaged pupils: social justice
  • Defining Pupil Premium
  • An Ofsted perspective
  • Legal Requirements

     

    Session B: Strategies to increase disadvantaged pupils’ attainment and progress

    Content:

  • Staff CPD
  • Positive Discrimination: Raising the profile of Disadvantaged Pupils
  • School Processes:  SIP/DAP/PM
  • Lessons from the EEF

     

    Session C: Sharing best practice

    Content:

  • Effective governance
  • Case Studies of successful Pupil Premium Plans

     

  • Facilitator
  • Venue & Travel Information

Iridium Education

Iridium Education was founded in 2016, and since then has provided a series of high quality training courses across a wide range of topics, all of which have had glowing feedback from the course participants.

I am a practising teacher who has over 20 years’ experience in the secondary education sector, my specialist subject being science. Currently, I hold the position of Deputy Headteacher in an 11-18 school with responsibility for Quality of Education. Since being a senior leader, I have gained significant experience in leading whole school and subject specific professional development. I have completed the NPQH and been awarded a distinction in a master’s degree in educational leadership and in doing so have carried out research relating to curriculum and social justice.

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