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Key to supporting disadvantaged students
#disadvantage #socialmobility #wideningaccess #strategy Every school is expected to publish its Pupil Premium Strategy on its website. The level of detail varies, as do the strategies employed. In my Leadership Journal, I came across this short section that I'd added to fill a space back in 2015. It was early on in the journal, when I included a note as an aide memoir and added illustrations to brighten up the page. Extract from my Leadership Journal The National Foundation
Mar 29, 20243 min read


Tackling disadvantage in school admissions
It’s been 10 years since the changes to the Admissions Code in 2014 allowed schools to make allocating places fairer. Sally Weale, Education correspondent for The Guardian, has written an article this week that shines a light on the issue of social mobility and school admissions, and research carried out by Kevin Latham for the Sutton Trust. The article plays on the debate as to how selective education contributes to social mobility compared to the universal offer of non-sel
Jan 15, 20244 min read
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