Raising Attainment of Disadvantaged Pupils:

The Essex Strategy

Clare Kershaw

Head of Commissioning Education and Lifelong Learning

Essex Priorities

• Every School to be at least good by 2018• Delivering a School-led Improvement System across Essex

• Raising the Attainment of Disadvantaged Pupils

• £45M Pupil Premium Grant in Essex schools + £1.9m Pupil Premium Grant for Children in Care

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All schools | Disadvantaged pupils (pupil premium)

Organisational Intelligence & Commissioning DeliveryOverview of 2014 educational attainment in Essex

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Disadvantaged KS2 gap (level 4+ in r, w & m)

Essex England

2012 2013 201425.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

29.729.4

26.9

Disadvantaged KS4 gap (5+A*-C (incl. E&M)

Essex England

The gap at KS2 between disadvantaged pupils and others has decreased faster in Essex than nationally.

Non-disadvantaged pupils improved at the same rate as their peers nationally, but disadvantaged pupils had double the national improvement rate.

The gap at KS4 also fell faster in Essex than nationally, and was smaller in 2014.

The changes to KS4 in 2014 make trends harder to evaluate, but disadvantaged pupils were less affected by them than their peers, resulting in a large decrease in the gap which is now lower than national.

Disadvantage gap across Essex schoolsKS2 L4+ RWM v KS2 disadvantaged pupils

KS4 5+A*-C inc E&M v % KS4 disadvantaged pupils

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National averages: attainment 79%, Disadvantaged rate 31%

National averages: attainment 56.6%, Disadvantaged rate 26.9%

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The Essex Strategy and action plan

Know the Gaps

Narrow the Gaps

Review the Gaps

Close the Gaps

Purpose of Today

• To hear updates and case studies on all four elements of the Essex Strategy

• To inform the Strategy further through feedback

• To design and develop an Essex Toolkit following the EEF toolkit and best practice in Essex

• To advise on further support and guidance needed in our schools

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