[PDF] Top 20 Evaluation of the Pupil Deprivation Grant - 2nd interim report

... progress against agreed targets. Systems typically pre-date the introduction of the PDG but are now being used to track vulnerable pupils’ progress more closely. These systems flagged potential indicators associated with ... See full document

... falling pupil numbers, staffing cuts, forecasted budget deficits, and poor academic performance in recent ...highlighted pupil attendance and performance, particularly among e-FSM pupils, as a key area for ... See full document

... Some LAs were clearly having difficulty in meeting their intended targets for group membership. No systematic data have been collected during this phase but interviewees were asked to report their estimates. Some ... See full document

... o'r Grant Amddifadedd Disgyblion. Mae'r Grant Amddifadedd Disgyblion (GAD) yn elfen ganolog o ymdrechion polisi Llywodraeth Cymru i gau'r bwlch cyrhaeddiad rhwng plant o deuluoedd mwy a llai ... See full document

... Effectiveness Grant (SEG), Band 4/5 funding, and the general school ...secondary) report supplementing the funding of PDG-funded activities, usually from the general school budget and/or the Schools ... See full document

... the evaluation led by Cardiff University of the Foundation Phase, and also the evaluation of Flying Start, suggests that there are three main areas in which schools and settings should focus their use of ... See full document

... The Guidance for Local Authorities (DCSF, July 2008) emphasised the Pathfinder evaluation finding of ‘the importance of clear strategic leadership and the need for a skilled coordinator on a day to day basis’ ... See full document

... Unit costs underpin any cost evaluation. Our review of relevant research papers found that these are commonly underestimated, perhaps considering only salaries rather than the full cost of providing a SLT or ... See full document

... of pupil demographics, these were ...high deprivation, with many pupils from low economic bac kgrounds, whilst others were much more varied, “from the very poorest families to some of the most well ... See full document

... initial Evaluation Framework agreed with the ATTI Steering Group during the summer ...The evaluation sought to engage with i) stakeholders central to the development of ATTI – the Coordinator, the Steering ... See full document

... The interventions were evaluated through a randomised control trial (RCT) design. RCTs are considered to be the best method of demonstrating and quantifying the effect of an educational intervention (Torgerson & ... See full document

... other grant funded TA programmes, the POs are not informed about the financial details of the ...the Evaluation Team notes that there is a weakness in the relations between the three main project ... See full document

... according to their 2011 phonics pilot check outcome. For comparison, the final column shows the percentages for all pupils regardless of whether their school participated in the 2011 pilot check. The tables show that ... See full document

... Some extended provision is geared towards families. For instance, in conjunction with family learning, there were some free events organised for families to do activities including arts and crafts, cookery and mask ... See full document

... • Case Management: This enables the resource finders to identify, with a case number, each LAC that a search is undertaken for. It provides the ability to t[r] ... See full document

... Deviation 2.6 No response 467 N=823 Source: NFER survey of literacy coordinators, 2012 Table 45 The number of schools reporting phonics is taught in discrete phonics sessions in Year 3 S[r] ... See full document

... The findings from the surveys suggest that most schools provided some sort of information to parents/carers prior to the administration of the check, with almost six out of ten schools reporting they sent information to ... See full document

... the Pupil Premium to relieve budgetary pressures rather than using it to support disadvantaged ...per pupil in 2011-12, compared with about 65% of all schools, so relieving budgetary pressures cannot be the ... See full document

... 7% report that spend more than $50 per week on additional food for their ...schools report that their level of spending has remained consistent over the two years of ... See full document

... small businesses, but there is still a long way to go. Tens of thousands of Brooklyn small business employees remain uninsured and eligible for Brooklyn HealthWorks. In addition, while targeted media campaigns like this ... See full document