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Working with Schools to Close the Pupil Premium Attainment Gap
Between 2020 and 2021 just over 2 million pupils were eligible for pupil premium, according to the Department for Education. In this video Mark Rowland, Pupil Premium Adviser at the Unity Schools partnership discusses working with schools to close the pupil attainment gap and foster a better sense of belonging for disadvantaged children.
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Developing Evidence-Based Pupil Premium Strategies: Guidance for School Leaders
In the financial year 2023-24, pupil premium spending is set to increase to almost £2.9 billion. Kate Burls, Policy Manager for the Education Endowment Foundation, discusses the importance of using evidence when allocating pupil premium spending in a school to benefit all students and close the attainment gap.
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Working in Partnership Regionally to Improve Educational Outcomes for Disadvantaged Pupils
1 in 5 children and young people in West London aren’t getting the support they need to thrive. In this video, Louisa Mitchell, Chief Executive of West London Zone shares the benefits of working in partnership to create bespoke support systems for vulnerable children and young people to help them achieve their full potential.
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Encouraging Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds to Study STEM Subjects
Schools are currently facing recruitment and retainment issues for STEM leaders, hindering the access disadvantaged students have to the subjects. In this video, Jodie McGeehan, the Principal Teacher of STEM at ST Andrew’s RC Secondary, highlights how a whole school and community support of STEM subjects has helped less advantaged students access and pursue STEM.
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Implementing School-Based Initiatives to Support Young Refugees and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children
In the last 12 months there have been 5,000 asylum applications from unaccompanied children. In this video, Philip Taylor, Deputy Head of Broadoak School discusses the initiatives the school has adopted to help support young refugees to settle in the school and integrate them with the wider student population.
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Educating Young People on Sexting and Online Safety
According to The UK Council for Child Internet Safety, the prevalence of children engaging in creating and sharing indecent images of themselves is a growing concern. In this video, Herabans Kaur from The Queen Mary University discusses the action of Spite for Schools, a community project that educates students on the issue and illegality of distributing intimate images through a holistic approach.
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Building Confidence in Adult Learners with English as a Second Language
7.1% of people stated they did not speak English as their main language in the 2021 UK Census. In this video Hilda Koon, the Assistant Principal at Manchester College discusses the ESOL curriculum they have in place in the college and the benefits of a holistic curriculum for improving career opportunities.
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Outlining the Long-term Effects of Image-based Abuse and its Impact on Victim’s Lives
Between 2020 and 2022, over 60,000 pieces of sexual content were reported to the Revenge Porn Helpline. In this video Folami Prehaye, Founder of Victims of Image Based Crime shares her own experiences of image based abuse and highlights both long and short term impacts on victims to illustrate how organisations can provide trauma-informed support.
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Building Confidence in Newly Qualified Teachers to Manage Difficult Behaviour
Managing difficult behaviour is often one of the main challenges that newly qualified teachers face in schools. In this video, Dr Kulvarn Atwal, Headteacher of Highlands Primary School in East London, discusses how early career teachers can build their confidence through a whole school approach to behaviour, ensuring both excellence and consistency of practice in their classrooms.
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