Sue Hackman Lancashire Governors May 2013 How do governors judge the impact of the pupil premium?
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Transcript of Sue Hackman Lancashire Governors May 2013 How do governors judge the impact of the pupil premium?
Ofsted see the PP as a governor issue
‘The governing body ensures that funds generated by the pupil premium are used to provide additional support, particularly in literacy.’
‘Governors work closely with the school’s leaders, supporting and challenging them. Additional funds are used wisely to help individual pupils.’
‘Governors take a close interest in the use of the pupil premium and challenge the headteacher to show how it is working.’
Ofsted see the PP as a governor issue
‘The governing body does not check the impact of the additional funding provided to tackle under-achievement.’
‘Members of the governing body are not clear enough about their roles and responsibilities to enable them to effectively challenge leaders about pupil progress.’
‘Governors have not challenged senior leaders strongly enough about why some pupils do not make better progress.’
‘Governors have failed to ensure that the additional money received from the government to support pupils eligible for FSMs is spent on helping them.’
Summary of Ofsted’s main criticisms
• Governors don’t get enough information to launch a challenge.
• Sometimes they don’t get the information because there is no information!
• They sometimes get the information but don’t know what can be expected of the most disadvantaged pupils.
• The money is being spent in ways that may or may not raise standards – who knows?
• The money is being spent in ways that cannot easily be monitored.
• Governors don’t feel confident or empowered to make the challenge.
Specifically….
• Only 1 in 10 say that the PP has changed what they do
• Many say they are using the fund to maintain provision
• Schools with smaller numbers tend to bundle the money in with the rest
• 3 in 10 schools are using it to buy TAs and 1 in 10 to fund a teacher
• A third were paying for new curriculum opportunities
• Many schools were hard pressed to say how they were spending it
Four hard measures of success
1.Are we raising standards among the PP pupils?
2.Are we narrowing the gap between PP pupils and the rest?
3.Are we improving progress among PP pupils?
4.Do we compare well on these measures against other schools this year?
Rough national benchmarks (KS2)
KS2 English
85% non-FSM
67% FSM
Gap is 18%
KS2 Maths
83% non-FSM
67% FSM
Gap is 16%
Rough national benchmarks (KS2)
Annual progress in closing gaps
Nationally, we are closing gaps at the rate of just under 1% a year. Aim for 1+%
Annual improvement among FSM children
Nationally, the improvement varies between 1-3% each year in Maths, and 1-2% in English. Aim for 1.75+%
Rough national benchmarks (KS4)
5 A-C inc EM
58.8% non-FSM
36.3% FSM
Gap is 26.3%
Annual progress in closing gaps
0.33%
Annual improvement among FSM children
3.3% a year (5 year average)
Indicators that you are doing it right
1. There is a simple account of how the money is being spent.
2. It is being spent on things that are known to work.
3. The teachers know who the PP pupils are.
4. The school has analysed the pattern of results among PP pupils.
5. The school has a SMART credible plan to close the gap.
6. There is a way of measuring whether the plan is working.
Interim (proxy) measures
•Termly progress measures
•Behaviour
•Attendance
•Teacher perceptions
•Observation
•Checks against the plan
•Questionnaires/focus groups
•Check your information against national norms and evidence
•Observation of catch-up
•Observation of target pupils in a lesson
•Focus group with 5 or 6 PP pupils on the help they are getting
•Sample the workbooks of some other PP pupils
•Talk to one or two parents of beneficiaries
•Review of progress with leadership
A dipstick day (on the day)
Some really good news about one-to-one tuition (but based on small sample group)
Reading Writing Mathematics
Pupils in receipt of tuition
Pupils not in receipt of
tuition
Pupils in receipt of tuition
Pupils not in receipt of
tuition
Pupils in receipt of tuition
Pupils not in receipt of
tuition
Non CiC 83.8% 79.5% 85.1% 80.2% 88.0% 81.5%
CiC 83.3% 76.8% 100% 70.5% 90.5% 74.3%
Narrowing the Gap in the Performance of Schools
What have other schools done that worked?
Recruited staff from the local community
Narrowing the Gap in the Performance of Schools
What have other schools done that worked?
Got in local heroes
Narrowing the Gap in the Performance of Schools
What have other schools done that worked?
Introduced a strong praise, reward and incentives strategy
Narrowing the Gap in the Performance of Schools
What have other schools done that worked?
Established fair, tough, respectful discipline
Narrowing the Gap in the Performance of Schools
What have other schools done that worked?
Provided experiences they won’t get anywhere else
Narrowing the Gap in the Performance of Schools
What have other schools done that worked?
Identified and worked with opinion-leading pupils
Narrowing the Gap in the Performance of Schools
What have other schools done that worked?
Taught the conventions of language and behaviour