Bridging the social class gap in educational outcomes
Professor Becky Francis highlights a number of key issues to consider when utilising Pupil Premium funding.
Tag Archives: Quality and Equity
The SSAT National Conference 2015 focused on the two principles that underpin all excellent education systems: quality and equity.
If each individual school, and our society as a whole, is serious about social mobility then we have to continue to close the gap while raising the overall quality of teaching and learning.
Pupil Premium – stop looking up, start looking out
Watch and read as former National Pupil Premium Champion John Dunford explores ways to effectively use Pupil Premium funding.
Student voice: let us reignite the original vision for education
Philip Hutchinson, a student at Landau Forte Academy Derby, calls on schools to believe in every single student.
Student voice: we’re creating an entire generation of people who’ve been brought up not to ask questions
Emily Twist, a student of Landau Forte Academy Tamworth, passionately calls for an end to meaningless tick-box teaching.
Student voice: We must do more to empower teachers
Megan Lawrence, a student at Bedford High School, answers the question ‘Are schools getting in the way of education?’
Student voice: Education is killing students’ curiosity
Michael Hardy, a student at North Liverpool Academy, answers the question ‘Are schools getting in the way of education?’
Do you know your students’ hopes and dreams?
An interactive recap of Dr. Russ Quaglia’s mainstage presentation on student voice and aspiration at the SSAT National Conference 2015.
Bill Watkin at SSAT NC15 – Making sense of change
At SSATNC15, Bill Watkin, SSAT’s director of policy and public affairs, gave an overview of government changes in education and some of their implications.
Revolutionising pupil groupings and assessment at the London Nautical School
In his SSAT National Conference 2015 workshop, Chris Waugh explained how the London Nautical School allows pupils to pick which teacher they have for English each year.
Closing the gap, raising the bar
An excerpt from Amjad Ali’s intriguing account of his experience at SSAT NC15.