Desired outcome Chosen What is the evidence and rationale How will you ensure it is Staff lead When will you action/approach for this choice? implemented well? Success Cost from review Criteria/ Milestones. PP implementation? GMW Sept 2018 Improved Introduction of KS3-4 Some PP students come from £1500 aspirations for KS3 families where aspirations have Trips planned so far include; “Horizon widening students. for PP students historically been low. Families in our days” across year 7-9 catchment often are some of the Year 9 science focus for upper PP lowest paid in the country and rural visit to Newcastle university (March) We will conduct deprivation creates difficulties for low student voice to get a income families with transport and a Year 8 trip for Upper ability to clearer picture on host of other social issues. Our hope Northumbria University (June) background is that by broadening students’ students’ and aspiration. horizons in terms of careers and Year 10 Boys Cumbria University opportunities for extended learning, trip. We will canvas we break the cycle of low departments within expectation that some students school to bid to run experience. Questionaire/ Student voice before these days. and after the trips. We will target using our very best teaching and pastoral staff to lead these trips and conduct student voice on the impact it has. Trips planned so far include; Year 9 science focus for upper PP visit to Newcastle university (March) Year 8 trip for Upper ability to Northumbria University (June)
Desired outcome Chosen action/approach What is the evidence and rationale for this choice? How will you ensure it is implemented well? Success Criteria/ Milestones. Staff lead Cost from PP When will you review implementation? Improved aspirations for KS3 students. Introduction of KS3-4 “Horizon widening days” for PP students across year 7-9 We will conduct student voice to get a clearer picture on students’ background and aspiration. We will canvas departments within school to bid to run these days. We will target using our very best teaching and pastoral staff to lead these trips and conduct student voice on the impact it has. Trips planned so far include; Year 9 science focus for upper PP visit to Newcastle university (March) Year 8 trip for Upper ability to Northumbria University (June) Some PP students come from families where aspirations have historically been low. Families in our catchment often are some of the lowest paid in the country and rural deprivation creates difficulties for low income families with transport and a host of other social issues. Our hope is that by broadening students’ horizons in terms of careers and opportunities for extended learning, we break the cycle of low expectation that some students experience. Trips planned so far include; Year 9 science focus for upper PP visit to Newcastle university (March) Year 8 trip for Upper ability to Northumbria University (June) Year 10 Boys Cumbria University trip. Questionaire/ Student voice before and after the trips. GMW £1500 Sept 2018