Other approaches Desired Chosen action / What is the evidence and How will you ensure it is Staff lead When will you outcome approach rationale for this choice? implemented well? review D Increased - Thorough analysis of performance of FLO in raising the Deputy Head teacher Jan 2017 Attainment for children cannot improve if attendance rates attendance of these pupils. Term 1 attendance for they are not attending school. NfER briefing Family Liaison Officer PP 96.5 – for school leaders identifies addressing Every child will have attended two clubs. ALL 96.3 – attendance as a key step. All staff provision of As of 7.2.17 – clubs. PP 96.6 – Limited opportunities outside of school mean Non PP 97.6 – that some children do not experience a wide range of activities. Providing these in school May 2017 will raise attendance, and therefore The head teacher, FLO and deputy head teacher will attainment. PP - 96.3% work collaboratively together to ensure that new ALL - 96.9% provision and standard school processes work smoothly Although parental involvement is Non PP - 97.0% E Increased support together. consistently associated with pupils’ success and participation for at school, the evidence about how to Minimal gap between pupils eligible for PP increase involvement to improve attainment PP and non due to at home from parents. is mixed and much less conclusive. This is support from FLO with particularly the case for disadvantaged specific target families families. There is some evidence that supporting parents with their first child will . have benefits for siblings. However, there July 2017 are also examples where combining parental engagement strategies with other PP 96.4% – interventions, such as extended early years ALL 96.9% – provision, has not been associated with any additional educational benefit. This suggests that developing effective parental involvement to improve their children’s attainment is challenging and will need careful monitoring and evaluation. Developing effective parental involvement to improve their children’s attainment is challenging. Total budgeted cost £28,100 The impact of parents’ aspirations is also important, though there is insufficient evidence to show that changing parents’ aspirations will raise their children’s aspirations and achievement over the longer term. Two recent meta-analyses from the USA suggested that increasing parental involvement in primary and secondary schools had on average 2-3 months positive impact.
Other approaches Desired outcome Chosen action / approach What is the evidence and rationale for this choice? How will you ensure it is implemented well? Staff lead When will you review D Increased attendance rates E Increased support and participation for pupils eligible for PP at home from parents. - Attainment for children cannot improve if they are not attending school. NfER briefing for school leaders identifies addressing attendance as a key step. Limited opportunities outside of school mean that some children do not experience a wide range of activities. Providing these in school will raise attendance, and therefore attainment. Although parental involvement is consistently associated with pupils’ success at school, the evidence about how to increase involvement to improve attainment is mixed and much less conclusive. This is particularly the case for disadvantaged families. There is some evidence that supporting parents with their first child will have benefits for siblings. However, there are also examples where combining parental engagement strategies with other interventions, such as extended early years provision, has not been associated with any additional educational benefit. This suggests that developing effective parental involvement to improve their children’s attainment is challenging and will need careful monitoring and evaluation. Developing effective parental involvement to improve their children’s attainment is challenging. The impact of parents’ aspirations is also important, though there is insufficient evidence to show that changing parents’ aspirations will raise their children’s aspirations and achievement over the longer term. Two recent meta-analyses from the USA suggested that increasing parental involvement in primary and secondary schools had on average 2-3 months positive impact. Thorough analysis of performance of FLO in raising the attendance of these pupils. Every child will have attended two clubs. The head teacher, FLO and deputy head teacher will work collaboratively together to ensure that new provision and standard school processes work smoothly together. Deputy Head teacher Family Liaison Officer All staff – provision of clubs. Jan 2017 Term 1 attendance for PP – 96.5 ALL – 96.3 As of 7.2.17 PP – 96.6 Non PP – 97.6 May 2017 PP - 96.3% ALL - 96.9% Non PP - 97.0% Minimal gap between PP and non due to support from FLO with specific target families . July 2017 PP – 96.4% ALL – 96.9% Total budgeted cost £28,100
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