Research School Network: Tackling Disadvantage: A Practical Conference For Pupil Premium Leads and School Leaders in the South West and South Coast

We’ll explore practical, evidence-informed approaches for closing the poverty-related attainment gap. Engaging with the best available evidence on high quality teaching, targeted academic support and school-wide approaches, this conference will support you to develop and implement a Pupil Premium strategy fit for your setting so that all pupils can flourish.

The conference explicitly aims to focus on improving outcomes for disadvantaged students by supporting
school leaders to develop effective and sustainable PP strategies. Our goal is to make the conference practical. In line with that goal, the day will consist of co-delivered workshops rather than keynote talks, so bring along your PP strategy and be prepared to network!

SCHEDULE

9:30 Arrive and register
10:00 Start
Session 1: Seeing school through the lens of disadvantaged pupils
Session 2: Using assessment, not assumptions to drive your strategy (reviewing current approaches, using accurate diagnosis)
11:30 BREAK
Session 3: The role of Teaching and Learning
Session 4: Building effective learning behaviours
13:30 LUNCH
Session 5: Implementing a coherent and sustainable approach
Session 6: creating an organisational culture and climate for tackling disadvantage: making it everyone’s business
FINISH 15:00