Pupil Premium Self- Evaluation Toolkit - Wakefield

1 Pupil Premium self - Evaluation Toolkit January 2015 Pupil Premium self - Evaluation Toolkit 1 Contents About this Toolkit .. 3 Considering the best use of the Pupil Premium funding .. 4 Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF) .. 4 Family of Schools Database .. 4 Teaching and Learning Toolkit .. 4 Projects .. 4 DIY Evaluation Guide .. 4 Apply for funding for projects .. 4 Quality first teaching .. 5 Data .. 5 Pupil Premium Reviews .. 6 Presentation .. 6 Ofsted recommendations as an outcome of inspection .. 6 Effective Pupil Premium Reviews .. 6 Asking the right questions.

2 7 Commissioning an external Pupil Premium Review .. 8 Become a provider of Pupil Premium Reviews .. 8 Monitoring by the governing body .. 9 Champion .. 9 Example questions to ask about the Pupil Premium and vulnerable groups .. 9 School website .. 9 Essential documents and references .. 11 Pupil Premium and disadvantage references in the school inspection handbook (September 2014) .. 12 Initial evidence .. 12 Evidence during inspection .. 12 At least good progress .. 12 Reviews of governance and/or use of the Pupil Premium .. 12 Monitoring and Evaluation , capacity to improve and impact.

3 13 Grade Descriptors Leadership and management ( ) .. 14 Pupil Premium self - Evaluation Toolkit 2 Grade Descriptors Quality of Teaching ( ) .. 15 Grade descriptors Achievement of pupils at the school ( ) .. 15 Pupil progress .. 16 Gaps to be considered .. 16 Sixth Form .. 17 Grade descriptors Sixth Form provision ( ) .. 17 Pupil Premium self - Evaluation Toolkit 3 About this Toolkit This resource has been assembled using information, advice and guidance that is currently available in various online locations. Although created by Wakefield Council, the content has been provided by a wide range of organisations including the DfE, EEF, Sutton Trust, Ofsted, Sir John Dunford, and Teaching Schools.

4 In preparing this resource source references have been maintained. The Pupil Premium Conference hosted by the Learners First Schools Partnership in January 2015 has played a key role in this development. Thanks are offered to those who have freely shared their experience and knowledge that has led to the development of this resource. Pupil Premium self - Evaluation Toolkit 4 Considering the best use of the Pupil Premium funding Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF) Family of Schools Database The Families of Schools database is a tool to help schools understand how the performance of their pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, compares to other schools with similar characteristics.

5 It groups schools into families of 50 according to a number of factors including the prior attainment of pupils, the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals and the number of children with English as an additional language. The Families tool is a way of facilitating collaboration between schools to ensure that schools facing similar challenges can learn from each other. The tool is available via At the time of writing the data related only to secondary schools. Primary school data was due for release later in the year.

6 Teaching and Learning Toolkit The Sutton Trust-EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit is an accessible summary of educational research which provides guidance for teachers and schools on how to use their resources to improve the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The Toolkit currently covers 34 topics, each summarised in terms of their average impact on attainment, the strength of the evidence supporting them and their cost. The Toolkit is a live resource that will be updated on a regular basis as findings from EEF-funded projects and other high-quality research become available.

7 The Toolkit is available via Projects The EEF website includes details of school-based research projects. Information about these is available via DIY Evaluation Guide The DIY Evaluation Guide is a resource for teachers and schools which introduces the key principles of educational Evaluation and provides practical advice on designing and carrying out small-scale evaluations in schools. The aim of the DIY Evaluation Guide is not to replace evidence from large-scale evaluations such as those conducted by the EEF, but is intended to help teachers and schools understand whether a particular intervention is effective within their own school context.

8 The guide is available via Apply for funding for projects The EFF provide funding for projects. Details are available via Pupil Premium self - Evaluation Toolkit 5 Quality first teaching Poor teaching has a greater impact on disadvantaged pupils than their peers. This is because disadvantaged pupils often don t have the same levels of support to compensate for the weak teaching. Therefore, investment in quality first teaching should not be overlooked. Data Schools can often over focus on cohort data. When exploring the impact of the Pupil Premium don t forget to consider individual Pupil s performance data all pupils needs to make good progress.

9 Pupil Premium self - Evaluation Toolkit 6 Pupil Premium Reviews Although this section relates to external reviews, many of the resources and processes could be use to support self - Evaluation . Presentation The following presentation may be useful in reviewing the following sections: Ofsted recommendations as an outcome of inspection To date in 2014-15, 8% of inspections included a recommendation for school s to undertake a Pupil Premium review. In 2013-14, this figure was 7% of approximately 6000 inspections. Effective Pupil Premium Reviews This resource was published in November 2014 by the National College and the Teaching Schools Council.

10 It represents the key resource when considering reviewing the use and impact of the Pupil Premium funding. It contains information to consider and resources to support a review and self - Evaluation . It can be downloaded from The guide states: This guide, the result of collaboration between the Teaching Schools Council and Sir John Dunford, the National Pupil Premium Champion, has been developed to support a truly Self- improving, school-led system. It provides a rigorous and tested six-step framework which reviewers and supported schools can use to make the most of their Pupil Premium review, and find the best ways to raise the attainment of their disadvantaged pupils.