Final Report of the Evaluation of the Pupil Learning Credits Pilot ...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 3
1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. 6
2. METHODS ...................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Telephone survey of headteachers ............................................................................8
2.2 Case studies.................................................................................................................8
2.3 Pupil surveys...............................................................................................................8
2.4 Statistical analyses of national pupil-level data .......................................................9
3. RESEARCH FINDINGS ................................................................................ 11
3.1 Interviews with headteachers and case studies of schools ....................................11
3.2 Pupil surveys.............................................................................................................17
3.3 Statistical analyses of national pupil-level data .....................................................29
4. SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS.................................................. 38
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................... 41
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................................................................... 42
ANNEX A STATISTICAL MODELLING: BACKGROUND VARIABLES................. 43
ANNEX B CHARACTERISTICS OF PLC SURVEY AND OTHER SCHOOLS........ 44