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Table 1: Key School-Level Statistics for the Sample compared to all London Schools<br />

Schools in sample = 36 All London schools = 412<br />

Obs Mean / % Std. Dev. Obs Mean / % Std. Dev.<br />

Roman Catholic 36 14% 403 17%<br />

Church of Engl<strong>and</strong> 36 0% 403 7%<br />

School has Sixth Form 36 58% 403 59%<br />

Grammar schools 36 6% 403 4%<br />

Secondary modern 36 8% 403 2%<br />

Gov: Community 36 58% 403 51%<br />

Gov: Vol Aided 36 17% 403 29%<br />

Gov: Foundation 36 25% 403 19%<br />

Boys only 36 11% 403 15%<br />

Girls only 36 28% 403 21%<br />

GCSE 5A*-C 2002 36 53% 23% 388 49% 21%<br />

FSM eligibility in 2001 36 23% 15% 393 27% 18%<br />

% SEN with stat in 2001 36 3% 2% 393 3% 2%<br />

% SEN w/out stat in 2001 36 18% 10% 393 20% 10%<br />

% white ethnicity in 2001 36 55% 28% 393 56% 26%<br />

FTE pupils in 2001 36 1,084 322 393 1,016 311<br />

Note: these statistics are not weighted by pupil numbers in schools<br />

Description of sample<br />

Table 2 <strong>and</strong> Table 3 describe the key statistics for the data used in this study. <strong>The</strong>re<br />

are four cohorts of pupils in total: pupils completing KS3 in 2004; pupils completing<br />

KS3 in 2005; pupils completing KS4 in 2004; <strong>and</strong> pupils completing KS4 in 2005.<br />

<strong>The</strong> test scores in English, Maths <strong>and</strong> Science for KS2 <strong>and</strong> KS3 are calculated<br />

directly from actual marks achieved on KS papers, <strong>and</strong> are calibrated as fractional<br />

level equivalents. <strong>The</strong> GCSE outcome score is the (best) grade achieved in English,<br />

Maths <strong>and</strong> Science separately. A value of 8 indicates an A*; 7=A, <strong>and</strong> so on….<strong>The</strong><br />

reported levels of IWB installations in departments in October 2003 <strong>and</strong> October<br />

2004 are calculated. <strong>The</strong> rationale for choosing these dates is that, provided an IWB<br />

is in a classroom by October, it can be used for the vast majority of the academic<br />

year. <strong>The</strong> number of IWBs in the department is adjusted for the size of the school.<br />

So, a value of 4 on the scale means that there are 4 IWBs in the department per<br />

1,000 pupils in the school.<br />

Both tables show the very large increase in IWB installation in English, Maths <strong>and</strong><br />

Science departments between October 2004 <strong>and</strong> October 2005. This increase is<br />

largest for Science <strong>and</strong> Maths departments, with English departments only having<br />

about half the resource level of the other core subjects by October 2005.<br />

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