Achievement for All Impact Report 2014 - 2015
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Projects<br />
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PUPIL PREMIUM INNOVATIVE PRACTICE REPORT<br />
<strong>Achievement</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>All</strong> was commissioned by Northamptonshire Local Authority<br />
to lead a project to evaluate the Pupil Premium intervention across a range of<br />
schools and capture evidence based good practice case studies <strong>for</strong> sharing<br />
locally, regionally and nationally. The aim was to capture creative and highly<br />
effective use of the Pupil Premium. The intention was to show the journey of<br />
the schools involved, lessons learnt and key outcomes and impact. Interested<br />
schools could then utilise the ideas and suggestions in their own contexts.<br />
HEADSTART<br />
The Big Lottery Fund’s HeadStart programme<br />
aims to help build the emotional resilience of<br />
young people in the 10-14 age group, be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
issues develop into more serious mental health<br />
problems in later life. Young Minds are leading<br />
a consortium with Boing Boing (University of<br />
Brighton) and <strong>Achievement</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>All</strong> to provide<br />
expert support and underpin development to<br />
the 12 local HeadStart areas in Phase 2: test and<br />
learn of the programme.<br />
Each of the consortium has appointed a<br />
member of staff to the role of HeadStart Advisor<br />
providing tailored support <strong>for</strong> 4 areas each. The<br />
consortium will also provide online and face-toface<br />
training, including leadership development<br />
and will facilitate 5 national conferences <strong>for</strong> the<br />
local areas.<br />
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/headstart<br />
LONDON FOSTERING<br />
ACHIEVEMENT<br />
London Fostering <strong>Achievement</strong> is a multiagency<br />
approach to improving educational<br />
outcomes <strong>for</strong> Children Looked After (CLA),<br />
delivered in partnership with The Fostering<br />
Network and supported by the Lord Mayor of<br />
London and the Department <strong>for</strong> Education.<br />
Working closely with 26 London schools and<br />
nine London virtual schools, the programme<br />
includes a tailored <strong>Achievement</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>All</strong><br />
programme with a focus on all CLA on roll<br />
in each school, training of foster carers and<br />
other professionals in education and the<br />
establishment and support of Foster Carer<br />
Education Champions working within the<br />
Local Authority.<br />
The programme is currently being<br />
independently evaluated and a full report will<br />
be published Autumn <strong>2015</strong>.<br />
SEND REFORM IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW – FE<br />
<strong>Achievement</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>All</strong> are developing and delivering SEND Re<strong>for</strong>m Implementation Reviews <strong>for</strong> the<br />
Further Education sector as part of a DfE funded project to support colleges in their implementation<br />
of the SEND Code of Practice. Our specialist coaches are reviewing 40 colleges around the<br />
country, leaving each college with a full report and audit on progress alongside leadership<br />
recommendations. The findings of these reports will in<strong>for</strong>m the development of an online selfaudit<br />
tool and emerging good practice guide available to all colleges nationally by Spring 2016.