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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.

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