Pupil Equity Funding Kathryn Paterson, CYPIC Improvement Advisor, Scottish Government Bill Scott-Watson, Acting Head, Scottish Attainment Challenge Policy Unit, Scottish Government Intro – Hello my name is and intro everyone else Health & Safety – Fire Drill Toilets Tweet – Using #CYPIC Link to the session via ‘insert title of app’

Breakout Norms All Teach All Learn Open and Safe Environment Parking Lot Have fun

Breakout Objectives Gain an increased understanding of Pupil Equity Funding and learn more about the policy itself Opportunity to hear from teams who have been using improvement methodology to support their PEF related work Opportunity to discuss how improvement methodology could support on-going PEF related work

How We’ll Spend Our Time Policy Presentation Local Authority Presentation Q&A Group Discussion

Acting Head, Scottish Attainment Challenge Policy Unit Bill Scott-Watson Acting Head, Scottish Attainment Challenge Policy Unit Intro – Hello my name is and intro everyone else Health & Safety – Fire Drill Toilets Tweet – Using #CYPIC Link to the session via ‘insert title of app’

The Attainment Challenge and Attainment Scotland Fund – 2017-18 Pupil Equity Funding £45m Challenge Authorities and Schools Programme £5m National Programmes A small number of nationally funded programmes which support the Scottish Attainment Challenge, including teacher recruitment, professional learning, supporting aspirations. Literacy Health and Wellbeing Targeted specific and additional interventions to narrow the inequity gap in the 9 Challenge Authorities and 74 schools with the highest concentrations of pupils living in areas of multiple deprivation Funding support to all schools with P1-S3 pupils from low income families (95% of schools) Numeracy

Pupil Equity Funding Schools Pupils Funding Primary 1,928 75,735 £90,882,000 Secondary (S1-3) 358 22,043 £26,451,600 Special 113 2,395 £2,874,000 TOTAL 2,399 100,173 £120,207,600 *£1,200 per pupil registered for free school meals in P1-S3 (or equivalent) +95% of all schools, 17.5% of all pupils P1-S3

Pupil Equity Funding – key principles / expectations for headteachers PEF must be additional to existing activities Targeted interventions – funding is to close poverty related attainment gap Clear, evidenced-based rationale for plans and activities Partnership working – with LA, other schools, 3rd sector etc. Parents and carers, children and young people and other key stakeholders engaged in the planning process Plans from the outset to evaluate impact Existing school improvement planning and reporting procedures

Education Support Officer Falkirk Council Gayle Martin-Brown Education Support Officer Falkirk Council gayle.martin@falkirk.gov.uk Intro – Hello my name is and intro everyone else Health & Safety – Fire Drill Toilets Tweet – Using #CYPIC Link to the session via ‘insert title of app’

Poverty Related Gap in Falkirk 17% of pupils FME, ranging from 11% - 25% 61 out of 62 schools in receipt of funding, ranging from £1,200 to £152,400 98% of schools with funding, requiring support for data, financial management and tracking £3,538,800 funds, 2,949 pupils Two SAC schools Intro – Hello my name is and intro everyone else Health & Safety – Fire Drill Toilets Tweet – Using #CYPIC Link to the session via ‘insert title of app’

Content 61 with PEF and approx. 250 interventions Need to gather overview of all programmes Categorise to monitor and report Create a toolkit to support schools

Falkirk High HWB Logic Model

PEF Toolkit PDSA Record of Activity PEF gap flow chart Logic Model template Budget template Contract template

PDSA Record of Activity

PEF gap flowchart Gather Data Identify gaps Challenges Interventions Short Term Outcomes Long Term Outcomes

Data Split programmes into three sections: Compiled data to include: Across all Literacy & Numeracy Health & Wellbeing Compiled data to include: Spend Jobs Cluster allocations Partnerships

Data 47% Health & Wellbeing 29% Literacy & Numeracy 16% Across All 8% funds still to allocate (July 2017) 55 FTE of new posts, 14% teachers & 12% EYO’s 6% working with partners, 4% of overall spend with Speech & Language

HWB Data 66% of programmes focusing on Inclusion and Family Engagement 30% of programmes focussing on Mental Health & Nurture ‘Young people living in poverty do not engage in wider achievement opportunities. 54% of our young people live in SIMD 1-3, we believe that the addition of a Wider Achievement Teacher will make a significantly positive impact to achievements of the majority of our young people.’ Falkirk High School, Scottish Attainment Challenge Secondary School

Monitoring & Reporting Areas of focus to monitor impact Attainment Attendance Inclusion/exclusion Participation (wider school life) Engagement (families) Reports generated in January & June 2018

Spread and Scale Reports to support schools and influence future programmes Participating in Scottish Coaching for Leadership & Improvement programme Work in partnership with Beancross PS to build capacity Support all schools to implement methodology

Thank you Intro – Hello my name is and intro everyone else Health & Safety – Fire Drill Toilets Tweet – Using #CYPIC Link to the session via ‘insert title of app’

Group Discussion Questions How are you monitoring and evaluating your Pupil Equity Funding work? How comfortable are you in using improvement methodology to inform your on-going Pupil Equity Funding related work? What further support might you need to incorporate improvement methodology into your work?

Thankyou!