The big challenge for our generation of school leaders: using the pupil premium to narrow the gap Somerset 16 October 2014 The way forward 1

The way forward for individual schools  Define an ambition for PP-eligible children  Make PP policy part of school development plan and part of overall school improvement strategy  Involve governors  Identify barriers to learning  Decide desired outcomes + success criteria  Analyse balance of existing PP expenditure  Evaluate effectiveness of existing strategies  Change less effective strategies and replace with more effective  Look at top strategies in EEF Toolkit and decide which to adopt 2

The way forward for individual schools  Data drill-down to identify ‘Even Better If’ PP pupils  Look at top strategies in EEF Toolkit and decide which to adopt  Get buy-in from ALL staff  Increase professional networking of staff  Analyse and develop curriculum to maximise benefit for PP-eligible pupils  Check school website for good audit trail: from PP expenditure to impact 3

The way forward: Somerset support for schools  Publish essential materials for schools  Build effective outward-looking network for PP champions  Work with schools on PP agenda, giving leading role to schools that are most successful in FSM attainment  Focus LA’s data support for schools on PP  Support governing bodies on PP agenda  Support schools’ work to raise attainment of LACs  Other LA services to focus support on schools’ work with PP-eligible pupils 4