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Using the Pupil Premium to tackle disadvantage amongst children with SEN

Posted by: Jude Ragan, Posted on: 12 May 2016 - Categories: Pupil Premium, SEND
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Last year, the year I retired from Headship at Queensmill School in London, we were lucky enough to win the Pupil Premium Award (PPA). There must be an element of luck, for how could we know whether or not another …

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A self-improving school system – looking out, not up

Posted by: John Dunford, Posted on: 11 May 2016 - Categories: Pupil Premium
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As Pupil Premium Champion from 2013 to 2015 and in my work since then, I’ve been sharing effective practice from across the country for pupils who are eligible for pupil premium. I have spoken to over 15,000 school leaders and …

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