An Updated Practical Guide to the Pupil Premium

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Review ------ The greatest challenge for our generation is to raise substantially the attainment of the disadvantaged, closing the persistent gap with the achievement of more fortunate young people. No previous generation has managed to do this. With the help of this book and all the other available evidence, we can meet this challenge. --Sir John Dunford, National Pupil Premium Champion 2013-2015 There is nobody better placed than Marc Rowland, with his extensive experience of schools around the country, to share knowledge and expertise around what works when supporting disadvantaged pupils. His passion for closing the gap shines through in this book, which also contains practical, evidence-based guidance on what works in schools. --Kate Atkins, Headteacher, Rosendale Primary School, London Marc Rowland is a champion of that group of young people, a group that is way too large, who find it difficult to thrive in society as it is today. Marc recognises the sociological complexities of overlapping influences such as poverty and special educational needs and provides clear ins into the work of schools that are doing great work in this area. This is an important work that should be read by both policy-makers and classroom practitioners. --Jarlath O Brien, Headteacher, Carwarden House School, Surrey About the Author ---------------- Marc Rowland is Deputy Director of the National Education Trust. He is a recognised national expert on the Pupil Premium and has visited more than 150 schools and has spoken with over 1000 school leaders about their use of the additional funding. Marc has led a number of high profile commissions for the National Education Trust, including reviews of the impact of the Pupil Premium in Warwickshire LA and a cross phase action research project with Sheffield Schools. Marc has spoken widely about the Pupil Premium and worked with a number of individual schools to maximise the impact of the funding to improve outcomes for disadvantaged learners. Marc waspart of the independent panel set up by David Laws MP to review professional standards for Teaching Assistants. He has sat on a number of education advisory groups and has been a primary school governor.