The Pupil

The Pupil

1. Achievement

   • MYTH: Poor people are not motivated
     • language issues
       • Fluency over accuracy
         • one mistake at a time
       • Group work vs pairs
         • Inclusive
     • confidence issues
       • Encourage questions/ responses
       • No child through the gap
   • KS2 drop
     • Improves academic achievement
       • No child through the gap

2. Impact on Leadership

   • Need to experiment with middle age learning structures
   • Need for co-ordinated service for children at risk of poor emotional health
     • CBT
       • Overlapped service provision
     • Extra-curriculars
       • Improves academic achievement
     • No child through the gap

3. Impact on Pupil

   • Deficit Theory
     • Defining students by weaknesses
       • 'Undeserving poor'
         • Need to fight preconceptions
           • Teach about class, poverty etc
           • Need to experiment with middle age learning structures
       • Emotions at age 10 reflect emotions at age 16, and then 30
         • Non-cognitive behaviour; control etc, as important as cognitive
         • Agression, violence, hyperactivity
           • Antisocial behaviour
             • Drugs, drinking, smoking
     • MYTH: poor parents are uninvolved because they don't value education

4. Parent Engagement

   • MYTH: poor parents are uninvolved because they don't value education
     • Parents are less involved because of lack of access
       • Need to make school involvement more accessible
   • Children who get on badly with parents more likely to engage in anti social behaviour
     • Need for interventions aimed at improving parent/child interaction
       • Antisocial behaviour
     • Drugs, drinking, smoking
   • More likely with children with parental issues
     • Achievement drop in middle years

5. Aspirations

   • Negative attitudes towards school
     • More likely with children with parental issues
   • Self Esteem issues
     • Raise confidence
       • Positive language
         • inclusive

6. Access to Opportunities

   • Need for co-ordinated service for children at risk of poor emotional health
   • Extra-curriculars
     • Sport, art, drama etc
       • Raise confidence
   • Educational Interventions