1. The Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF) Application for funding to raise the attainment of FSM pupils Breakfast Briefing 5 th October 2011 Catherine Dooley Standards and Learning Effectiveness Service

2. Agenda EEF background information Application criteria The LA’s bid proposal Turning Point Connected Education Project update Group discussion, Q and A Next steps

3. Mainstream - What causes the gap? Intergenerational low aspiration Low literacy levels/poor language acquisition Poor social and emotional skills Marginalisation from dominant culture Curriculum barriers Impact of poverty upon health and well being

4. Attendance and exclusions by vulnerable group – a bleak picture 73% of all FTE issued to SEN pupils (21% of population) 17% of these were statemented pupils (2% of population) 25% of FTE issued to FSM pupils (11% of population) 83% of PEX – SEN (11% statement) 44% of PEX – FSM Over half of all PEX were either most deprived or most complex SEN Persistent Absence rate for both FSM/SEN is disproportionate.

5. EEF background information 165,000 disadvantaged pupils (those eligible for free school meals) in English primary and secondary schools that do not meet government floor standards in national exams. The Education Endowment Foundation, funded by a £125m grant from the Department for Education, is dedicated to funding projects to raise the attainment of these pupils – who comprise around 1 in every 40 of the school population The poorest children in the most challenging schools

6. EEF… The EEF is funded by a £125m grant from the Department for Education, and housed in an independent charity established by the Sutton Trust in partnership with Impetus Trust. With investment and fundraising income, the EEF hopes to award as much as £200m over the 15-year life of the fund.

7. Application criteria Schools, educational institutions, not for profit organisations, LAs and national organisations can apply For the first two years of the fund, applications will only be accepted from, or in partnership with, EEF target primary and secondary schools in England. The aim of any project must be directly linked to raising attainment of FSM in EEF target schools and be capable of being measured and evaluated At least 100 FSM pupils, minimum £50k

8. 4 broad approaches Testing and incubating new ideas which have a proof of concept Bringing initiatives from other contexts to EEF target students and schools (this could include, for example, programmes from overseas or from the independent sector) Scaling up initiatives which have been proven to work on a modest scale Developing projects with potential that have not, to date, been delivered or evaluated effectively

9. LA bid proposal Overall focus – improving parental engagement, raising aspirations Aiming to use top 5 interventions from the Sutton Trust as part of the project (what works) Will use findings from latest DfE research report – Best Practice in Parental Engagement Sept 2011 Joint bid with Turning Point – The Connected Education model Focus on EY, primary schools, Children’s Centres Possible links with Brighton University – e.g. parent – friendly kite mark Includes aspects of Achievement for All – e.g. Structured conversations Links well with SEN Pathfinder - huge crossover with SEN/FSM

10. Effective feedback+ 9 months££ Pri, Sec Maths Eng Sci      Very high impact for low cost Meta-cognition and self-regulation strategies. + 8 months££ Pri, Sec, Eng Maths Sci        High impact for low cost Peer tutoring/ peer- assisted learning + 6 months££ Pri, Sec Maths Eng        High impact for low cost Early intervention+ 6 months£££££ Pri, Maths Eng        High impact for very high cost One-to-one tutoring+ 5 months£££££ Pr, Sec Maths Eng    Moderate impact for very high cost Homework+ 5 months£ Pri, Sec Maths Eng Sci      Moderate impact for very low cost Toolkit of strategies to improve learning

11. DfE Research Report Report presents an analysis and evaluation of what works in relation to parental engagement programmes Extensive evidence of impact of parental engagement on literacy Some evidence of impact on numeracy Parental support programmes should include focus on learning as well as training in parenting skills Engagement includes: learning at home; 2 way communication; in-school activities; decision making

12. Structure of the LA Bid 3-4 clusters with EEF target schools at the centre of small partnerships 4 phases – over 2-3 years Phase 1 – Engagement and buy-in (school self- evaluation, staff training, recruitment and training of parents, raising local profile etc) Phase 2 – Research / needs analysis – how are we going to make this work in the local context? (using parents and children as peer researchers plus other bespoke research methods) Phase 3 – Establishing programmes of pupil interventions and parent partnerships Phase 4 – Evaluation and reflection, next steps

13. Initial thoughts on delivery Appoint a project leader/project workers Use additional resources from SLES/TP/parent partnership/ISS Leadership coaching/Whole staff training Training for parents/pupils in research Develop parent field force in clusters

14. Scale / timescale of the bid EEF target schools and non-target schools to express interest in LA bid by 4 pm on the 20 th October LA bid schools to be informed by 4 th November January 2012 round (round 2) Decision by June 2012 Project to start September 2012 Funding application for £250k*

15. Examples of partnership projects could include: Family literacy / numeracy demonstrations and programmes Mother child education programmes Parent Peer Mentoring Intergenerational Learning Bridging Transition Community Time banking Implementation of case studies from CE/ DfE report

16. Potential impact measures Improved attainment and progress for FSM pupils Improved family functioning – e.g. parent/child relationships, improved conduct Reduced exclusions (for FSM …) Improved attendance and punctuality(for FSM…) Benchmark data for children at points of transition For secondary non target schools – reduction in NEETS

17. Why join the LA bid? We’ll do all the work on bid writing We have an excellent track record in running large scale projects – e.g. MGP, AFA LA bid could be larger scale than small cluster We will recruit and manage a project lead We will provide additional resources – Children’s services Turning Point are expert in this field We will manage and administrate the project and be responsible for its delivery

18. Discussion What is the potential for joining the LA bid? Are you interested in the overall focus or are there other aspects you would like to consider? Have you any plans to submit your own bid – if so what is the focus and the schools /organisations involved?

19. Next steps Please email or post the East Sussex EEF form to: sandra.higgins@eastsussex.gov.uk By 4 pm 20 th October 2011 Any further questions/clarification: Please email catherine.dooley@eastsussex.gov.uk