As Labour plans to reduce/narrow the advantages enjoyed by Academy schools, Stephen Gorard (DurhamU) argues that this fair enough as they've failed to raise the attainment of pupils; rather the policy that has demonstrated a range of benefits is the payment of the Pupil Premium.
That 'policy is linked to a decline in clustering of pupils by poverty & to an uneven decline in the poverty attainment gap, in a way that academisation is not'!
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https://theconversation.com/academies-havent-raised-pupil-achievement-theres-no-need-for-them-to-have-privileges-that-other-schools-do-not-247023
That 'policy is linked to a decline in clustering of pupils by poverty & to an uneven decline in the poverty attainment gap, in a way that academisation is not'!
#schools #education
https://theconversation.com/academies-havent-raised-pupil-achievement-theres-no-need-for-them-to-have-privileges-that-other-schools-do-not-247023
Academies haven’t raised pupil achievement – there’s no need for them to have privileges that other schools do not
Academy schools are no better at raising attainment than the schools they replaced.The Conversation
