Schools Minister Stephen Twigg announced on 24 October the Government's plans to raise achievement for some of the lowest performing pupils in our schools. The strategy, the first of its kind, is designed to send out a clear message that, in the drive to raise standards, every child matters.
The strategy follows the Aiming High: Raising the Achievement of Minority Ethnic Pupils consultation earlier this year. Our plans include:
- focused work in 30 secondary schools to raise African Caribbean Achievement;
- training for primary teachers across 21 LEAs through the national primary strategy to help them better support bilingual pupils;
- the development of a national framework for supporting bilingual learners including a national specialist qualification for teachers who work with bilingual pupils to recognise their expertise and provide progression routes; and;
- ensuring that the needs of minority ethnic pupils are fully reflected in our accountability frameworks both through Ofsted inspections and by publishing achievement data by ethnic group at LEA level
The strategy will also result in a reform of the Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant (EMAG) - details of the reform will be included in the Secretary of State's imminent announcement on school funding.
To view the press notice in full Click here
To view the current list of schools participating in the African Caribbean Achievement project Click here (Word 35KB)
A summary report of the responses to the consultation can be downloaded by clicking on the following link Aiming High: Consultation Summary (Word 63KB)
A word version of the "Aiming High" consultation document can be downloaded by clicking on the following link Aiming High: Raising the Achievement of Minority Ethnic Pupils (Word 554KB)
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