How can you sustain progress in Year 7?

How can you sustain progress in Year 7?

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What can help pupils make a successful Transition to Secondary School? We surveyed secondary schools up and down the country asking about Transition. Every school and area has a different way of working. Most focus first on getting to know their pupils with activity days in school or a mock timetable. This is really important. But what about academic transition? Stalled Progress at Key Stage 3 A recent Ofsted report stated.. "the transition to secondary is too often poorly managed and teaching fails to build on the gains pupils have made in primary school. Inspectors have found that pupils often leave primary school with good literacy and numeracy skills, confident and eager to learn, but their progress then stalls when they start secondary school." https://www.gov.uk/government/news/too-many-students-let-down-in-early-stages-of-secondary-school The fact is that the importance of a good start to secondary school education cannot be overstated. Pupils need to enjoy school and get involved with the many subjects to choose them at Key Stage 4. The report continues.. "School leaders need...
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What makes a Good Question Level Analysis?

What makes a Good Question Level Analysis?

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What makes a Good Question Level Analysis? Answer: Detailed Analysis Described by some as the magic bullet, Question Level Analysis is now becoming more popular in schools across the country. Many free grids are available over the internet designed to help break assessments down as a guide for teachers but they do not give you the forensic or time saving analysis you need. In fact - some of them don't even do analysis at "question level". DAISI Education has been making QLA for schools all over the country for nearly 10 years. Our Question Level Analysis has been proven to help schools improve* their results over time. Therefore, as a team of education analysts, we know what makes a good one and how it can save time and raise attainment. The answer is the level of ANALYSIS. *80% of schools who used DAISI Question Level Analysis over three years have seen an increase in their attainment. So what makes a Good QLA? Ten Question to ask... 1....
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Learning Loss – A Discussion

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In these new and uncertain times, pupils will have spent many months away from school due to the closures put in place as a result of Covid-19. Learning has been disrupted and will have been lost. In this video, presented by our Senior Principal Analyst - Phillip Burton, we look at the context of school closures, some of the studies regarding learning loss and how it can be measured, and offer a resource to enable you to measure what has taken place. https://youtu.be/-zOum1ew_GU Read our Blog exploring Learning Loss here.. https://daisi.education/learning-loss/ DAISI Education is committed to supporting schools and pupils and we are working hard to find ways of handling learning loss through our Question Level Analysis both for Primary and Secondary Schools. Having an early analysis can put your teachers in control and able to help your pupils realise their potential over time. Click here for more information.. https://youtu.be/IckMyRvpMZw DAISI Education Question Level Analysis Thank you for reading this blog and watching...
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Learning Loss

By MattWo13 Comments
In these new and uncertain times, pupils will have spent many months away from school due to the closures put in place as a result of Covid-19. Schools in England were closed to all pupils except those of key-workers and vulnerable children on the 20th March 2019 and have only reopened to certain pupils in the last few weeks. Learning has been disrupted and will have been lost. As this is an unprecedented situation in the UK, there is no previous research that can show us what the educational impact of COVID-19 school closures might be. Never in our lifetimes have so many schools been closed for so many children. We prize attendance in our schools and often use posters like this to make children and parents aware of why time at school is so important. But what happens if the whole school is closed and everyone stops attending? Has this happened before..? Closed Schools Studies of previous school closures abroad show a...
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