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Common problems with narrowing the gap – and some solutions

What are the most common ‘narrowing the gap’ problems in secondary schools and what are some of the solutions that prove effective? Daniel Sobel takes a look

Pupil Premium reviews that I and my colleagues carry out tend to throw up the same, recurring and persistent themes – despite the disparate geography and particular circumstances of each school.

Many of these themes can be explained by looking at the very structure of the average secondary school, which poses completely different challenges to their primary school counterparts.

Structural factors may include the sheer number of students, maintaining quality of information for such a large quantity of students, significant numbers of transitions and, of course, inheriting already ingrained issues from feeder schools.

In this article I share some simple solutions to the most commonly found “narrowing the gap” problems.

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