FSM-eligible pupils in CtG primary schools made two months' additional progress while FSM pupils in secondary schools made two months' less progress¶
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q3 i? FSM-eligible children in CtG primary schools made 2 months' additional progress compared to similar children in other schools, while FSM-eligible children in CtG secondary schools made 2 months' fewer progress. → West 2017
Evidence¶
West 2017¶
West, M., Ainscow, M., Wigelsworth, M., & Troncoso, P. (2017). Challenge the Gap: Evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581102
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Executive summary key conclusion on differential FSM subgroup findings across primary and secondary phases. Table 1 shows effect size 0.10 (p = 0.025) for FSM pupils at Key Stage 2 and -0.10 (p = 0.006) for FSM pupils at Key Stage 4.
"FSM -eligible children in CtG primary schools made 2 months’ additional progress compared to similar children in other schools, while FSM-eligible children in CtG secondary schools made 2 months’ fewer progress compared to similar children in other schools."
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Related Claims¶
- CtG is a flexible programme with large variation in strategies adopted by schools — related
- FSM-eligible pupils receiving ReflectED made an average of two months' additional progress in maths, a result the report flags as less secure than the findings for all pupils — related
- EverFSM pupils in Children's University schools made 1 additional month's progress in maths, no additional progress in reading, and small gains in teamwork and social responsibility — related
- FSM pupils in Dialogic Teaching schools made two additional months' progress in English, science, and maths compared to FSM children in control schools — related
- Challenge the Gap showed no evidence of increased average attainment for primary or secondary pupils overall — a broader claim this one bears on
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