Programme
• Three barriers: What do Pupil Premium children face?
• Two actions: What strategies will break down these barriers?
• One provocation: What big questions must schools ask themselves?
Your chance to network and visit leading exhibitors in the sector
Workshop Session 1 (CHOOSE 1A, 1B, 1C or 1D)
• How an inner-city boys' school all but closed its attainment gap
• High-quality teaching strategies for Pupil Premium students
• How targeted interventions can be used effectively
• A range of impactful Pupil Premium ideas from The Mercian Trust
• Running a team-based Pupil Premium strategy across 12 schools
• Sharing Pupil Premium successes and challenges across diverse schools
• Why belonging and psychological safety must come first
• How to build belonging for school staff and pupils
• Psychological safety at the heart of Pupil Premium work
• Proven strategies: Explore practical reading approaches to accelerate progress for pupils eligible for the pupil premium.
• Real impact: Hear how a local school has improved reading outcomes and engagement with Reading Plus.
• Programme showcase: See how DreamBox Reading Plus supports fluency, comprehension and confidence through adaptive online learning.
Daisy Education
Workshop Session 2 (CHOOSE 2A, 2B, 2C or 2D)
• What does a destination-led approach to Pupil Premium look like?
• Addressing literacy, attendance and aspiration
• Real examples and transferable Pupil Premium ideas
• Effective models of teaching assistant deployment
• Pupil Premium interventions in and out of the classroom
• How teachers and TAs must work together for PP success
• How Uphall Primary School boosted year 6 outcomes for PP children
• The use of dialogic teaching and metacognition strategies
• The role of teacher CPD in Pupil Premium approaches
• Why half of disadvantaged top attainers at primary don’t secure top GCSE grades
• How Axiom maths circles are changing pupils’ trajectories in school
• How secondary schools are using £3,000 Axiom funding to launch and sustain maths circles
Your chance to network and engage with leading exhibitors in the sector
• The links between oracy skills and education success
• Practical strategies for developing oracy provision and creating inclusive classrooms where PP children can thrive
• Ideas for improving literacy, expanding linguistic repertoires & teaching vocabulary
Workshop Session 3 (CHOOSE 3A, 3B, 3C or 3D)
• Creating an internal school provision to support attendance
• Supporting students who struggle to attend lessons
• Running tutoring interventions with vulnerable students
• Identify the common safeguarding risks facing disadvantaged children
• Practical strategies to ensure early identification of risk
• Creating safe schools and a culture of inclusion
• Placing equity at the heart of Pupil Premium strategy
• Building belonging with restorative behaviour systems
• Working with families and the community
• How Artis Foundation specialists boost curriculum engagement in the primary school
• Using performing arts to support pupil wellbeing and communication skills
• Hear from one primary school about how they have implemented the Artis approach
Artis Foundation
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Workshop Session 4 (choose 4A, 4B or 4C)
• A toolkit of low-cost, high-impact Pupil Premium strategies
• Strategies ranging from literacy & feedback to cultural capital
• Challenge deficit narratives and strengthen inclusive practice
• How to get meaningful feedback from Pupil Premium families
• How to talk about poverty and money with parents
• Tried and tested ideas and tools for parental engagement
• Understand the hidden reasons behind student absence
• Strategies for building trust and relationships with students
• Discuss real-life scenarios and change how you think about absence
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