To discuss the next steps.

Clive Haines, Schools Leadership Development Manager, outlined the report and presentation on Pupil Premium validated data for KS1 and KS2, EYS and EYFS Pupil Premium Project.

Data presented within the report had been based on figures extracted from the May 2017 School SAT results. Members queried whether the data set excluded children who had been in receipt of free school meals. It was clarified that the data set was taken from the latest Census and that children who had been eligible had been taken into consideration.

Outcomes of Pupils-Phonics (ages 5-6), showed that there has been an increase from 2016, from 63% to 68%. It was also highlighted that RBWM was now ranked 74^th compared to 148^th ranked position in 2016 within the Local Authority rankings . It was noted that schools had focused on phonics intervention and group working with children daily. There was an ambition that the good work would be carried through to KS1 and KS2. In 2017, RBWM had been ranked as 143^rd  (compared to 117^th  in 2016) for reading, 135^th  (compared to 143th  in 2016) for writing and 127^th  (compared to 119^th  in 2016) for Maths  

ACTION- For future reporting purposes, the number of children should be used as opposed to percentages for better clarity and analysis purposes.

Key points from the presentation included:-

·         Outcomes of Pupil: LA ranking was joint 99 in 2017 for KS2 for pupils reaching the expected standard

·         Outcomes of Pupils- disadvantaged overall showed that there was room for improvement but there had been successes in phonics.

ACTION- Data Ranking results to be revisited at a future meeting in comparison to other Local Authority data sets when 2018 validated data is available.

·         KS1 and KS2 next steps- 15 schools had attended DfE South East Pupils Premium Conference. The Pupil Premium Gap Analysis will continue to be monitored by Link Advisors. Work with Pupil Premium Champions networks had begun and Pupil Premium training for staff and governors was underway to help schools undertake their gap analysis.

·         Majority of schools had a performance target to narrow the gap of disadvantages pupils where School Link Advisors had been invited to support head teachers in their performance appraisals-.

ACTION- That a letter be written to all Councillors requesting if they would like to contribute any of their remaining budgets to helping other schools, outside of the stated SL6 Schools for Summer School Projects.

ACTION- That a local charity, medium-large businesses, franchises be sought to attend the next grants Panel in respect of bids for sponsorship.

·         Learning from others- Further investigations into borough wide practices, strategies and learning points were to be conducted with Richmond ( regarding reading) and Kingston (regarding writing). Also ways in which schools were currently demonstrating excellence were to be explored by looking at other local authorities, such as, Herefordshire, Bromley, Harrow and Slough. Further analysis of RBWM Schools good practice and linking in with partner authorities under Achieving for Children (AFC), would be explored.

ACTION- To include Chelsea and Kensington to the list of local authorities to consider borough wide practice.