Closing the Disadvantage Gap in Schools

""Improving the educational experience for the most disadvantaged is at the top of the agenda for nearly every school across the UK. This brilliant professional learning book doesn’t claim to have all the answers, but my goodness, it helps you ask all the right questions about narrowing the attainment gap in your school’s context."" - Damian Benney, Headteacher, Penyrheol Comprehensive School, Swansea. ""I love this book! It’s a fantastic resource that will help senior leaders develop meaningful strategies to ensure all children succeed. The professional learning episodes in the book could easily be used in staff training and Fin provides worked examples and case studies throughout to clarify the process. Highly recommended!"" - Paul Phillips, Headteacher, St Mary’s RC Primary School, Flintshire ""There is so much written about the 'Disadvantage Gap' for schools, but so little of it provides hard practical advice. What Fin has done with this book is to give schools a toolkit of what really works, backed up by rigorous research. It is an essential read for those leading in our education system."" - Justin O’Sullivan, Headteacher, Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Pontypridd ""This book is a highly useful tool to help all practitioners to develop our understanding of how setting high expectations and improving our practice can support the most disadvantaged pupils to achieve good outcomes."" - Ann James, Education Adviser and NQT Coordinator, Carmarthenshire County Council ""Closing the disadvantage gap is a fundamental responsibility of all schools. The Covid pandemic has further impacted on this gap to the point where there is a real, fundamental need for support. This book provides invaluable information to schools to help address this gap and provide research-led professional learning that will impact positively on disadvantaged pupils."" - Jamie Tennant, Headteacher, Hawarden Village Church School.