How can schools effectively support pupils to improve attendance?
Background
Our goal is to create a world-class school system that ensures every child is taught a broad and ambitious knowledge-rich curriculum by highly skilled teachers, so they can achieve their potential. We need to continue to develop the evidence base around effective teaching practice and curriculum design, with teaching increasingly viewed as an applied science (akin to medicine) where evidence-based approaches are widely utilised, and skilled teachers draw upon expert support and professional communities. We also need to build our understanding of how best to replicate the success of high performing schools, and how school trusts can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their schools, including through management of the school estate. A key part of this is building evidence on the most successful school approaches to improving attendance.
Next steps
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Source
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Toward the Development of a Rigorous and Practical Classroom Observation Tool: The Uganda secondary school project
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Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on developing a classroom observation tool to measure instructional practices and classroom processes, which is crucial for understanding how schools can effectively support pupils to improve attendance.
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Supporting Supporters: Helping teachers understand what their pupils want and need
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Funded by: Innovate UK
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Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on improving attendance through a program that helps pupils set goals and teachers provide support, with evidence-based approaches.
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DfE Applying Behavioural Insights to Education
I am applying for the DfE Applying Behavioural Insights to Education Fellowship. My proposed research also aligns well with the Ofsted Improving Outcomes Education Research Fellowship. Education is a vital pillar of soci...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Cambridge
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on applying behavioural insights to education, which could partially address the question of improving attendance.