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Raising the achievement of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils

Case studies, on this DVD, providing examples of how three schools in different contexts have developed a range of provision to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils. Ref: 00102-2008DVD-EN Publication date: October 2008

Ensuring the attainment of pupils learning English as an additional language: A management guide

Programme builds on previous work by helping schools to highlight the issues affecting the attainment of this group of pupils, develop a range of responses and embed these responses coherently into the school's systems and practices. Ref: 00011-2007BKT-EN Publication date: March 2007

Building Futures: Developing trust – A focus on provision for children from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds in the Early Years Foundation Stage

This guidance invites practitioners across the whole range of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) settings to reflect on the quality of their provision for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) children and their families. Ref: 00741-2009BKT-EN Publication date: September 2009

Aiming high: Partnerships between schools and TESS in raising the achievement of Gypsy Traveller pupils

Summary of the key aspects of effective partnerships between schools and advisory or support teachers who work for local Traveller Education Support Services (TESS).

Introduction

Summary of Aiming high: Partnerships between schools and Travellers Education Support Services (TESS), a paper on raising the achievement of Gypsy, Roma and/or Traveller pupils.
What can be done and how?

Guidance on getting early access to education during Foundation Stage for Gypsy Traveller children. The importance of the Foundation Stage Profile (FSP) for building high expectations and monitoring is looked at.
Inclusion, attendance and mobility

Document looks at the problems caused by the uncertainty of life style of Gypsy Traveller children in attendance. Guidance is given on procedures to follow when families move on and advise to seek.
Effective partnership strategies in the classroom

Information on the partnerships between schools and TESS in raising the achievement of Gypsy traveller pupils and looks at: Joint planning and teaching; Curriculum relevance and diversity; Individual and small-group intervention programmes; Focused time-limited interventions.

Building Futures: Developing trust – GRT EYFS guided resource

Exemplifying effective practice for Early Years practitioners in raising achievement of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children in settings across the sectors.

Moving forward together: Raising Gypsy, Roma and Traveller achievement

This guidance consists of four booklets. Each has been written to support schools in raising the achievement of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils.

Booklet 1: Introduction

Booklet 1: Introduction includes: the educational context, analysis of the reasons for low ascription, and wider issues impacting on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils such as accommodation.
Booklet 2: Leadership and management

Booklet 2: Leadership and management includes: auditing policies and practice for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils, using data to identify and tackle underperformance, ensuring good attendance and reducing exclusions.
Booklet 3: Learning and teaching

Booklet 3: Learning and teaching includes: promoting access to learning within a supportive ethos and environment, appropriate pedagogic responses, and personalising learning and intervention strategies including distance learning.
Booklet 4: Engagement with parents, carers and the wider community

Booklet 4: Engagement with parents, carers and the wider community includes: building and maintaining effective partnerships, communication, the home-learning environment, and involving the wider Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

Briefing for SIPs: Aiming High strategy

Introduction to the Aiming High: Raising the achievement of minority ethnic pupils national strategy. The strategy includes: mainstreaming initiatives and targeted support focusing on developing strong leadership in schools; high-quality teaching and learning; high expectations to succeed in pupils and teachers; Intolerance of racism; and working with parents and the wider community.

Aiming high: Meeting the needs of newly arrived learners of English as an additional language

Materials to support schools who may be working with newly arrived isolated learners of English as an additional language in settings which may have little or no access to expert Ethnic Minority Achievement support.

Improving attendance and reducing persistent absence

Introduction to 'Improving attendance and reducing persistent absence' manual. Links to 'Every Child Matters' and further manual pages: Overview; Review of school attendance policy; Review of attendance practice; Identifying how data can most effectively be used to inform actions; Providing whole staff training; Ensuring that schools fulfil minimum requirements to improve attendance by reducing persistent absence; Resources and acknowledgements.

Attendance advice for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children

This advice gives information for parents and carers of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and those who work with them in schools and local authorities. (DCSF ref: 00891-2008FLY-EN)

Ethnic Minority Achievement (EMA) case study 12: Developing writing in Year 6 through incorporating and celebrating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller lifestyle and cultures

Case study detailing how a school used Assessment for Learning (AfL) and Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP) as tools to embed Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) cultures into the curriculum, improving pupils' standards in writing. (DCSF ref: 00164-2009DWO-EN-05)

Approach

All actions were taken in line with whole-school targets to raise writing standards of every pupil via AfL, using APP.
Outcome

The school felt that the work has had a more wide-reaching impact than they had envisaged.

Ethnicity, social class and gender achievement

Raising the achievement of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils

Ensuring the attainment of pupils learning English as an additional language: A management guide

Building Futures: Developing trust – A focus on provision for children from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds in the Early Years Foundation Stage

Aiming high: Partnerships between schools and TESS in raising the achievement of Gypsy Traveller pupils

Introduction

What can be done and how?

Inclusion, attendance and mobility

Effective partnership strategies in the classroom

Building Futures: Developing trust – GRT EYFS guided resource

Moving forward together: Raising Gypsy, Roma and Traveller achievement

Booklet 1: Introduction

Booklet 2: Leadership and management

Booklet 3: Learning and teaching

Booklet 4: Engagement with parents, carers and the wider community

Briefing for SIPs: Aiming High strategy

Aiming high: Meeting the needs of newly arrived learners of English as an additional language

Improving attendance and reducing persistent absence

Attendance advice for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children

Ethnic Minority Achievement (EMA) case study 12: Developing writing in Year 6 through incorporating and celebrating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller lifestyle and cultures

Approach

Outcome

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