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Measuring pupils inclusion in school groups


Auteur(s) :  Bobbie Mills

Editeur(s) :  Education Policy Institute

Date :  01/2022

 

This new research paper by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), calls for multi-academy trusts and other school groups to be judged on a wider range of measures relating to pupil inclusion to allow for more informative comparisons.

School groups – such as academy trusts, federations, dioceses and local authorities – are a central fixture of England’s school system today. Previous research has measured the effectiveness of these groups, but this has mainly focused on pupil progress and attainment.

The EPI paper, which is sponsored by the National Education Union (NEU), argues that solely focusing on these measures has serious limitations and can lead to exclusionary practices, such as not admitting vulnerable children, excluding them or “off-rolling” them before they sit their GCSEs.

As part of a wider project which aims to highlight effective school groups, the research paper proposes that school groups should be judged on positive examples of pupil inclusion, alongside progress and attainment.

The inclusion measures proposed – based on school choice, attendance and exclusions and pupil achievement – would serve as a means for school groups to benchmark their progress against others and identify improvements.

  • Introduction

School groups in England

Measuring pupil inclusion in school groups

 

  • School choice and admissions

What we know from existing research, data and methodological considerations

Our proposed metrics

Option 1: Odds ratios

Option 2: Logistic regression

 

  • Attendance and exclusions

What we know from existing evidence

Absence and formal exclusion
Unexplained exits

In-year admissions

Our proposed metrics

Persistent absence

Repeated fixed period exclusion

Permanent exclusion

Unexplained exits

In-year admissions

 

  • Pupil achievement

What we know from existing evidence

Our proposed metrics

Closing attainment gaps

Pupil attainment

Sustained destinations following 16-18 study

 

  • Methodological considerations – all metrics

Contending with small numbers

Within-group variation
Contextualisation

Accounting for differing pupil intakes between school groups
Placing results in context of the national distribution

 

  • Presenting our results: Radar plots
  • Consultation: How to give feedback
  • Consultation questions
  • References

   

 



Télécharger le document :  https://epi.org.uk/.../EPI-Pupil-Inclusion-Methodology-Paper.pdf


mot(s) clé(s) :  inclusion