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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND: A NEW FOCUS ON PROGRESS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY SCHOOL
08 January 2007Education and Skills Secretary Alan Johnson today set out radical plans to ensure that every child in school achieves their full potential and that no child ‘stalls’ in making progress. He published a consultation document, Making Good Progress, which proposes piloting new ways to measure, assess, report and stimulate progress in schools to ensure that no child is left behind.The pilots will run for two years at Key Stages 2 and 3 in a small number of local authorities, possibly with clusters of secondary schools and their feeder primary schools. The impact of the new measures will be thoroughly evaluated. The pilots will include:• one-to-one tuition in English and/or mathematics, to lift the performance of children who entered Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 behind the expected level; children will receive up to 20 hours of individual tutoring to get them back on target and help them sustain progress. • changes to assessment, allowing children to take national tests as soon as they are ready, rather than only at the end of a long Key Stage;• new progress targets to measure the school’s success in moving pupils forward; schools which make excellent progress will be rewarded with a ‘progression premium’ which could be used to further enrich the school curriculum. Alan Johnson said “I want a relentless focus on the progress of each individual; maximising the chances for every child to learn, achieve, and fulfil their potential. We have made great strides forward but we need to be smarter to develop unfulfilled potential, wherever it lies. The key is to keep children progressing at every stage. Many who do well at one stage of their education slow down or stall at other phases.“Today I am setting out ideas for debate. We will thoroughly road test our ideas before we move forward. “At the moment, our targets, tables and tests enable parents to see how many pupils, at a general level, are reaching above a certain grade. This transparency has brought about massive improvements and it is here to stay. “Involving parents is key to a child’s success, but for parents to be involved, they need to understand how their child is progressing. Every parent needs to know that a school is pushing their child to their potential, whatever their starting point. “I want to introduce a new way of identifying and measuring the individual progress of each and every child. I want a system which demonstrates, in the simplest of terms, whether a child is making good enough progress at every stage of their education. “One to one tuition for children who are falling behind will also give the most disadvantaged parents the chance that many other parents already exercise. “This is not about increasing pressure on schools and teachers. I want teachers and parents working together to ensure that no child is left behind or fails; and I will back teachers up with the freedom and resources they need to identify and take action where a child is falling back. “I look forward to constructive dialogue with teachers and schools as we discuss these exciting proposals. It’s by adopting fresh ideas like this that we will make sure that every child really does matter.”
Editor's Notes
This press notice relates to 'England'
1. Making Good Progress: How can we help every pupil to make good progress at school? Is published for consultation today at www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations Contact Details
Public Enquiries 0870 000 2288, info@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
Press Notice 2007/0003
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