Tackling Poverty. Educational Attainment. With guidelines for corporate presentations. Gwerthfawrogi Pobl / Valuing People

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1 Tackling Poverty and Corporate Improving slide master With guidelines for corporate presentations Educational Attainment Gwerthfawrogi Pobl / Valuing People

2 Welsh Government approach to Tackling Poverty Our determination to tackle poverty, and ensure that everyone has access to opportunity and support no matter where and who they are, is at the heart of what we do. What was called our third priority in Wales breaking the link between deprivation and attainment becomes our first priority.

3 Background Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010: Legislative framework for tackling poverty Child Poverty Strategy: Three strategic objectives (reducing worklessness, increasing skills, reducing education and health inequalities) Tackling Poverty Action Plan: Refreshed in 2013 to include specific targets and milestones for improving outcomes. Revised Child Poverty Strategy out for consultation: Reaffirms ambition to eradicate child poverty.

4 Tackling Poverty Action Plan sets clear and consistent priorities across Government, based on what the evidence tells us is most important to tackling poverty (where we have the levers to make a difference): EDUCATION CRITICAL. The 2013 Action Plan sets targets and milestones for specific policy areas. Action Plan seeks to embed tackling poverty agenda across all departments (poverty is not an add on). Dovetails with the Welsh Government Strategic Equality Plan to have maximum impact for particular groups (drawing from evidence that particular groups are more at risk).

5 Revised Child Poverty Strategy for Wales 5

6 Strategic fit between the Child Poverty Strategy and other Welsh Government Strategies Knowledge and Analytical Services

7 Partnership Working Tackling Poverty Implementation Board Tackling Poverty External Advisory Group End Child Poverty Network / Third Sector Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty Knowledge and Analytical Services Local Authority Anti Poverty Champions Welsh Government Tackling Poverty Champions

8 Key Tackling Poverty Targets for Education Age 7 Foundation Phase: To narrow the gap in attainment levels between learners aged 7 eligible for free school meals and those that are not eligible for free school meals, who achieve the expected levels at the end of the Foundation Phase, as measured by the Foundation Phase Indicator, by 10 per cent by In 2013 the difference was 17.6 percentage points, target is 16.5 percentage points. Age 15 Key Stage 4: To improve the overall attainment levels of students eligible for free school meals, measured as the proportion of learners eligible for free school meals at age 15 who achieve Level 2 inclusive at Key Stage 4 (GCSE grade C or above in English or Welsh and Mathematics or equivalent), to 37 per cent by In 2013, 25.8 per cent of e-fsm pupils achieved Level 2 inclusive at Key Stage 4.

9 Gap between non FSM and FSM pupils in % pupils achieving Level 2 incl. English/Welsh and maths Attainment Gap Key Stage Year Although the attainment gap has decreased slightly in recent years, it still remains higher than it was in 2008.

10 Comparing attainment rates 19% of pupils in Wales are eligible for free school meals Only about a quarter of efsm pupils in Wales achieve level 2 inclusive 24% or pupils in London are eligible for free school meals Over half of efsm pupils in London achieve level 2 inclusive

11 Progress of learners by FSM entitlement Level 2 inclusive

12 Level 2 inclusive performance of efsm pupils % e-fsm pupils achieving L2 inclusive Schools (ranked from highest FSM to lowest FSM)

13 Implementation of the Rewriting the Future and PDG Evaluation Rewriting the Future Stark facts What We re doing What more we need to do Call to action PDG Evaluation - Positives - Areas where we need to do more

14 Ensuring Return on investment Positives culture change and increased activity positive impact on engagement and well-being and attainment Areas of Concern Schools are applying a wider definition of deprivation nonfsm and LAC pupils are benefitting from PDG-funded activities. Schools say they are not working with parents or communities Lack of transparency not publishing on the website (a requirement of the grant)

15 To Summarise Improving the educational attainment of pupils eligible for FSMs is essential to tackling poverty. Welsh Government cannot tackle poverty on its own: Partnership working to deliver better outcomes is paramount. Role of schools and Governors is critical!

16 Diolch yn fawr / Thank you! Corporate slide master With guidelines for corporate presentations Christine.Grimshaw@wales.gsi.gov.uk Beverley.Morgan@wales.gsi.gov.uk Gwerthfawrogi Pobl / Valuing People