Topic outline

  • Tackling Educational Disadvantage Networks (Primary)

    Dates: 

    Delegates can attend any network, they are not
    required to attend the network held within their
    school's district. 

    Summer 24-25:

    16 June 2025 (09:00 - 12:00) - Fareham area
    17 June 2025 (09:00 - 12:00) - Basingstoke area
    23 June 2025 (09:00 - 12:00) - Test Valley area

    Cost: Sub £90 / SLA £50 / Full £108

    Keyword Search: Summer Primary Disadvantage

    Autumn 25-26:

    13 Oct 2025 (09:00 - 12:00) - Basingstoke area
    14 Oct 2025 (09:00 - 12:00) - Test Valley area
    20 Oct 2025 (12:30 - 15:30) - Fareham area

    Cost: Sub £80 / SLA £35 / Full £96

    Keyword Search: Autumn Disadvantage

    Spring 25-26:

    3 Feb 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Basingstoke area
    9 Feb 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Fareham area
    10 Feb 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Test Valley area

    Cost: Sub £80 / SLA £35 / Full £96

    Keyword Search: Spring Disadvantage

    Summer 25-26:

    15 June 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Fareham area
    16 June 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Test Valley area
    17 June 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Basingstoke area

    Cost: Sub £80 / SLA £35 / Full £96

    Keyword Search: Summer Disadvantage

    Supporting primary leaders in developing meaningful, research-informed strategies to tackle educational disadvantage and to securely embed these strategies into day-to-day practice.

    Sessions offer the chance to share best practice and impact, with leaders learning from wider schools’ successes to address identified areas of need. As the network groups become established, sessions will be adapted, focusing on bespoke areas identified by the group.

    Sessions will provide the opportunity to:

    • Access national and local updates.
    • Engage in discussion about strategy and implementation.
    • Explore research evidence and guidance materials and what these mean in practice.
    • Share strategies across schools, working together to explore strengths and next steps.
    • Experience bespoke training in response to identified needs.
    • Network with other school leaders to enable ideas, questions, and approaches to be shared across schools.

    Learning outcomes:

    • To secure understanding of local and national updates and the latest research evidence.
    • To gain understanding of the practical approaches being used by school leaders to drive improved outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.
    • To develop an effective pupil premium strategy based on research evidence.
    • To collaborate and network with colleagues.

    Delegates should attend one session each term.

    • Secondary Disadvantaged Network

      Dates: 

      Summer 1: 7 May 2025 (13:30 - 15:00) Virtual

      Cost: Sub £30 / SLA £20 / Full £36

      Keyword Search: Summer Disadvantaged Webinar

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      Summer 2: 1 Jul 2025 (13:15 - 16:15) In person

      Cost: Sub £75 / SLA £40 / Full £90

      Keyword Search: Summer 2 Disadvantaged

      The aims of the subject network meetings are to:

      • Ensure a clear understanding of the national picture and its application in local and school contexts.
      • Support effective subject leadership as appropriate to each school’s individual context.
      • Develop skills, expertise and capacity within school subject leaders and their teams through quality strategic CPD and the sharing of good practice.
      • Deepen understanding of subject specific pedagogy and knowledge that underpins good progress and attainment for ALL pupils.
      • Facilitate school to school networking and develop strength across the system.

      Common agenda items for these meetings:

      • Development of subject specific knowledge and an understanding of strong progression and sequencing.
      • Enhancing subject leadership.
      • Structuring Key Stage 4 to ensure pupils are well prepared for the next phase of their education.
      • Providing high quality Key Stage 3 provision that builds successfully on Key Stage 2.
      • Ensuring all pupils, including the most vulnerable (SEN and PP) are able to make excellent progress.
      • Sharing good practice and work.
      • Project work and other CPD opportunities and networks will continue and will evolve in line with need.