Children at Oaklands Primary
EDUCATION
No child
left behind
Schools are working with the council
to help each other improve – with the
motto ‘no learner left behind, no school
left behind’, reports Cheryl Curling.
T
he aim of the Ealing Learning
Partnership (ELP) is for the
borough’s schools to build on
the progress being made in
education standards and to help even
more local schools to become rated
‘excellent’ by Ofsted.
In December, new ‘Progress 8’
scores in a Department of Education
report put Ealing second highest in
London and third best in the country.
Progress 8 measures the improvement
that children make between the end
Teacher and pupils at Elthorne High
of primary school and the end of
secondary school and is designed to
encourage good quality teaching over
a broad range of curriculum areas.
And, by joining forces to provide extra
training and support for teachers and
governors and also extra resources for
pupils, it is hoped the ELP will continue
the improvements being seen at both
high schools and primary schools.
For the 2019/2020 school year,
88 of the borough’s 93 schools have
signed-up to the partnership.
It is funded by Ealing Council and
subscriptions paid by the schools; and
it is overseen by an ELP board that
includes local headteachers.
Tessa Hodgson, headteacher of
Oaklands Primary School and chair
of the board, said: “The ELP has the
potential to change how we work, build
skill and support amongst professionals
in schools and lead to the improvement
of outcomes for all children.”
Councillor Yvonne Johnson, deputy
leader of the council and cabinet member
for children’s services, said: “We need
to meet the needs of our young people
so they are equipped for further and
higher education and the world of work.
The ELP vision is testament to the strong
collaboration we have in Ealing with the
primary aim of doing the very best we can
for all our children and young people.”
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