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Partnership leads provided insight about other deviations , though often minor , that have been made to meet learner needs . Partnerships that conducted pilots demonstrated more deviation to plans based on lessons learned . Other partnerships concurred that a pilot year would have been useful to have identified initial challenges to delivery , thus informing complete programme roll-out . Of the school staff surveyed , 84 % agreed or strongly agreed that activities had been tailored to meet their school ’ s needs ( Annex B : Figure B6 ). In addition to this 74 % felt that activities had been tailored to meet learners ’ individual needs ( Annex B : Figure B7 ).
Ultimately , deviations were unique to each partnership , for example :
▪ Deviations have been made to the nature of delivery , with one partnership shifting online tutoring to be in-person to improve learners ’ engagement and relationship with their tutors .
▪ Deviations have also been made to the content of delivery , especially where activities were developed to target a different year group . Survey results highlighted that 54 % reported that topics or subject matter had be adapted to meet learner need ( Annex B : Figure B8 ).
▪ Adaptations to delivery have been made to prevent jeopardising / overlapping with lesson-time , sometimes by ensuring provision is original and unique and not duplicating pre-existing support . Survey results highlighted that 45 % of school staff surveyed thought that activities had been adapted in this way ( Annex B : Figure B8 ).
▪ The final area of deviation to plans relates to reaching target numbers of schools and learners . Some partnerships appeared to be reaching higher numbers than expected , but it was more common for partnership leads to describe instances where they were reaching fewer schools and learners than expected . There were also instances where strands of activity were not progressing – for example , CPD activities that did not get off the ground due to poor uptake among teachers and school staff .
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