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Figure 5.1 : School staff satisfaction with attainment-raising activities 3
Most teaching staff surveyed would continue to engage with attainment-raising activities in the long term . Survey results showed that 82 % of school staff were very likely or certain that would continue to engage in attainment-raising activities . Despite the evaluation being ongoing some teachers have already begun to see the positive impacts on outcomes for young people .
“ It depends on the outcome of our attainment outcomes evaluation , but […] I want to book in another one for July .” ( School Staff )
Case study example : school engagement School ‘ C ’ had engaged with Uni Connect previously , but decided to disengage for a number of years as they felt the activities being delivered were not sufficiently engaging and that the school could deliver the activities in house .
However , when offered the opportunity to take part in the attainment-raising strand , they decided to take part and expressed they were pleased with their decision to do so . Teaching staff at this school found that this time the delivery partners involved them early on , listening to the school ’ s concerns and tailoring activities to meet the school ’ s and learners ’ needs . What this school found particularly beneficial was that the activities gave learners the opportunity to learn in smaller groups than they would have in a lesson and also gave learners the experience of repeated support that was more personalised . They also thought that the activities being structured in an extended six-week programme was not only unique , but very beneficial as it allows time for skills to be embedded and practiced .
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It is important to note that only three schools took part in curriculum development activities and 11 schools surveyed took part in summer school or after-school clubs , thus the high satisfaction levels may be a result of the small sample size .
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