Raising achievement

Use our form to help you decide whether an alternative provision (AP) provider is suitable for your pupil. Plus, find out how Ofsted inspects your use of AP and how you should work with the provider during your pupil's time there.

Learn how to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils in your school. Find out how to identify barriers to learning, select targeted interventions based on evidence, and how to evaluate your progress.

Learn how to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of your interventions, including what evidence to look for and how to present this to governors. Plus, find a tracking tool, a template for SEND case studies, a template report to governors and a pupil voice survey in our toolkit.

Know when a pupil has EAL, and how to record languages spoken by a pupil on your school census and in your own internal records.

Find advice to help you identify the needs of pupils who have English as an additional language (EAL), and see what adjustments you can make in school to support them.

Identify the groups of pupils you need to raise progress for, then download our template to create your own action plan.