ERIC Number: EJ753581
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0924-3453
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Challenging the Challenged: Developing an Improvement Programme for Schools Facing Exceptionally Challenging Circumstances
Reynolds, David; Harris, Alma; Clarke, Paul; Harris, Belinda; James, Sue
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v17 n4 p425-439 Dec 2006
This article outlines a research and development programme that focused on a group of 8 secondary schools in England. The schools in this study were considered to be facing exceptionally challenging circumstances characterised by high levels of socioeconomic disadvantage and deprivation. They were also schools considered to be seriously underperforming and in need of intensive improvement and support strategies. The article outlines the background, nature, and scope of the improvement programme designed for this group of schools, collectively known as the "OCTET" group. It reflects upon the emerging evidence about improving schools in the most difficult circumstances and argues that more context-specific programmes of intervention are required if the goal of raising performance in such schools is to be realised. GCSE performance A-C is appended. (Contains 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research and Development, Socioeconomic Status, Secondary Schools, Educationally Disadvantaged, Poverty, Low Achievement, Government Role, Educational Improvement, School Effectiveness, Intervention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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