LOOKING FORWARD
SCHOOLS ARE PROUD OF THEIR PUPILS ’ SUCCESSES
country – including ours - where pupils aren’t doing as well as they should, and there are greater levels of disadvantage compared with other areas. Primary schools are assessed on scores in reading, writing and maths achieved by pupils at the end of Key Stage 2, when they’re in year 6. For senior schools, it’s about the progress learners make between leaving primary school and how they fare in their GCSEs. Priority areas get some
additional funding – but have ambitious goals to meet when it comes to boosting standards of literacy and numeracy all the way through to 16. It’s not just younger learners who are being supported. Our local adult learning service has been helping residents move into work, education and volunteering, running a range of courses that don’t just help them gain practical skills but boost their confidence, too. Between August
CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION GUIDE 9
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