01904 328 300 Sign In Register Search MAIN MENU Narrowing the attainment gap The Education Policy Institute’s 2020 report found that the attainment gap between pupils living with disadvantage and their peers had stopped closing for the first time in a decade. In addition, a study by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) found "a large and concerning attainment gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils...it seems that the disadvantage gap is wider than earlier estimates, and will likely be further exacerbated by school closures in early 2021." Schools and colleges are now developing programmes to support students’ education recovery and the most effective ingredient for this is great teaching. That's why we're totally focused on providing a range of support from quality first teaching, equipping teachers with the skills to provide a broad and balanced long-term support that we know has the greatest impact. Online learning will remain crucial - which is why we're growing our online resources via our education recovery packages. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds can lack inspiring role models. We address this through our varied enrichment programmes - our STEM Ambassadors bring a real life context to STEM careers, and STEM Clubs and Nuffield Research Placements build culture capital. In addition, our ENTHUSE Partnerships work to level the playing field and improve young people's future prospects. Find out here how we can help school leaders and teachers support pupils living with disadvantage, and narrow the STEM attainment gap. Quality first teaching Online/home learning Enrichment Role models ENTHUSE Partnerships A substantial body of evidence, including from the EEF and Ofsted, tells us that great teaching needs to be at the heart of any education recovery strategy. Without that solid foundation, any education recovery intervention/efforts in narrowing the gap will prove less effective. This is what our CPD is all about - upskilling teachers in subject knowledge and pedagogy, and our entire CPD programme complements this. Recently we have developed more remote CPD courses aimed at, for example, supporting disadvantaged learners and supporting effective transition of pupils from year 6 to year 7 in science. These courses include strategies such as introducing the 'Science Capital' teaching approach, developing creative activities to build on prior learning and using diagnostic teaching to address gaps in knowledge and skills. We also know that tutoring is becoming increasingly important, and have developed tailored remote CPD to support this. About STEM Learning About us Careers Contact us News and views Our impact Our network Support Cookies Privacy Policy Terms and conditions University of York, Heslington, York Y010 5DD 01904 328300 © STEM Learning Ltd. Get in touch We use necessary cookies to make our site work. We'd also like to set analytics cookies that help us make improvements by measuring how you use the site. These will be set only if you accept. For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our Cookies page. No thanks Accept Cookies