Contacts
Tim Clarke Head of African Caribbean Achievement Team MECSS Hertfordshire Development Centre, Robertson House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2FQ Tel: 01438 844833
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Data, Policy & National Strategies

New Primary National Strategy materials 'Excellence and Enjoyment: Learning and Teaching for Black Children in the Primary Years' New

Includes elearning modules.

• www.dcsf.gov.uk
  

Data on the Achievement of Black Pupils in Herts schools (2003-2007)

The graphs give details of the achievement of four of the Black groups of pupils (Black Caribbean and Black African, Mixed White and Black Caribbean, Mixed White and Black African) at Key Stages 1,2,3 and 4 set against the achievement of all pupils in Herts. They show the percentages of pupils gaining the expected standards at the end of the Key Stages in Science, Maths and English (KS 1,2,3) and 5 or more GCSEs A* to C grades including English and Maths (KS4). This information is supplied by the Herts County Council Information Team (Schools) from Herts schools data.

• Acrobat pdf, 115kb/17 Pages, 25/06/2008, acat_jun08.pdf

For further information please contact:
The MECSS African Caribbean Achievement Team
Tel: 01438 844839

• National Data on Achievement of Pupils by Ethnicity

Ensuring the Attainment of Black Pupils (2007)

Management guide intended to support senior leaders in raising the achievement of Black pupils through self-evaluation and targeted action, closely integrated with other aspects of whole-school improvement.

• www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk

Aiming High: Raising the Achievement of Minority Ethnic Pupils (2003)
Consultation document and summary of results

• www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk

Aiming High: Understanding the Educational Needs of Minority Ethnic Pupils in Mainly White Schools (2004)

Contains material to help the school workforce understand the range of backgrounds and perspectives that are represented in the school population and offers advice on educational and social inclusion strategies for isolated pupils.

• www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk

Aiming High: Guidance on Supporting the Education of Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children (2004)

A booklet to support teachers in their work with asylum seeking and refugee children and contains information ranging from the role of LEAs through to advice on supporting individual communities.

• www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk

African Caribbean Achievement Project

The aim of the project is to develop school leaders to lead a whole school approach to raise African-Caribbean achievement.

• www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk

Black Pupil's Achievement Programme

The programme focuses on whole school strategies to raise attainment of black pupils, on leadership, teaching and learning, parental engagement, pupil voice, and a continuing emphasis on understanding and using data.  

• www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk

Exclusion of Black Pupils: Priority Review 'Getting It. Getting it Right'

• www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/ethnicminorities

PNS Black Children’s Achievement Pilot

Hertfordshire is an Associate Authority with the national Black Children’s Achievement Pilot. For more information on the pilot:

• Primary National Strategy - Inclusion