The Learning Exchange Library
Raising Boys' Achievement This report looks at a number of interpretations of and perspectives on the boys' under-achievement; it identifies strategies that have the potential to make a difference to boys' (and girls') learning.
Raising attainment: a case study The Central Leeds Learning Federation aimed to raise levels of attainment in two inner-city secondary schools. Here is a case study of what was achieved up to July 2009.
Tackling disadvantage and inequality; raising attainment: an essential list This link goes to a search engine page on the Department for Education website listing current briefs, research papers, evaluations and other documents related to tackling disadvantage and inequality through early interventions and extended services approaches. Please note that a few of these documents will be highlighted with an asterisk each week in Library Gems.
Raising standards through a large-scale cluster of schools: a case study
The more extra-curricular activities offered, the higher the grades go This small study of 508 private schools, conducted by the Independent Schools Council in 2009, showed a correlation between how many extra-curricular activities pupils are involved in and their GCSE results. At schools that offer 30 or more activities nearly 100 per cent of pupils are likely to achieve grade B or above at GCSE, compared with around 30 per cent of pupils achieving those grades where schools offer only 20 activities.
Excellence in Cities: managing associated initiatives to raise standards A report that covers what was crucial in making the Excellence in Cities initiative work, such as strong leadership and management; it also looks at what could be improved, such as monitoring and evaluation.
Educational attainment at age 11 United Kingdom statistics
Attainment in maths: improvement A systematic review of strategies to raise pupils’ motivational effort in Key Stage 4 Mathematics
The Key Raising achievement at Key Stage 4
Maths attainment and improvement resources A list of numeracy and literacy skill materials in the National Archives.
Young Readers Programme A National Literacy Trust's programme
Free maths games for children
Numeracy on the BBC A list of useful maths and numeracy links on the BBC website.
Mandy Barrow's online numeracy resources and games
Mandy Barrow's Literacy zone - also full of useful resources and games.
Reading partners at Bow School of Maths and Computing/East London Involves mentors from private sector companies and banks in the City of London
Enterprise partners at Bow School of Maths and Computing/East London Involves mentors from private sector companies and banks in the City of London)
Lib-Value database There has been much in the news about the loss of libraries lately. This searchable database has references to over 400 articles, reports and books covering topics such as the economics of print vs journals, the impact of library use of researcher citation and the value of information literacy instruction. Many are reports from the USA and many offer the full text; others are abstracts only.