Leading education charity, Achievement for All, has been announced as recipients of a significant grant from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), to improve literacy levels in primary schools. The grant will be used to evaluate the charity’s award winning Schools Programme; an approach already being used by 2,000 schools across England and Wales to close the attainment gap between children deemed vulnerable to underachievement - including those on free school meals and those with special educational needs - and their peers.
The programme focuses on four elements: Leadership; teaching and learning; engaging with parents and carers; and wider outcomes like enjoyment and engagement in the wider school community. It is delivered directly into schools via a team of highly trained specialist coaches.
The EEF trial will invite 70 schools to take part in the programme at a reduced cost. Each of those schools will receive bespoke content and coaching, based on analysis of their individual data and their own perceived issues.
The trial is available to primary schools in the West Midlands as part of the EEF’s five-year campaign to improve literacy levels across the country.
The EEF has announced that there will be a total of six trials: Achievement for All, University of Oxford, Young Enterprise, Challenge Partners, Enfield Council and Learning Unlimited.
The results of the evaluations will be published on the EEF website and used to inform the Teaching and Learning Toolkit, an accessible summary of education research.
Any primary schools interested in taking part should contact Achievement for All directly via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to find out more.
Founder and CEO of Achievement for All, Professor Sonia Blandford, said:
“This is a terrific opportunity for us as a charity and we are delighted to have been chosen to work with a highly respected organization like the EEF. In a climate where budgets are stretched this is a chance for primaries across the West Midlands to receive expert support for their vulnerable learners at a fraction of the cost.”
