What Worked Education empower educators, local authorities, funders, grant recipients, and EdTech companies to make smarter, evidence-based decisions in education. They believe every educational investment should deliver measurable, impactful outcomes. By enabling rigorous, small-scale evaluations, they help schools, funders, and innovators identify what works best to drive meaningful change in teaching and learning.
The team at What Worked Education have produced a report analysing Pupil Premium strategy statements published by primary schools across the North East Combined Authority region. It is designed to support teachers, Pupil Premium leads and senior leaders by explaining what we looked at, what schools are doing well, where there is scope to strengthen practice and how the latest EEF guidance can be used in practical, classroom-focused ways.
You can find the report here. And the technical appendix to go alongside the report is here.
Also provided for schools is a practical checklist to help schools review their Pupil Premium Statement before publication. You can find the checklist here.
Finally, there is a list of questions for staff and governors to use to assess the impact of the spend, and refine the policy. You can find the questions here.
