The Bucks Young Peoples University G&T
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The Bucks Young Peoples University G&T summer schools are fantastic at targetting the advantaged pupils within the most disadvantaged schools.
I ran 5 summer schools (budget £45000 for five, 5 day schools), but did we get the most disadvantaged kids? No we got the middle class kids who just happened to go to underachieving schools.
The reasons for this are complex in some areas, but as an example: we ask teachers to offer places to the kids who are gifted at acting from underachieving schools. They choose some kids who are good at acting - and it turns out that the kids from different schools all know each other! Why? They all go to Stagecoach.
I ran 5 summer schools (budget £45000 for five, 5 day schools), but did we get the most disadvantaged kids? No we got the middle class kids who just happened to go to underachieving schools.
The reasons for this are complex in some areas, but as an example: we ask teachers to offer places to the kids who are gifted at acting from underachieving schools. They choose some kids who are good at acting - and it turns out that the kids from different schools all know each other! Why? They all go to Stagecoach.
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