“ Through our work we are changing perceptions , raising aspirations , and ensuring all children and young people are given the right to be the best they can be .”
“ Through our work we are changing perceptions , raising aspirations , and ensuring all children and young people are given the right to be the best they can be .”
In AfA primary schools ( 5-11 years ) pupils made 4.7 APS of progress per annum between 2011 and 2015 in reading ; 4.4 . APS in writing and 4.4 APS in maths ( in England the expected level of progress is 3.0 APS ). Results were similar for identified pupils in secondary schools ( 11-16 years ), where pupils made 5.4 APS of progress in reading per annum between 2011 and 2015 , 5.4 APS of progress in writing and 4.1 APS of progress in maths ( expected progress per annum for pupils at secondary schools is 3.6 APS ).
By the summer , Achievement for All will publish a simple competency framework that lays out progressive criteria for personal digital literacy that will help teachers and their pupils to place digital literacy into a bigger picture , one of Achieving Employability . Over the next twelve months , Achievement for All will gather case studies , stories , top tips and advice / guidance from leading education settings with which they work , that illustrate powerful and effective approaches to developing digital literacy across a community of learners , staff pupils and families .
Watch this space : www . afaeducation . org .
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BECTA ( 2003 ) Primary School – ICT and Standards : an analysis of national test data from Ofsted London : Becta
Jedekog , G . and Nissen , J . ( 2004 ), ‘ ICT in the classroom : is doing more important than knowing ’ Education and Information Technologies 9:1 , 37-45 .
Lynton , ( 1989 ), Higher Education and American Competitiveness , National Centre on Education and Economy .
PwC ( 2016 ), Achieving Schools , Social Impact Assessment , Belfast : PwC
Wagner , C . ( 2011 ) Emerging careers and how to create them , The Futurist , January- February .
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