Wednesday 23 November 2011

Achievement for All National Evaluation: Final report

The Achievement for All (AfA) pilot involved ten local authorities (LAs) selected by the Department for Children Families and Schools (now the DfE). Each LA selected schools to participate and in total there were 454 schools.

The main aim of the national evaluation project was to examine the impact of AfA on a variety of outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It also aimed to find out what processes and practices in schools were most effective in improving these outcomes.

Research design incorporated quantitative and qualitative components. The quantitative component of the evaluation consisted of teacher surveys, parent surveys, attendance and attainment data and school level surveys/data. The qualitative component included interviews with local and regional AfA lead professionals, longitudinal case studies of 20 AfA school, and ad hoc data.

Includes:
  • Executive Summary
  • Overview of the Achievement for All national evaluation project
  • Professionals, systems and networks supporting AfA schools
  • Setting up AfA in schools: barriers and facilitators
  • Implementation and impact of AfA Strand 1 (assessment, tracking and intervention)
  • Implementation and impact of AfA Strand 2 (structured conversations with parents)
  • Strand 3 Wider Outcomes
  • Case study profiles of schools and pupils
  • Conclusions
  • Appendices
Reference: DFE-RR176
Published: November 2011

Full report – “file is damaged” (PDF ??pp)
Hopefully by the time you read this the file will have been repaired but since the response to the email I sent is quoting 15 days please do not hold your breath.