Linda Oliffe is business manager at Felmore Primary School and project leader of The LEGO Project, an ongoing initiative that aims to improve the attainment and academic achievements of disadvantaged pupils across 27 schools in Essex, such as those in social care, using LEGO® Education resources, including StoryStarter, BuildToExpress and MoreToMaths.
For schools, getting children to engage with learning is the first step. However, some pupils struggle with this, including disadvantaged and looked-after children (LAC) pupils, with the Department for Education (DfE) finding the attainment of LAC in KS1 and KS2 is lower than it is for non-looked after children; only 63% of LAC at KS1 achieved a level 2 or above in writing in 2015 compared to 88% of non-looked after children. Although this isn’t the case for every LAC, many can become disengaged and their attendance at school may not be as good as their peers, so as a result, they fall behind during lessons.
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