Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are likely to have been affected particularly more by the shift to remote learning and may need more support to return to school and settle back into school life.
Every school will have been affected by COVID-19 differently and the right way to support students will differ between schools and must be informed by the professional judgment of teachers and school leaders.
Our Guide to Supporting School Planning and Recovery aims to assist school leaders with planning for the remaining months of 2020 and into the academic year 2021. It proposes a stepped approach for school planning and recovery:
- High-quality teaching
- Targeted academic support
- Wider strategies to aid school leaders existing school planning.
The recommendations of the stepped approach have been developed alongside best available evidence. It is likely to be beneficial that schools’ chosen approaches are considered with existing school improvement priorities and policy frameworks.
Stepped approach for school planning and recovery
The stepped approach provides an overall framework for guiding school planning: 1) What quality teaching looks like, 2) how targeted support can be implemented and 3) what wider strategies should be considered in 2021.
The editable template below provides a framework for schools to outline your improvement priorities and chosen strategies to support planning aligned to existing school and policy frameworks.
It is a snapshot for school planning for the remaining months of 2020 and into the academic year 2021. However, implementing and sustaining an intervention or new approaches require careful planning. It is helpful to breakdown the process of implementation stages for a clear plan for adoption and implementation using our Guidance Report Putting Evidence to Work: A School’s Guide to Implementation.
Guide
Download the Guide here.
