{"product_id":"9781529668094-greater-expectations-enabling-achieveme","title":"Greater Expectations: Enabling Achievement for Disadvantaged Students","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book unpicks the strategy, policy and culture that has supported the social mobility success story of one of the UK′s leading schools, the London Academy of Excellence. It distils this into universal concepts and ideas that school leaders, in any context, can consider for their own schools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can greater expectations lead to greater outcomes for schools and the students they teach?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The London Academy of Excellence (LAE), Newham, is one of the leading sixth-form schools in the UK. The LAE’s mission is to combat disadvantage by providing ambitious young people from lower-income homes with an education on a par with the best available in the independent sector.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  In its first decade, the LAE sent over 1,300 students to Russell Group universities, over 200 to medical schools and more than 150 to Oxford or Cambridge. Most of those students were the first in their family to attend a university.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The authors sift through the school′s practices to reveal universal concepts and ideas that school leaders, in any context, can consider for their own schools. These ideas include:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding the curriculum as a source of social mobility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanning for high quality destinations from first contact with prospective students \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExploring challenge strategies to achieve academic excellence across subjects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  The book culminates in a list of strategies that can drive greater expectations in any school. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Crossman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Headteacher and \u003cstrong\u003eIan Warwick\u003c\/strong\u003e is Chair of the Education Committee at the London Academy of Excellence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41548864553057,"sku":"9781529668094","price":28.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27036287.jpg?v=1721463101","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529668094-greater-expectations-enabling-achieveme","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}