Targeting resources
Another benefit relates to its granularity. National schemes that improved educational outcomes in urban areas, such as the London Challenge and City Challenge, indicate that extra financial investment and support in remote areas may bring similar improvements. Arguably, however, such investment should be more granular in terms of education. Local singapore rcs data authority-level or city-level support is often too broad. The composite indicator will identify individual schools most in need of support, and therefore enable better targeting of funding than where it is given to larger areas with ‘hyper-local’ disparities including ‘pockets of affluence and deprivation’.
There are also benefits to a more granular level of identification within wider place-based initiatives. greatest obstacles in accessing school improvement resources can only enhance the work of government-backed place-based collaborations, partnerships and networks mobilised in local authority districts where educational outcomes are weakest, e.g., in Opportunity Areas or Education Investment Areas. This will support combatting entrenched disadvantage and improve social mobility in local areas where it is most needed. Further, locally driven initiatives and decision-making are also likely to be required, not least since evidence indicates such measures can positively influence outcomes for disadvantaged residents. The composite indicator will support and better enable local action to be taken.