Back to Plan your Day 2022 – Becky Wood – levelling up: classroom strategies to tackle educational and aspirational disadvantage Teaching and Learning Leeds Conference 2023 Session choice #4 Workshop facilitator Becky Wood Name of Workshop Levelling up: classroom strategies to tackle educational and aspirational disadvantage Who is it for Primary and secondary teachers Brief synopsis of workshop: Levelling up has become the new buzz phrase in both education and politics to describe what we already know; students dealing with significant disadvantage are less likely to achieve at the same level as their more advantaged peers. Although there are often local whole school strategies to support pupils, this session aims to look at what we can do as classroom practitioners to tackle both educational and aspirational disadvantage amongst our young people within our own classroom environments. What you will get out of it: Practical strategies Profile of facilitator: Becky Wood is a Lead Practitioner in a school in Rochdale. She has spent her 20 year career working in areas of high deprivation and Pupil Premium in both the East Midlands and the North West. She has spoken at several conferences as well as organising a National Conference for English Teachers. Becky is the co-founder of @Team_English1 on Twitter, a collaborative sharing platform for English Teachers. Twitter @shadylady222 Website
