Diminishing The Difference (Disadvantaged) Widget
Purpose
Accessed from the Dashboard in Sonar Multi-School, the Diminishing The Difference (Disadvantaged) Widget displays the attainment of Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged pupils, along with the gap in performance between the two groups. This provides you with insight into the scale of any performance Gap and how it has changed overtime. Using this knowledge you can see the impact of any interventions, and plan future interventions to close the Gap between those pupils that are and are not Disadvantaged.
Pupil attainment is shown as a percentage of pupils who are categorised as either Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged pupils who are achieving either At or Above ARE in Combined (RWM) (Reading, Writing and Mathematics). A second percentage indicator shows how each categories attainment has changed since the previous Assessment Period. In addition to the individual Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged headline figures, a further headline shows the Gap between the different categories for the current assessment period along with an indicator of how much it has changed since the previous Assessment Period.
If you want to view the attainment of pupils categorised as both Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged pupils and the associated Gap over a longer period of time (including the last two Academic Years), and for individual Subjects (Reading, Writing and Mathematics) as well as the Combined Subjects, you can do this from within the widget's report view.
Information: Calculations are based only on those pupils with assessment data. Pupils without assessment data are not included in calculations.
Information: The Diminishing The Difference (Disadvantaged) Widget is only available for those users who are part of an establishment that comprises multiple schools in Sonar Tracker (for example, a Multi Academy Trust) and have the appropriate permission associated with their User ID to access Sonar Multi-School content.
Screenshot(s), Elements and Controls
Screenshot
In the example:
- For the current Assessment Period 75.4% of pupils categorised as Not Disadvantaged are either At or Above ARE for their Summative Assessment in Combined (RWM) (Reading, Writing and Mathematics). Meanwhile, 47.7% of pupils categorised as Disadvantaged are either At or Above ARE. The Disadvantaged Gap between the two is 27.7% (Pupils categorised as Disadvantaged are performing 27.7% better than pupils categorised as Not Disadvantaged).
- The difference between the current Assessment Period and the previous Assessment Period for Not Disadvantaged shows a 0.1% decrease in terms of pupils either At or Above ARE for their Summative Assessment in Combined (RWM) (Reading, Writing and Mathematics). Meanwhile, there has been a 0.9% decrease in the amount ofDisadvantaged pupils either At or Above ARE. An increase in attainment between Assessment Periods is shown in green as a percentage with a green up-arrow to its left. A decrease in attainment between Assessment Periods is shown in red as a percentage with a red up-arrow to its left.
- This makes the Gap between Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged 0.8% greater overall than in the previous Assessment Period. When the Gap between the two characteristic groups gets wider, this is displayed in red as a percentage with an up-arrow to its left. When the Gap between the two characteristic groups closes, this is displayed in green as a percentage with a green down-arrow to its left. Red indicates that the gap is widening, whereas green indicates the gap is reducing which shows that each pupil has a fairer chance to succeed.
Elements
Field Name | Description |
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Not Disadvantaged | Pupil attainment for those pupils who are not categorised as Disadvantaged, for the last Assessment Period. This comprises:
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Disadvantaged | Pupil attainment for those pupils categorised as Disadvantaged, the last Assessment Period. This comprises:
Disadvantaged pupils are those defined as:
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Gap | The difference between those pupils not categorised as Disadvantaged and those categorised as Disadvantaged in terms of pupil attainment between the two Assessment Periods. This comprises:
Information: Where no summative assessment data has been entered for the current Assessment Period, for example, at the start of a new Assessment Period, ~ 0 is displayed (as change between the previous and current Assessment Periods cannot yet be calculated). |
Controls
Control | Description |
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View Report | Select to open the Report View (see below). |
Screenshot
Use the chart to view the attainment (based on Summative Assessment) for the two categories (Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged) over time for the Subject(s) you select. You will be able to see how attainment is changing across the two categories, where the peaks and troughs in attainment are, what the overall attainment trend is, which category is performing better over the duration, and how the gap is changing between the two.
Elements
Field Name | Description |
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Last Updated | The date when the data you are viewing was last updated. |
Term / Academic Year | The Term (for example, Spring) and Academic Year (for example, 2023/2024) for which the data is being displayed. |
ARE Attainment % At and Above | Displayed by Assessment Period, the points on the chart, joined by lines, show the percentage of pupils for the whole multi-school environment by category (Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged) that are either At or Above ARE for their Summative Assessment in the selected Subject / Combined Subject. |
Assessment Period | The Assessment Period that ARE Attainment % At and Above for Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged pupil are plotted against. By default, the results for this Academic Year and the previous two Academic Years are presented (where data exists). |
Controls
Control | Description |
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Breadcrumbs | Select a breadcrumb to return to previous window / default view of current window. |
Combined Pri & EYFS | Select to view the percentage of pupils by Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged across the multi-school environment who have been summatively assessed At or Above ARE for Reading, Writing and Mathematics combined. |
Combined (GLD) | Select to view the the percentage of pupils by Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged across your multi-school environment, whose Combined (GLD) Summative Assessment is either On or Above ARE. |
Subject - Mathematics | Select to view the percentage of pupils by Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged across the multi-school environment who have been summatively assessed At or Above ARE for Mathematics. |
Subject - Reading | Select to view the percentage of pupils by Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged across the multi-school environment who have been summatively assessed At or Above ARE for Reading. |
Subject - Writing | Select to view the percentage of pupils by Not Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged across the multi-school environment who have been summatively assessed At or Above ARE for Writing. |
Points on chart | Select point on the chart to the view its details: |
Chart Legend entries | Entries in the Chart Legend can be toggled on / off when the chart is displayed to show / hide them. When hidden in the chart, the legend entry is struck through: Roll over a legend entry to highlight it in the chart: |