"I'm not special needs any more." That was the conclusion of onesecondary school pupil who took part in Playing for Success, aninnovative partnership between schools and football clubs.
The scheme was set up by the Department for Education and Skills in 1997to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of underachieving youngpeople.
An evaluation of the project's long-term success found low-achievingpupils did better than expected. For example, in maths, one in fourpupils in the scheme who performed below the expected level in Key Stage1 went on to perform above the expected level at Key Stage 2, comparedto one in five similar pupils who did not attend. However,higher-attaining pupils involved in the scheme did less well thanexpected in National Curriculum assessments.
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