Raising Attainment with Resilience (RAWR)
The RAWR programme aims to improve the resilience and reduce the test anxiety of Year 10 pupils. The techniques learned will help pupils maintain their academic performance when under pressure.
About RAWR (Raising Attainment With Resilience)
RAWR (Raising Attainment With Resilience) is a unique and innovative approach to a traditional outreach intervention. It takes the theory that the most resilient athletes will be the most successful, and adapts this learning to the academic environment, to support improved attainment. With widening participation cohorts struggling significantly more with test anxiety than their more advantaged peers, RAWR builds on developing resilient behaviours to draw upon in times of stress.
The programme will be delivered in school, over a six week period. This allows for participants to develop tools to support their resilient attitudes, whilst also having a real-life application to practice with. The programme will include a reflective session following on from the core programme, to allow participants to reflect upon how they applied the techniques learnt throughout the programme and take part in a focus group to further evaluate what was learnt.
Evaluation is fundamental
We have seen positive results from the programme over the past five years, with many students improving their levels of resilience, whilst also decreasing their levels of test anxiety.
Testimonials
I've worked with the team delivering RAWR on three separate occasions over the last four years. The most impressive impact was on a group of relatively disengaged boys, who barely talked about the way they felt about school and exams. They left the project feeling much more confident and were able to talk much more openly to school staff about their exams, building some momentum towards their CAG process.
Deputy Headteacher, The Carlton Academy
Find out more about RAWR
For more information about RAWR, please email ose@ntu.ac.uk.