The Pupil Premium is a type of funding. The school receives the Pupil Premium each academic year from the government; the amount being determined by factors such as the number of students receiving Free School Meals within the school at any one time. The government provides this funding to ensure that students who receive free school meals are not disadvantaged and achieve in line with their peers nationally.
2015/2016
The 2015 -2016 pupil premium allocation was £10,560
Action
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Cost | Aim | Outcome |
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8 hours TA support to cover intervention packages
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£3089.00 | Employ TA to run literacy and numeracy intervention programmes 4 afternoons per week
To support Pupil Premium children with different interventions. (Better Reading Partnership, Catch-Up Maths) and to provide pastoral support with challenging behavior and barriers to language. |
All PP children receiving intervention made good progress Sep – July |
TA support in class 30 hours per week
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£6577.30 | To employ a full time TA to work in class to offer emotional, social and behavioural support for pupils. | LAC and PP children supported in class and made positive steps in managing their behaviour. |
Support School Trips |
£360.00 | To ensure all pupils have access to school visit to enrich their curriculum and remove the potential cost barrier | All children attended, and enjoyed, the trips. Writing skills were developed as trips and visits used as writing starting points.
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Provide free transport to swimming and other sporting events
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£400 | To support those who are unable to pay for a vital life skill | All children in Years 1-6 were able to attend swimming full year. |
To offer a nurture group support 1 hour per week
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£915.30 | To employ TA to establish a nurture group | Increased engagement following sessions. Pupils benefit from regular small group attention and are able to articulate their emotions/ when faced with challenges in the school |
Total spend =
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£11,341.60 |
2014/2015
The 2014 – 2015 Pupil Premium funding for our school was: £9100
The Pupil Premium funding that is received by the school annually is used in a variety of ways in order to improve pupil attainment and to help overcome any barriers to learning among disadvantaged children.
We have utilised strategies from Narrowing the Gap and the Sutton Trust Toolkit to improve learning that have been researched and analysed extensively, to inform us of the best ways to use this money.
Effective feedback:
Meta-cognition and self-regulation strategies:
Information and communication technologies:
We have invested in a range of new and enhancing, creating an ICT classroom. We have continued to invest in wireless technology and tablets to ensure children can support their learning in any area across school.
After School Programmes:
Individualised Instruction:
2012/13 £1800
Music provision for pupils
Additional class room support.