Pupil Premium Overview Pupil Premium is additional to main school funding. The Government provides this specific funding to support specific groups of children who are vulnerable to underachievement. These include: - Children entitled to Free School Meals (FSM) - Ever 6 children (those who have been entitled to Free School Meals at some point in their primary schooling) - Children ''Looked After'' by the Local Authority - The children of Armed Service Personnel "It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium, allocated to schools per FSM pupil, is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility" (DfE website) Schools are receiving the following funding: £1,320 per pupil of primary-school age, £935 per pupil of secondary-school age, £1,900 per pupil for looked-after children who have been looked after for 1 day or more are adopted leave care under a Special Guardianship Order or a Residence Order Grundisburgh Primary School Pupil Premium Information The amount of pupil premium allocation for the current financial (2017-18) year is - £38,160 (this is based on 28 Grundisburgh children eligible for funding). This is 16% of the school population. We monitor closely the performance of all children in the school and in particular the performance of those that the pupil premium sets out to support. Teachers regularly meet with Mr Lynch to discuss the impact of the Pupil Premium. Pupil Premium children’s progress is monitored at half termly Pupil Progress Meetings where attainment and progress is monitored. This is measured against the national picture for disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged children. We also compare the Pupil Premium group with those that are no eligible to help identify any further trends or barriers. We also measure impact in a variety of other ways; through attendance, the uptake of extra-curricular activities, the low incidence of behavioural issues and by the outcomes of formal tests such as SATs. We measure impact regularly throughout the year but formally on a yearly basis to look at Actions needed for the next academic year. The 2016-17 Attendance figures for Pupil Premium children ranged from 81.55% - 96.9% individually. Overall Pupil Premium attendance is 90.99%. We are working with the EWO to address individuals who have a significant attendance issue. Date of next review - September 2018 In 2016-17 our Pupil Premium Allocation was £37,600. Pupil Premium Barriers The first and most important measure for maximising pupil achievement is high quality teaching. We support our teachers in many ways, for example with additional non-contact time, and challenge them to be ambitious for children’s learning, e.g. through Performance Management Objectives. Many of our families deal with challenging circumstances with resilience and positivity. Where problems are encountered however, the main barriers to achievement usually relate to one or more of the following:-
Emotional Issues and Attendance We employ a Pastoral znd Family Support Worker, who is able to respond to the needs of children facing emotionally challenging circumstances. We have also paid for individual Play Therapy sessions whilst also training members of staff in 'Drawing and Talking.' Where needed we provide nurture sessions to support pupils who may benefit from a boost to their social, emotional or behavioural needs. Pupils are given whatever help is needed to overcome their individual barriers to learning. Access to Wider Opportunities & Parental Engagement We are able to offer free places for Kit Crew Camps to vulnerable children for holiday club places during each school holiday. Support Date of next strategy review and next Pupil Premium Action Plan: September 2018 Pupil Premium Action Plan 2017-2018 |
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