Pupil premium funding
Funding paid to schoolsSchool leaders are best placed to assess their pupils’ needs and use the funding to improve attainment, drawing on evidence of effective practice. It is up to school leaders to decide how to spend the pupil premium. Evidence suggests that pupil premium spending is most effective when schools use a tiered approach, targeting spending across 3 areas, with a particular focus on teaching. 1. TeachingInvesting in high-quality teaching, for example:
2. Targeted academic supportAdditional support for some pupils focussed on their specific needs, for example:
3. Wider approachesSupport for non-academic issues that impact success in school, such as attendance, behaviour and social and emotional challenges. For example:
Read the Education Endowment Foundation’s (EEF) pupil premium guide for information about the tiered approach to spending. Funding for the financial year 2021-2022
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How do we measure success?
The school tracks the progress of all students, including students in this particular group.
Success will be evidence that shows that students in this group are making better progress than in the past and significantly closing the gap in performance. We will also compare their progress against their peers in the school and nationally, so that we can judge the impact of our work in this broader context.
Softer impact data is also gathered in the form of parental responses to feedback questionnaires and the annual pupil report as well as anecdotal evidence from parents and students. otherwise unavailable to them.