Pupil Premium
Publicly-funded schools in England get extra funding from the government to help them improve the attainment of their disadvantaged pupils. Schools get pupil premium funding based on the number of pupils they have in January each year who are/have been eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years as well as children who are looked after.
As outlined by the Education and Endowment Foundation (EEF), best practice is for schools to use their funding in three ways:
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Teaching- Spending on improving teaching might include professional development, training and support for early career teachers and recruitment and retention. Ensuring an effective teacher is in front of every class, and that every teacher is supported to keep improving, is the key ingredient of a successful school and should rightly be the top priority for Pupil Premium spending.
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Targeted support- Evidence consistently shows the positive impact that targeted academic support can have, including on those who are not making good progress across the spectrum of achievement. Considering how classroom teachers and teaching assistants ca provide targeted academic support, including how to link structured one-to-one or small group intervention to classroom teaching, is likely to be a key component of an effective Pupil Premium strategy.
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Wider support strategies- Wider strategies relate to the most significant non-academic barriers to success in school, including attendance, behaviour and social and emotional support. While many barriers may be common between schools, it is also likely that the specific features of the community each school serves will affect spending in this category.
To find out more, please see their website:
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Publications/Pupil_Premium_Guidance.pdf
At Farncombe Infants, we strive to improve outcomes of socially and economically disadvantaged pupils and reduce the variation between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged groups. Our Pupil Premium Strategy is written alongside our school vision and values as well as the history of Church of England Schools which were first established to offer free education to disadvantaged pupils in the community.
Please see the Pupil Premium Statement below which includes the review of the previous year.
