We have identified some key principles which we believe will maximise the impact of our pupil premium spending.

 

Building Belief

We will provide a culture where:

• staff believe in ALL children
• there are “no excuses” made for underperformance
• staff adopt a “solution-focused” approach to overcoming barriers
• staff support children to develop “growth” mindsets towards learning

 

Analysing Data

We will ensure that:

• All staff are involved in the analysis of data so that they are fully aware of strengths and weaknesses across the school including Learning Support Assistants
• We use research (Such as the Education Endowment Fund) to support us in determining the strategies that will be most effective

 

Identification of Pupils

We will ensure that:

• ALL teaching staff and support staff are involved in the analysis of data and identification of pupils
• ALL staff are aware of who pupil premium and vulnerable children are
• ALL pupil premium children benefit from the funding, not just those who are underperforming
• Underachievement at all levels is targeted (not just lower attaining pupils)
• Children’s individual needs are considered carefully so that we provide support for those children who could be doing “even better if…..”

 

Improving Day to Day Teaching

We will continue to ensure that all children across the school receive good teaching, with increasing percentages of outstanding teaching achieved by using our the senior leaders to:

• Set high expectations
• Address any within-school variance
• Ensure consistent implementation of the non-negotiables, e.g. feedback and marking
• Share good practice within the school and draw on external expertise
• Provide high quality CPD
• Improve assessment through joint levelling and moderation

 

Increasing learning time

We will maximise the time children have to “catch up” through:

• Improving attendance and punctuality​

• Provide a free breakfast club

• Providing earlier intervention (KS1 and EYFS)

• Early mornings and after school

• Easter holidays

   

Individualising support

We will ensure that the additional support we provide is effective by:

• Looking at the individual needs of each child and identifying their barriers to learning
• Ensuring additional support staff and class teachers communicate regularly
• Using trained teaching assistants and teachers to provide high quality interventions
• Matching the skills of the support staff to the interventions they provide
• Working with other agencies to bring in additional expertise
• Providing extensive support for parents

• to support their children’s learning within the curriculum (Family Café)

• to manage in times of crisis (Pastoral Support)

• Tailoring interventions to the needs of the child (e.g. Targeted maths revision sessions in the afternoons for children who struggle in the main lesson)

• Recognising and building on children’s strengths to further boost confidence

   

Going the Extra Mile

In our determination to ensure that ALL children succeed we recognise the need for and are committed to providing completely individualised interventions for set periods of time to support children in times of crisis.

 

Please read the information below which gives details of our Pupil Premium Grant and how we allocate the funding.