Premiums
Premium Spends
Pupil Premium
Sports Premium
Our school receives additional funding through the Pupil Premium to ensure that all groups of pupils can achieve their potential. Funding is linked to pupils that are: looked after, post looked after, service families and pupils that are eligible to receive free school meals. This does not include those in receipt of universal free school meals in kS1.
However, The Pupil Premium does not target our lowest income students, as FSM eligibility does not identify the poorest children. Between 50% to 70% are not in the lowest income households (Hobbs, G and Vignoles, A 2010).
The very act of receiving the means-tested benefits and tax credits that in turn entitle the child to free school meals raises their household income above the ‘working poor’ Professor Becky Allen
In making provision for disadvantage pupils, we recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will not be socially disadvantaged. We also recognise that not all pupils who are disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals. We have a significant proportion of pupils living in homes which reflect high levels of deprivation. The parents of these children do not always fulfill the eligibility criteria, as they work ; albeit in low paid employment rather than claim benefits. A small minority of parents also choose not to register their entitlement. We therefore reserve the right to allocate Pupil Premium funding to support any pupil or groups of pupils the school has legitimately identified as being socially disadvantaged. As such, we define the term ‘disadvantaged’ as any pupil in a position where they may not meet their full potential in any key area, due to controlling and/or influencing factors. Any pupil finding themselves negatively influenced and at risk of not achieving is deemed to be disadvantaged.
Pupils are not at risk of lower attainment because they are Pupil Premium. Rather it is because of the disadvantage on learning over time (Mark Rowland 25.1.22)
‘Everyone should be able to make what they can of themselves, and where they end up should not be dictated by where they began. This should be the case for every single young person.’ The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP
DfE guidance states that schools are free to spend their Pupil premium allocation as they see fit but are accountable for the impact of this spending.
Since 2013, the government has provided additional funding of £150 million per annum to improve the provision of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. The Sports Premium is ring-fenced and can therefore only be spent on the provision of PE and sport in schools.
Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but schools have been given the freedom to choose how they do this. Possible uses for the funding might include:
- Hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work with primary teachers when teaching PE.
- Paying for professional development opportunities for teachers in PE and sport providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE and sport.
- Buying quality assured professional development modules or materials for PE and sport.
- Providing places for pupils on after school sports clubs and holiday clubs.
- Supporting and engaging the least active children through new or additional clubs.
- Running sport competitions, or increasing pupils’ participation in the School Games.
- Purchasing resources or upgrading facilities to improve the quality of sports provision in schools.
From September 2013, schools will be held to account over how they spend their additional, ring-fenced funding.
Schools will also be required to include details of their provision of PE and sport on their website, alongside details of their broader curriculum, so that parents can compare sports provision between schools, both within and beyond the school day.
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