PUPIL
PREMIUM

The Pupil Premium funding (£1515 per child) from the Department of Education is given to schools to support pupils who qualify for the funding, such as children who are looked after or are entitled to free school meals, (not to be confused with Universal Free School Meals, which are currently available to all children in Reception to Year Two).

Currently, at Parklands, there are 41 pupils in receipt of pupil premium funding.

Our aim is to diminish any differences so that pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium funding leave our school without disadvantage. We use the funding to support and challenge the learning of these pupils, with a focus that the children make at least good progress in the core areas. As well as academic studies, we focus on the whole child including social, emotional and mental health.

How we will spend the funding. This year, our primary spending will be:

• On additional staffing to ensure that the children who qualify for Pupil Premium have the precise and focused educational provision that they need to meet their academic targets.
• Used to cover the cost of additional curriculum opportunities, such as clubs and trips.
• Access to IT at home through purchase of equipment to support home learning and homework.
• Additional pastoral support for pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium through the use of our Senior Welfare Officer.
• Intervention groups to further core learning to target pupils.
• Specialist teaching groups involving Pupil Premium pupils to diminish any gaps between children in receipt of Pupil Premium funding and non-pupil Premium pupils.

We measure pupil premium impact by assessing our work against our ambition.

Leaders, alongside class teachers, regularly evaluate the success of this funding in securing pupils’ academic progress, comparing the outcomes of pupils who qualify for funding to other pupils nationally and within the school, with an aim of diminishing any difference in achievement between the two.

We monitor attendance of all pupils carefully and work closely with families to improve attendance where needed. Our current attendance rate across the school is 96.2% which is above that of schools nationally.

Interventions are set up for any child that receives extra funding and falls below 95% attendance in order to allow them to access their learning. This can range from meet and greets, to family meetings with a member of the Senior Leadership Team and the Family Support Worker to identify how best to get their child attending school regularly.

If you have any questions about Pupil Premium allocation/support, please contact Mrs Robinson via the school reception on 01604 491769.