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Each year the School receives additional funding to help the learning of students who receive or have received free school meals or who are in the care of the local authority. This is called the Pupil Premium. The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 in order to narrow the achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their non-disadvantaged classmates.
Pupil Premium Strategy
Statement of intent
Our intention is that all students, irrespective of their background or the challenges they face, make outstanding academic progress and achieve successful academic outcomes across a broad and balanced curriculum.
We are also committed to providing great opportunities beyond the curriculum to enrich a young person’s educational experience and raise their cultural capital and personal development so that they are prepared for all aspects of their future.
In our school we have high aspirations for all students. We believe in equity, offering support and scaffolds to all students who experience differences in opportunities compared to their peers. We recognise the challenges faced by some students, and seek to understand these for individual students so that we can offer tailored support for them to thrive. High quality first teaching is at the heart of our approach. We aim to recruit, retain and upskill teachers who are subject experts and also have a deep understanding of how to deliver teaching and learning to support the needs of all learners, particularly those with additional needs or who are experiencing disadvantage.
Implicit in the intended outcomes detailed below, is the intention that non-disadvantaged students’ attainment will be sustained and improved alongside progress for their disadvantaged peers. Our approach will be responsive to common challenges and individual needs. As such, you will see in our strategy that we recognise the broader needs of young people. This includes the additional challenges disadvantaged students may face in relation to meeting students’ material needs (such as equipment for school, opportunities to engage in the co-curriculum, etc), awareness of future pathways and careers and strengthening of parental engagement. We intend to address potential barriers as early as possible to ensure that all students have high aspirations and a strong sense of school belonging. The core of our strategy is guaranteeing all students’ entitlement to a high-quality education. This means:
- ensuring that students are in school as frequently as possible;
- reducing the impact of negative behaviour on learning;
- effective curriculum design, that is responsive to students’ knowledge and understanding, and challenges and supports all students to learn;
- proactive and responsive pastoral care, which identifies and seeks to eliminate or reduce barriers to learning at the earliest opportunity;
- quality-first teaching, that is responsive to the needs of individual students, as this is shown to be the most effective lever with which any school can improve outcomes for disadvantaged students.
