Pupil premium
What is Pupil Premium?
Pupil Premium is a specific government policy targeted on disadvantaged students – giving schools extra funding to enable them to take the most effective action to raise attainment and narrow the gaps in outcomes.
Who is the Target Group?
Students in year groups ranging from Reception to Year 11 (5-16 years) who have been eligible for free school meals at any point in the previous six years or any children who have been in public care for at least six months continuously (aged 4-15 years) are the focus group for the premium.
What is the Guidance from the Government?
Schools may use the Pupil Premium in ways that they believe are best for this cohort. Innovative approaches can be used but the outcomes of this intervention will be monitored through performance tables and Ofsted.
Numeracy
Numeracy is embedded into SMSC for all Year groups. Individual pupil progress is tracked for all pupils through analyses of their assessments, classwork and homework. Teachers instigate interventions within classrooms and there is addition teacher support for all year groups in the form of 1:1, small groups and within classrooms. In 2015 the Maths department ran Numeracy CPD for all staff as well as provided detailed information and methods for each subjects.
Literacy
Literacy is a whole-school responsibility and all subjects mark for literacy and correct spellings. The quality of writing is tracked at each half-termly data catch by all subject areas who then instigate and record appropriate interventions. All members of the English department are tagged to another subject area and meet once each half-term to support teaching strategies, resources and interventions. All KS3 students have one timetabled Lexia lesson per two weeks. Where specific need is identified, this is addressed via focused TA support or in the IC.
What is the Approach at Blacon High School?
The documents below gives an overview of how the premium is being used at Blacon High School to continue to support our improving outcomes.