Pupil Premium funding is also provided in respect of children of Parents serving in the armed forces. Pupil Premium funding is awarded on a financial year basis annually in April.
There is a statutory requirement from September 2012 for all schools to report on their Pupil Premium allocation, spend and impact by academic year.
How does this affect a child whilst they are at Children’s Hospital School (CHS)?
During the time a child is attending CHS the home school continues to receive the allocation of Pupil Premium as the student remains on roll at their home school.
Up until November 2013 it had only been by negotiation with the student’s home school that a proportion of Pupil Premium could be recouped to support the student whilst they attended CHS. This would depend on the length of stay of the student and the agreement of the home school that this investment would support the student in allowing them to reach their potential and help reduce any educational inequalities.
Up until November 2013 CHS did not receive any Pupil Premium allocation directly but have always demonstrated the principles of supporting and enabling the most deprived students to achieve their potential (both inside and outside the classroom).
Academic Year September 2014 – August 2015: CHS received £12,155 in November 2014. This allocation was based on a pro-rated allocation for all students across the provision who were eligible for free school meals.
Academic Year September 2015 – August 2016: CHS received £18,700 in November 2015.This allocation was based on a pro-rated allocation for all students across the provision who were eligible for free school meals.
Academic Year September 2016 – August 2017: CHS received £18,700 in November 2016. This allocation was based on a pro-rated allocation for all students across the provision who were eligible for free school meals.
Academic Year September 2017 – August 2018: CHS received £30,855 in November 2016. This allocation was based on a pro-rated allocation for all students across the provision who were eligible for free school meals.
All admissions are required to complete the schools own Pupil Registration Forms alongside those of the Local Authority. CHS support Parents/Carers to complete paperwork identifying if they are or have been entitled to free school meals and liaise with the student’s mainstream school to collate information.
Due to the mobile nature of our student population we adopt a flexible approach to supporting our most deprived students to enable them to reach their full potential whilst being a student at CHS. All Pupil Premium students have a Pupil Passport which allows staff to identify areas of underachievement, expected progress, areas of over achievement and how to help students further across the curriculum. This is done alongside continual assessment, tracking and monitoring of students in all faculty areas. All bases of the school start with a morning briefing and end with a debrief. Any concerns of Pupil Premium learners are flagged up immediately and necessary interventions are swiftly put into place. All Pupil Premium learners are tracked daily and monitored by the Deputy Head (Nikki Cole, Pupil Premium Champion). The SENCO (Stewart Scragg) tracks and monitors LAC students half termly.
Provide means for pupils to attend who may be particularly anxious. Support families with costs.
Increased attendance for targeted pupils and reduction in anxiety levels.
Provide appropriate technology for targeted pupils.
Improve access to learning at school and in the home.
Provide therapeutic music activities for pupils.
Increased confidence and self-esteem for pupils.
Additional enrichment opportunities for pupils beyond the school curriculum.
Increased confidence, self-esteem, resilience and team-building skills.
Breakfast club for all pupils and snacks for targeted pupils.
Increased energy and alertness. Promotion of healthy lifestyles.
Development of social and life skills.
Pupils with improved confidence and personal progress in life / social skills.
Personal focused teaching developing identified weaknesses.
Improvement in participation and attendance.
Additional hours of CAMHS support within school.
Increased confidence, attendance and resilience having a positive impact on pupils’ wellbeing and academic progress.
Additional hours to support effective transitions.
Successful transitions and future planning by pupils.
Improve access to personal resources to aid learning at school and in the home.
Supporting of successful transition to home school or FE.
1:1 support from staff leading to increase in successful transition pathways.
All Base leaders are held to account for the progress of Pupil Premium learners. They monitor data after every data collection (half termly) to track progress these learners are making and plan for further interventions (to support or challenge Pupil Premium learners). This is overlooked by SLT and reported to the Governors.
Pupil Premium is a priority for our SIP and regular CPD is carried out to staff to ensure we are delivering the best possible outcomes for our Pupil Premium students. CHS are passionate about ensuring gaps between learners remain closed and robust systems are in place to ensure this happens in all areas of the school.
All Pupil Premium students have access to varied activities in and out of school. Support to broaden the student’s access and knowledge of a range of extra-curricular activities is in place. End of year DSEF evidence indicates a greater participation of pupil premium students in enrichment and extra-curricular activities across all bases in the school.
Attendance, progress and impact are recorded for all Pupil Premium students in lessons, enrichment and extra-curricular activities.
Student voice of Pupil Premium students is carried out termly to identify activities which they would like to try/ continue to have access to and to identify anything they would like support with that is in addition to what they are currently receiving. Thus Pupil Premium at CHS is highly personalised.
Staff are formally observed teaching Pupil Premium students and progress data for all subjects is closely tracked by SLT.
Records are kept of all Pupil Premium activities (attendance at enrichment sessions, revision classes and trips/visits). These figures are compared to non - Pupil Premium learners to ensure the gaps remained closed and Pupil Premium learners have exposure to all activities at CHS.
Pupil Premium Plus is managed via The Virtual School. Here an allocated allowance is attached to targets through students’ PEP meetings.