Does the school have a standalone Pupil Premium strategy to Yes and it is a whole-school strategy on the SIDP 2016/17 raise attainment and close the gap in all year groups? Is the Pupil Premium strategy linked to the SIDP and other Yes and is PM target for staff school policies? Yes. External review of PP in January 2017. Sutton Trust information Have the governors considered external research and reports is used across the school to influence strategies to increase rates of about what works to inform their decisions about how to progress. spend the Pupil Premium? E.g. The Sutton Trust / Education Endowment Fund, Ofsted updates and previous Pupil Premium award winners. Yes see Link Governor meeting minutes – Are this Pupil Premium interventions tailored to this year’s Pupil Premium eligible pupils to meet their individual year’s and group needs? Yes see Link Governor meeting minutes – Have the governors challenged the interventions and their predicted impact and is this documented? Yes Will interventions close the gap against predicted end of year attainment and progress? Attendance is continuing to rise across the school as is the standard Is there a correlation between the intervention on other of behaviour. High expectations, levels of challenge, rigorous outcomes i.e. attendance, behaviour, punctuality? monitoring and greater use of data to inform interventions are all having a positive impact. 5 Do Governors regularly monitor the outcomes of Pupil Premium and know gaps are being reduced/removed? How often are Pupil Premium reports monitored by the Every secondary Standards Committee meeting (every 6 weeks) governors? Is there a Pupil Premium governor and have they undertaken Yes and training has been attended. training? Yes Is Pupil Premium a standing agenda item at committee or full GB? Yes (see Governors ROV) Are Pupil Premium monitoring visits scheduled and completed on a regular basis? Yes Is Pupil Premium part of the and informs Headteacher’s report governors about intervention impact across all year groups in comparison with non-Pupil Premium? Yes
Does the school have a standalone Pupil Premium strategy to raise attainment and close the gap in all year groups? Is the Pupil Premium strategy linked to the SIDP and other school policies? Have the governors considered external research and reports about what works to inform their decisions about how to spend the Pupil Premium? E.g. The Sutton Trust / Education Endowment Fund, Ofsted updates and previous Pupil Premium award winners. Are this year’s Pupil Premium interventions tailored to this year’s Pupil Premium eligible pupils to meet their individual and group needs? Have the governors challenged the interventions and their predicted impact and is this documented? Will interventions close the gap against predicted end of year attainment and progress? Is there a correlation between the intervention on other outcomes i.e. attendance, behaviour, punctuality? Yes and it is a whole-school strategy on the SIDP 2016/17 Yes and is PM target for staff Yes. External review of PP in January 2017. Sutton Trust information is used across the school to influence strategies to increase rates of progress. Yes – see Link Governor meeting minutes Yes – see Link Governor meeting minutes Yes Attendance is continuing to rise across the school as is the standard of behaviour. High expectations, levels of challenge, rigorous monitoring and greater use of data to inform interventions are all having a positive impact. 5 Do Governors regularly monitor the outcomes of Pupil Premium and know gaps are being reduced/removed? How often are Pupil Premium reports monitored by the governors? Is there a Pupil Premium governor and have they undertaken training? Is Pupil Premium a standing agenda item at committee or full GB? Are Pupil Premium monitoring visits scheduled and completed on a regular basis? Is Pupil Premium part of the Headteacher’s report and informs governors about intervention impact across all year groups in comparison with non-Pupil Premium? Every secondary Standards Committee meeting (every 6 weeks) Yes and training has been attended. Yes Yes (see Governors ROV) Yes Yes
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