Pupil Premium Grant Expenditure Report 2014-2015 What is Pupil Premium? The Government introduced the Pupil Premium Grant in April 2011. This grant, which is additional to main school funding, is seen by the government as the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals and their wealthier peers, by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most. introduced in addition to FSM and LAC. This new In 2012/2013 a category of “Ever 6 FSM” was category allows children who have been in receipt of FSM in the past 6 years but who now no longer qualify to be included in the pupil premium count. In addition the Pupil Premium count includes supporting children and young people with parents in the regular armed forces( Ever 4 Service Child) and those children who have been adopted from care or have left care under a Special Guardianship or Residence Order. The Pupil Premium is allocated to schools and is clearly identifiable. Schools can decide how the Pupil Premium is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility. Principles We ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all pupils We ensure that appropriate provision is made for pupils who belong to vulnerable groups, this includes ensuring that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and addressed In making provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, we recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged We also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals. We reserve the right to allocate the Pupil Premium funding to support any pupils or groups of pupils the school has legitimately identified as being socially disadvantaged. Pupil premium funding will be allocated following a needs analysis which will identify priority classes, groups or individuals. Limited funding and resources means that not all children receiving free school meals will be in receipt of pupil premium interventions at one time. (See appendix attached )
Pupil Premium Grant Expenditure Report 2014-2015 What is Pupil Premium? The Government introduced the Pupil Premium Grant in April 2011. This grant, which is additional to main school funding, is seen by the government as the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals and their wealthier peers, by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most. In 2012/2013 a category of “Ever 6 FSM” was introduced in addition to FSM and LAC. This new category allows children who have been in receipt of FSM in the past 6 years but who now no longer qualify to be included in the pupil premium count. In addition the Pupil Premium count includes supporting children and young people with parents in the regular armed forces( Ever 4 Service Child) and those children who have been adopted from care or have left care under a Special Guardianship or Residence Order. The Pupil Premium is allocated to schools and is clearly identifiable. Schools can decide how the Pupil Premium is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility. Principles We ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all pupils We ensure that appropriate provision is made for pupils who belong to vulnerable groups, this includes ensuring that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and addressed In making provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, we recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged We also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals. We reserve the right to allocate the Pupil Premium funding to support any pupils or groups of pupils the school has legitimately identified as being socially disadvantaged. Pupil premium funding will be allocated following a needs analysis which will identify priority classes, groups or individuals. Limited funding and resources means that not all children receiving free school meals will be in receipt of pupil premium interventions at one time. (See appendix attached )
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