Abbeymead Primary School

Pupil Premium

Miss Shaw- Pupil Premium Leader

What is the Pupil Premium? The National Picture

The Pupil Premium was introduced by the Government in April 2011. It was designed to give additional money to support schools in raising the attainment of children who receive free school meals, children whose parents serve in the Armed Forces and those children in local authority care. Those groups of children were identified nationally as achieving at a lower level than children from less disadvantaged backgrounds. For example, national figures showed that 11 year olds who were eligible for Free School Meals, were around twice as likely not to achieve the expected standard in maths and English as other 11 year olds.

APPLY HERE TO SEE IF YOUR CHILD IS ELIGABLE FOR PUPIL PREMIUM: 

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/free-school-meals/apply-for-free-school-meals/

At Abbeymead, we apply 'Premium 1st' principles to support our most disadvantaged child in becoming 'Ready for Life'. Therefore, we use the Pupil Premium funding to maximise achievement by:

• Identifying barriers, monitor progress and amend interventions to ensure effective teaching and learning takes place.
• Using funding to help remove barriers to success by ensuring the provision of targeted support and enrichment opportunities that promote core skills.
• Working closely with parents and carers to support children with their learning.
• Working with all members of the school community to ensure children make expected or better than expected progress, by ensuring high-quality teaching and feedback.
• Ensuring all members of the school community have high expectations of pupils to achieve.
• Ensuring disadvantaged children remain a high accountability group by maintaining a high profile with staff.
• Encouraging pupils to have high aspirations for their future by providing a fair environment, where all are encouraged to achieve.
• Supporting pupils in developing a Growth Mindset and encourage them to have high aspirations for their future by providing a fair environment, where all are encouraged to achieve.