At Heathcote Primary School we target the use of Pupil Premium Grant funding to ensure that our disadvantaged pupils receive the highest quality of education to enable them to leave us with the knowledge, skills and social development that enables them to have full access to their next steps in their educational journey and beyond. We recognise that disadvantaged children can face a wide range of barriers which may impact on their learning. Our ultimate objectives are to:
- Remove barriers to learning created by poverty, family circumstance and background
- Ensure that all pupil premium pupils attend school regularly and on time
- Narrow the attainment gaps between disadvantaged pupils and their non-disadvantaged counterparts both within school and nationally
- Ensure ALL pupils are able to read fluently and with good understanding to enable them to access the breadth of the curriculum
- Develop confidence in their ability to communicate effectively in a wide range of contexts
- Enable pupils to look after their social and emotional wellbeing and to develop resilience
- Access a wide range of opportunities to develop their schema, enabling them to understand and retain new knowledge and skills
In order to achieve our objectives and overcome identified barriers to learning we will:
- Analyse the barriers, aligning subsequent support to this analysis.
- Provide all teachers and support staff with high quality CPD to ensure that pupils access effective quality first teaching
- Invest in developing opportunities for social development and play to support regulation, connection and the building of strong relationships
- Work with parents to support the reduction of barriers to accessing school
- Provide targeted intervention and support to quickly address identified gaps in learning including the use of small group work, 1:1 tuition
- Target funding to subsidise opportunities ensuring that all pupils have access to trips, residentials, first hand learning experiences
- Provide opportunities for all pupils to participate in enrichment activities
- Provide appropriate nurture support to enable pupils to access learning within and beyond the classroom
This is not an exhaustive list and strategies will change and develop based on the needs of individuals.
Key Principals:
We will ensure that effective teaching, learning and assessment meets the needs of all pupils through the rigorous analysis of data. Class teachers will identify through the class pupil premium plan specific intervention and support for individual pupils which will be reviewed after each data point. Alongside academic support, we will ensure that those pupils who have social, emotional and mental health needs will access high quality provision from appropriately trained adults.
Are you eligible for free school meals?
Did you know that our school receives funding to help children who are eligible for free school meals?
This means we can help support families to enrich their children’s’ learning experiences.
Even if your child already receives universal free school meals (Reception, Year 1 and 2) you may still be entitled to apply!
Families who receive the following are eligible for free school meals:
- income support
- income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)
- income-related employment and support allowance (ESA)
- guarantee element of state pension credit
- Universal Credit (with an annual income of less than £7,400)
- Both income-based and contribution-based JSA/ESA if you receive the same amount for both. You should also qualify if you receive both but the income-based amount is greater, but not if the contribution-based amount is greater.
- Families who are awarded Child Tax Credit and have an annual income, as assessed by HMRC, not in excess of £16,190 are also eligible to claim free school meals providing there is no entitlement to Working Tax Credit (unless in respect of a 4-week ‘run-on’).
Please go directly to https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/education-learning/apply-free-school-meals or call 01926 742543 to apply.
If you need any further help please contact Mrs Parashar - Pupil Premium Champion
