Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium is additional funding provided to schools to support disadvantaged pupils so that they can benefit from the same opportunities as other children in more advantaged circumstances. The Government believes that schools are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.

At Wyndcliffe, our intention is that all pupils, irrespective of their background or the challenges they face, achieve to the best of their ability and develop into confident, lifelong learners. The Pupil Premium helps us work towards that goal.

Here are some of the ways our Pupil Premium support is provided…

Small group interventions to help children reach their full potential e.g. phonics, times tables and reading (regularly monitored).
Small groups or 1:1 support by our Learning Mentors to increase pupils' self-esteem, attitudes to learning, sense of well-being and enjoyment of school.
Extra Teachers and Teaching Assistants to provide additional opportunities for pupils to practise key skills across the curriculum.
1:1 support and small group tuition
Targeted support for Greater Depth students who require more challenge and application of skills, e.g. Organising and setting up their own School Newspaper.
Monitoring of school attendance by the schools Attendance Officer and Head Teacher, accompanied with incentives for when children do achieve set targets.
Subsidies for school clubs, extra-curricular activities, school trips and school journey
Workshops and support for parents and carers in all phases to develop learning skills.
Breakfast club, Free School Meals
Music tuition
Support with uniform, PE kit and stationery

There are three categories of children that qualify for pupil premium:

*· Children who are eligible for free school meals (FSM)

· Looked after children

· Armed forces children

*FSM can be given to any child, as long as Parents/carers are claiming some benefits. School meals are a good way to ensure that your child eats well at lunchtime, and you can save yourself time and money. Even if you do not want your child to have the meals, claiming helps the school. The more eligible parents who claim meals, the more funding the school receives for Pupil Premium, which will benefit their learning and social development.

You are entitled to receive Free School Meals if parents or carers are in receipt of any of the following benefits:

Income Support
Income-based jobseekers Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Support under Part VI of the immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (provided they are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of not more than £16,190, as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
Working Tax Credit run-on-paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
During the initial roll out of the benefit, Universal Credit