The Crescent Primary School Pupil Premium Strategy. Educational Barriers and Intended Spend What is Pupil premium?

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1 The Crescent Primary School Pupil Premium Strategy Educational Barriers and Intended Spend What is Pupil premium? The Pupil Premium Grant is government money designed to help disadvantaged children and young people do well at school. The funding is allocated to schools for children from Reception to Year 11 who have registered for free school meals in the last six years, are in care of the local authority (Looked After) or have parents in the Armed Forces. In 2016/17 the funding allocated is 1320 per child of Primary School age, and 1900 for Looked After Children. How will we make decisions about the spending of the pupil premium grant? At The Crescent we continually review the progress and attainment of the children in our care. Senior leaders and class teachers regularly analyse how well our disadvantaged pupils do compared with those from more affluent backgrounds. Decisions are then made based on identified priority areas. Children need to come to school every day and at The Crescent we are pleased with our high levels of attendance. We know that good attendance leads to high standards and good progress and so we allocate funding to our excellent educational welfare service whose officers work closely with our families to ensure attendance remains high. We know that children do best when they feel safe, calm and in control of their emotions. Consequently, at The Crescent we prioritise children s emotional well-being. Our family support worker works closely with many of our families, giving help and advice on a range of practical difficulties as well as being a sensitive listening ear. Our Nurture class provides social and emotional support to many pupils as does our counselling service, Place2Be and our music therapy provision. All pupils are entitled to the very best curriculum and learning opportunities whatever their level of ability so we ensure that our disadvantaged pupils receive help when they find learning difficult but are also offered challenges in areas where they excel. We also ensure they have the very best resources and enrichment opportunities through visits to places of interest and participation in community events. Pupil Premium spending is reviewed in an ongoing way as each year progresses in light of regular evaluations. Future priorities are made in response to new research as well as the school s rigorous self-evaluation processes. Main barriers to educational achievement faced by eligible pupils at The Crescent Primary School: Social and emotional conditions, requiring support, nurture and family support and counseling. Behaviour: having a readiness to learning with good behaviour for learning in school pupils with specific social and emotional needs that affect their learning Language access to books, ebooks and audiobooks, as well as a growing number of children joining school with very limited knowledge and understanding of the English Language. Access to extra-curricular activities - educational experiences such as trips, music lessons and participation in physical activities Parental engagement with school ensuring more parents engage with the school, including parent workshop events, reading weeks, school coffee mornings and parents evenings.

2 Rationale for overcoming main barriers, for For the academic year, the Crescent School will focus its Pupil Premium spending on closing the gaps identified from data analysis, comparing Pupil premium children s attainment and progress against the national picture but also looking at in-school gaps between Pupil premium children and non-pupil-premium children. This will include closing the achievement gap in Reading in Years 4 and 5, in Writing in all year groups, and in Maths in Years 4 & 5, ensuring Pupil Premium children make accelerated progress. This also involves closing the gap in Year 1 identified with GLD scores ( ) and rigorously monitoring our new cohort of Reception children. This will include investing in all identified barriers to progress and attainment such as the Catch-Up Literacy programme, small-group phonics teaching, Nurture and Place2Be (to address social and emotional needs), maintaining excellent attendance and punctuality, supporting vulnerable families through the employment of two family support workers, small-group language development through Language Links, staff training and enrichment opportunities. Additional TA hours have been allocated to provide further support to PP pupils with specific reading and writing difficulties in specific year groups. Some PP pupils have been identified as benefiting from receiving resources to support their learning and these have been purchased from the PP budget. Many of the PP pupils parents are unable to afford to pay for school trips, residentials and music tuition. In order to support their learning in all areas of the curriculum and to build confidence, the school has allocated funding to pay for these additional expenses throughout the academic year. Pupil Premium spending will therefore be allocated into the following key areas: 1. Attainment and Achievement 2. Well-being 3. Equality and Opportunities 4. Removing Barriers 5. Teaching & Assessment Impact Measures In order to evaluate the effectiveness of our 2016/17 pupil premium spending to improve outcomes for our disadvantage children, we will consider : Attainment and progress of pupils eligible for the pupil premium grant in reading, writing and mathematics compared to non-pupil premium pupils. We will look at the within school gaps and compare achievements against national standards. Where we observe gaps in achievement, we agree ways to narrow that gap so that all children attain well against local and national standards. Attendance data Exclusion data and other indicators of improvements in behaviour Engagement with extracurricular activities and events. Pupil voice through questionnaires and interviews Parent feedback through questionnaires. Case studies

3 The Crescent Primary School Pupil Premium Allocation 2016/17 Based on School Census January 2016 Funding allocation for 2016/17 Number Amount of Funding Pupils eligible for FSM (Ever 1320 Pupils who are looked after (CLA)@ 1900 Pupils whose parents currently employed in the armed services ,960 5,700 0 Total Amount of Pupil Premium ,660

4 Breakdown of Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) Intended Spend 2016/17 Record of Pupil Premium Grant spending July 2017 Item/Project Cost in Reflecting % Pupil Premium Objectives Success Criteria Impact 1. Attainment and Achievement Language Links 5,432 To assess children s language skills and knowledge and implement tailored support Letterbox club 9430 To promote reading and homelearning opportunities Close the gap in Year 1 phonics test for current Year 1 cohort Parents and children feed back positively about the resources and report an engagement with the learning resources provided. The in-school gap in reading narrows. Beanstalk reading volunteer programme Bug Club E-reading programme Lexia Reading programme One HLTA in every year group to allow for focused interventions and high adult/pupil ratio 560 To increase confidence in reading and develop a love of books for our most vulnerable children 916 To improve motivation to read and to further develop home/school reading links 3000 To improve motivation to read and to raise attainment, accelerating progress 32,400 To reduce gaps in attainment through carefully differentiated interventions to support reading, writing, maths and social skills for identified groups Children show an improved attitude towards reading and the in-school gaps narrow Enthusiasm for reading improves further. Children meet reading targets set for them and the gap narrows All targeted PP children complete at least 3 sessions of Lexia each week Improved attainment. Accelerated progress. Closing of attainment gap. Attainment is in line with or exceeds national expectations and in-school gaps close

5 EAL teaching provision 11,203 To provide In-class support for EAL pupils who are in receipt of Pupil Premium, advice for class teachers, resources. To support the induction of pupils new to the school and new to English. Pupils make accelerated progress and become independent learners 2. Well-being & Nurture Nurture 46,679 To support curriculum learning through behavioural and emotional support Place2Be 9523 To provide 1-1 talking/play therapy for children experiencing emotional difficulties Children will be able to participate fully in curriculum learning. Children s improved well-being will allow children to learn more effectively Additional lunchtime LSAs to support children s play 2,280 To increase the adult/pupil ratio in the lunch hall and the playground to facilitate and enrich children s play experiences Children s self-discipline and ability to negotiate play with their peers improves A 50% reduction in red cards Positive feedback from pupils 3. Equality and Opportunities Teaching, admin and professional support i.e., Inclusion Manager, family support workers, EWO, EP Support staff to support children in receipt of PP funding, with additional behavioural and SEN barriers to learning. 34,782 To reduce any gaps in attainment by ensuring all pupils are included and achieve well through attendance, family support, SEN support and advice and assessment 35,780 Supporting the children with the most challenging behaviour and SEN to access the learning in the classroom. Attendance is high (97%), Zero gap in attendance between PP and non-pp peers is maintained. Specific children who are supported by these staff to make good / better than expected progress in English and Maths.

6 Additional Educational Psychologist Visits 3500 Extra visits from the EP to support children in receipt of PP grant, offering advice and support for the most vulnerable pupils with SEN Barriers to learning decrease through improved understanding of SEN needs for parents, carers, teachers and staff. Educational outcomes and progress increase for highlighted children. 4. Removing Barriers Curriculum enrichment through school trips Provision of a range of clubs/enrichment activities Provision of school holiday camps KS2 Fruit for break times Subsidies for PPG children to enable them to access Year 6 residentials 715 To enrich curriculum learning through regular school trips, subsidised for PPG children 4757 To offer enrichment opportunities through a range of subsidised lunchtime and after school clubs 1160 To be able to offer a range of subsidised activities during school holiday periods 3000 A variety of fruit is bought for Key Stage 2 children to eat at breaktimes. Spring term onwards To be able to offer subsidised access to school residential trip in Year 6 (to be paid in Spring term onwards). Children enjoy a variety of school trips that support and enhance curriculum learning. In-school gaps narrow in all subjects. Pupils attitudes to learning improve further. The percentage of PPG children attending clubs is at least in line with their non-ppg peers. Pupils attitudes to learning improve further. Attendance of PPG children at holiday clubs is at least in line with non-pp peers. Pupils attitudes to learning improve further. All children will have access to fruit removing hunger as a barrier to learning. Attendance of PPG children at residential trip is at least in line with non-pp peers. Pupils attitudes to learning improve further. 5. Teaching & Assessment Staff training: Catch-up Literacy, Catch-up Numeracy, Philosophy for Children, Quality First 4000 To improve the quality of curriculum provision for all pupils Children make at least expected progress and achieve at least in line with national expectations

7 Teaching, Assessment and moderation, Safeguarding, Staff training in EAL, Early Years Writing project, Staff training in assessment, Phonics training To ensure that all staff know and understand current good practice for children s safeguarding and well-being Children feel safe and well supported emotionally. They behave well and enjoy school (Pupil questionnaire) Total projected expenditure 211,117 Total Grant 207,660