Pupil Premium

What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium is a government scheme that was introduced in 2011 to improve education of underprivileged children. It was launched after several research papers suggested that there was significant gap between the educational performance of disadvantaged children and their classmates. In contrast to many of their peers, many children who are eligible for Pupil Premium have to face extra challenges daily. Our strategy for 2024-27 lists some of the challenges we know to be true for some of the children of Wallands.

 The scheme aims to grant schools with extra funding so that we are able to provide additional support for children who faced with these types of challenges. Its objective is to help schools unlock the learning potential of their pupils and provide them with a better education. It also aspires to narrow the gap of educational development between children of underprivileged backgrounds and their peers.

Who qualifies for Pupil Premium?

Children can be eligible for pupil premium for a variety of reasons. These include their family circumstances, such as their income or occupations, and whether or not they are in care. If a child is eligible, a school will receive the necessary amount of funding for each child per school year.

 At Wallands we:

We strive to develop children’s aspirations, their self-esteem and their academic achievement in a safe and stimulating learning environment. It is vital that all learning opportunities are of a consistently high quality and therefore we work tirelessly to ensure that children attend school, ready to learn. We recognise that each child is unique and will have different needs, which may well vary throughout their time in the school.

We allocate the pupil premium grant strategically to teaching, targeted teaching and wider structures and systems that create equality of opportunity to our safe, supportive and academically rich learning environment.

 Our strategy is focused on the challenges and the individual needs of the children in receipt of pupil premium. The strategy is focused on robust assessment and research evidence that provides strategies that are proven and that work with our challenges and within our school. To ensure that our strategy is effective we will:

· ensure that all children in receipt of pupil premium are provided with high-quality teaching that challenges the children in all subjects across the curriculum.

· ensure all members of staff and governors accept responsibility for socially disadvantaged pupils and are committed to meeting their pastoral, social and academic needs within the school environment.

· use the Pupil Premium to provide additional educational support to improve the progress and raise the achievement of these students.

· ensure that appropriate provision is made for pupils who belong to vulnerable groups ensuring that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and addressed.

· recognise that not all pupils who have ever received free school meals will be socially disadvantaged.

· recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals.

· offer a rich and varied menu of activities designed to engage and motivate students, raising their aspirations and creating a positive view of learning.

Please see below for our latest Pupil Premium Review & Strategy document.

You can find further information about the pupil premium in Pupil Premium Frequently Asked Questions.