Background information on the Pupil Premium Grant

School leaders and governing bodies need to ensure that their school is tracking the progress of pupils in receipt of free school meals (FSM) to demonstrate how the school is using the Pupil Premium. It is for the school to determine how best to use the funding.

Principles:

• • We ensure that Quality First Teaching aims to meet the needs of all pupils

  • We ensure that the additional needs of any vulnerable groups are adequately assessed and addressed

  • In making provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, we recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged nor will need specific support in addition to Quality First Teaching

  • We also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals. We will always do our best to support all our children, whether or not they are in receipt of particular funding arrangements.

  • Pupil premium funding will be allocated following a needs analysis which will identify priority classes, groups or individuals. Limited funding and resources means that not all children receiving free school meals will be in receipt of pupil premium interventions at one time