Pupil premium is additional money delegated to the academy and is matched to the number of children who are eligible for free school meals and children who are from service families. At Hillocks Primary Academy we use our funding for a range of purposes suited to the individual needs of our children.
All young people should have the opportunity to live healthy and active lives. A positive experience of sport and physical activity at a young age can build a lifetime habit of participation and is central to meeting the government’s ambitions for a world-class education system.
The PE and sport premium can help primary schools to achieve this aim, providing primary schools with £320m of government funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of the PE, physical activity and sport offered through their core budgets. It is allocated directly to schools so they have the flexibility to use it in the way that works best for their children.
The recovery premium grant is part of the government’s package of funding to support children whose education has been impacted by coronavirus (Covid-19). It is focused on pupil premium eligible children and children in specialist settings such as special schools, special units and pupil referral units (PRUs). This is because of the additional impact of the pandemic on these children. The following information details how we will use our funding at Hillocks Primary Academy.
How we intend to use the grant
Quality first teaching and intervention:
The EEF recommends a tiered approach to closing the gap. Tier 1 is high quality teaching for all, tier 2 is targeted support using teaching assistants (TAs), high quality one to one and small group interventions and planning for children with special educational needs (SEN) with tier 3 offering support in pastoral aspects, attendance and social and emotional learning.
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
How we will assess the effect of this expenditure on the educational attainment of our children
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