The Pupil Premium
What is Pupil Premium?
Pupil Premium was introduced by the Department for Education (DfE) in 2011, as additional funding for pupils who received Free School Meals and who are Looked After Children. This is because the DfE have recognised that good education is the key to improving young people’s life chances. This is particularly true for children from low-income families, or who are Looked After Children, who are far less likely to leave schools with good GCSE results than other children. The Pupil Premium, using additional resources from outside the School’s Budget, is intended to address the current inequalities by ensuring that funding reaches the pupils who need it most. The DfE have stated that schools have the right to spend this funding as they see fit based upon their knowledge of pupil needs.
Pupil Premium at The Oaks Infant School
At The Oaks Infant School we believe in inspiring and engaging pupils through a child-led curriculum. We strive for achievement for all our pupils. Our pastoral care and rigorous monitoring and tracking of all pupils helps us to identify any pupils who are at risk of not making sufficient progress and have helped us to plan and implement good intervention strategies. With smaller numbers of pupil premium eligible pupils, value for money is central to sustained improvements in both well-being and academic achievement. We take an individualised approach to Pupil Premium spending as different pupils benefit from varying approaches and enrichments. Recognising some of these differences we have been very clear in our vision that, although achievement in academic subjects is vital, learning can happen in a range of guises and pupil well-being, self-worth and belief that they can are imperative for achievement. Therefore, our belief in enabling opportunities in a wide range of experiences such as music lessons, the arts and sport are integral to opportunity and entitlement.
Parents / Carers can apply here. If you would like support with applying please speak to Mrs Smith, our Family Liaison Officer who is out on the gate each day.
