2014-2015

2015 - 2016

2016-2017

Estimated 2017-2018

Amount of PPG received

£117,576

£116,000

£124,882

£116,000

Area of Expenditure

Amount Allocated

Explanation of Role/

Rationale for the spend

Impact of the spend

1 x senior LSA’s Intervention

Literacy Co-Ordinator whole school

£27,000

To provide:

Specific in class support for PPG students to access literacy and numeracy interventions using computer programmes based on personalised learning for KS3 within English and Maths lessons.

LSA is allocated to classes by English/Maths departments on the basis of identified need and tracking data.

Through these functions to support:

Improved attainment and progress

Improve attitudes to learning

Greater flexibility of deployment of LSA and to become an expert.

Tracking data shows that targeted students for support are now making expected levels of progress in most cases.

Case study evidence in English supports the view that the impact has been significant.

The Literacy Co-Ordinator has trained sixth form volunteers to lead reading groups which has improved average levels of literacy in KS3.

Extra staffing in English, Maths and Science   Years 7 – 11

£5,000

To provide:

Additional support for all students in receipt of PPG, including those children looked after by a Local Authority in core curriculum areas

Through this function to support:

Improved access to other curriculum areas

Improved attainment and progress

Tracking data shows that students targeted for support in Science and Maths are now making expected levels of progress in most cases.

Focus on all PPG students in English has improved the number of students making expected levels of progress and better than expected levels of progress.

Administrative support to the Pupil Hubs (PSMs and PPMs)

£12,500

To provide:

§  Continued re-modelling of the Pupil Support Centre with full time staff

Through this function to support: students across year groups in accessing school and the curriculum

Improve attendance to school

Over the year 2015-2016 the number of detentions issued for academic reasons decreased for PPG students. The number of exclusions decreased across the school with the most rapid decrease seen for those in receipt of PPG.

Persistent absence remains low as a school and not unusually high for this group of students.

There are now weekly meetings for all Hubs and a meetings contributing to ‘team around the child’ inclusion planning meetings on a weekly basis.

Parent workshops and study skills sessions

£1,500

To provide:

Support for parents to help them support their children in their revision and organisational skills

Through this function to support:

Parental involvement and reducing the barriers to learning that may be in existence and to gain trust and support

To engage parents, get them on board and improve GCSE progress and exam preparation.

Revision sessions

£2,500

To provide:

§  Revision sessions run for core subjects during holidays and weekends in the run up to KS4 examination period

Through this function to support:

Students confidence and improve their attainment and progress at KS4 with a particular emphasis in English and Maths

Focus on all PPG students in English has improved the number of students making expected levels of progress and better than expected levels of progress.

Student Learning Resources

£9,250

To provide:

§  Access to the Children’s University for ‘more able’ students

§  Continued financial support for curriculum linked educational visits and uniform

§  Provision of equipment and resources to support Accelerated Reading Programme in Year 7 and 8

§  Aspirational projects – links with the RSC, Ready UK, JADA School of Dance & Drama, and employers to encourage STEM subjects

§  Apprenticeship show

§  Higher Education Fair

Through these functions to support:

Improvements in attainment, progress and attendance

Reduce those NEET post 16 and 18

Raising the aspirations and achievements of students

All Year 7 and 8 students have a Children’s University Passport to log involvement in extracurricular clubs and activities

Year 11, 12 and 13 have access to Unifrog’ ,‘Fast Tomato’ and Plotr careers programmes and an independent Careers Advisor through Connexions with the gold service package

Year 9 have access to an organised careers fair, which was also more widely available to other year groups and parents/carers after school.

PPG students have been targeted to participate in all aspirational activities including the Apprenticeship Show and Higher Education Fair at post 16 to give aspirational goals, and to raise achievements.

Contribution to Pupil Mentor posts and LSA posts (10 Pupil Progress Mentors)

 £13,000

To provide:

§  Liaison with staff and parents about potential barriers to learning and progress and the strategies required to overcome these

§  Liaison with SENCO, PSM and PPM where there is a crossover with SEN/behaviour needs

§  Extended day Study Club run by Mentors and LSA’s - open every day

§  Improved use of Parents Evenings to engage parents of PPG students

Through this function to support:

Improved attainment, progress and achievement

Reduced behavioural incidents/improved attitudes to learning

Students in completing their work in order to improve achievement and self esteem

Improved social networks for parents to help raise their awareness and aspirations

LSAs are timetabled to support students in lessons and data tracking sheets and after school briefings identify students who are responding positively to the additional support and show improvements in attitudes to learning and make progress. Case studies are available to show impact at KS3 and KS4.

School Counsellors network and base,

Contribution Pupil Support Co-ordinator BCCS

PT Counsellor employed

£10,000 (ad hoc)

£14,000

£17,000

To provide:

·         A key contact point for parents and carers

·         Improved access for students to external counselling services for acute support

Through this function to support:

Students accessing school and the curriculum in times of acute stress, enabling them to receive help and support to overcome difficulties

Supervision of external counselling services informs the work of the Pupil Mentors and Hubs in school. Reducing the number of persistent absences and ensuring access to a reduced curriculum with pathways through to post 16. Case studies are available to demonstrate the success here.

Maintenance of Numeracy and Literacy Bases

 £4,500

To provide:

Individual and small group teaching for students who join us with lower than expected levels of literacy and numeracy as indicated via KS2 scores, reading and spelling ages, this includes the reading lab licences

Through this function to support:

Improved literacy and numeracy of students

Improved access to other curriculum areas

Improved self-confidence and self esteem

Improved attitude to learning and reduced number of behavioural incidents

Improved attainment and progress

Data tracking for Year 7 and 8 shows the individual improvement in reading and spelling scores over the year.

Student responses in the pupil survey reflect that they feel happy about coming to school and making good progress.

Case study evidence supports the view that there has been significant impact.

Student Transport

£3,500

To provide:

§  Improved transport support for students in Year 7 and 8 travelling by train.

Through this function to support:

Attendance to school and participation in extracurricular activities

Attendance and participation in extracurricular activities is not restricted to those who can make it in early or home late. The difference in participation between students is not based on disadvantage as seen in extra curricular registers.

Presentations assemblies and twilight

£1,560

Gold achievers lunch (merit badges, celebration assembly awards)

To provide:

Aspirational goals for all PPG students

Through this function to support:

Attainment in school and improved attitude to learning as well as building self-esteem and self-confidence.

Improves attendance, self-esteem and increase motivation of learners.

Booster weekend for year 11

£2000

To provide:

English and Maths booster lessons, to give a last push towards year 11 exam grades

Through this function to support:

Attainment in school and improved attitude to learning as well as building self-esteem and self-confidence.

Improved grades especially in English and Maths

Contribution to set texts and revision guides, exam packs with equipment

£1000

To provide:

Support of all PPG students and ensure that they have all the equipment they need to perform in the best possible way for examinations and their future

Increased progress and confidence to do well.

Contribution to educational visits

£350

To provide:

All students the opportunity to widen knowledge and raise aspirations

Through this function to support:

All students to have equal opportunity to attend aspirational visits and educational visits to raise self-esteem and eliminate differences.

Increased self-esteem and raise aspirations.

Total PPG expenditure

£124,660

Pupil Premium Progress Unvalidated in English and Maths – 2017 KS4 Results In School Differences

2016 - 2017

PPG result

Gap

% of students

16.7

% 9-7 in Eng &Ma

4.2

7.5

% 9-5 in Eng & Ma

37.5

24.2

% 9-4 in Eng & Ma

66.7

10

Estimated Average Total Attainment 8

42.22

9.07

Estimated Average Total Progress 8

-0.569

0.692

%Pupils achieving a Positive Progress 8 Score

13

31

Pupil Premium Progress Unvalidated in English and Maths – 2016 KS4 Results In School Differences

2013 - 2014

2014 – 2015

2015-2016

PPG result

Gap

PPG result

Gap

PPG result

Gap

% of students

15.5

12.5

17.8

% A* - C in Eng & Ma

52

9

67

7

52

14

% 5A* - C incl Eng & Ma

48

12

67

20

52

13

% pupils making expected progress in English

61

8

67

6

56

16

% pupils making expected progress in Maths

78

5

67

17

67

8

Best 8 VA measure

1016.98

1.32

1001.21

16.61

1008.097

10.42

Average point score per pupils (best 8)

324

7.55

313.3

33.5

319.33

18.22

% achieving EBacc

26.1

-5.3

11.1

13.3

14.8

2.8