Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School

Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium funding introduced in 2011 is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and to close the gaps between them and their peers.

The Pupil Premium scheme has given schools an additional budget to spend freely in a way they believe would maximise support and improve the achievements of these vulnerable pupils.

The scheme is also offered for those children who are in care or who have been looked after for more than six months. It acknowledges the additional support these children require in order to maximise their educational achievement. It is also provided for children of parents in the armed services.

Pupil Premium is carefully ring-fenced so that it is spent on the target group of students. We have the highest expectation of all our students. Through our Pupil Progress meetings we thoroughly identify which pupils are underachieving and use research evidence (such as Fischer Family Trust) to allocate funding to the activities that were most likely to have an impact on improving achievement.

All class and subject teachers know which pupils are eligible for Pupil Premium so that they can take responsibility for implementing strategies for accelerating their progress, and they are accountable for the progress of these students through the appraisal process.

At Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School support to raise achievement is personalised according to each individual. We use our knowledge of students and their families to identify potential barriers to individual students attaining their goals, and use the funding flexibly to overcome these barriers. We are committed to ensuring that pupils fulfil their potential in a particular subject or skill because of a lack of opportunities outside of school, or a lack of family finances so funding may be used to support these students in experiences and skills beyond their academic gains.

Through careful monitoring and evaluation we can show the positive impact of our spending on the outcomes for pupils. Because of the small numbers of children who are eligible for pupil premium, impact is annually reported to the Governing Body and not published on the website.

Pupil Premium 2019-20

In 2019-20 our allocation for Pupil Premium Grant was £3960.

We have identified the following barriers to educational achievement that we shall be targeting our spending of pupil premium money on:

We have a very small number of pupils eligible for the pupil premium grant, there are no common barriers therefore each pupil’s unique circumstances are identified and addressed through personalised provision.
Social, emotional and mental health needs.
Communication and Language Difficulties
Pupil premium pupils may sometimes not have the same enrichment opportunities outside school as their non-pupil premium peers

The Pupil Premium Grant funding was used to:

Small group literacy tuition
Small group numeracy tuition
Educational excursions, residential experience and extra-curricular activities
Provide training for all staff in Clicker7

This resulted in:

All results are based on support provided up to the start of the start of the Covid-19 lockdown from March 23^rd 2020.

Pupils making good progress in literacy and numeracy
Children feeling valued by peers
Improved attitudes to learning
Children benefiting from participation in all aspect of school life
Children developing secure relationships through shared experiences

Pupil Premium 2018-19

In 2018-19 our allocation for Pupil Premium Grant was £2640.

We have identified the following barriers to educational achievement that we shall be targeting our spending of pupil premium money on:

We have a very small number of pupils eligible for the pupil premium grant, there are no common barriers therefore each pupil’s unique circumstances are identified and addressed through personalised provision.
Social, emotional and mental health needs.
Communication and Language Difficulties
Pupil premium pupils may sometimes not have the same enrichment opportunities outside school as their non-pupil premium peers

The Pupil Premium Grant funding was used to:

1:1 literacy tuition
Educational excursions, residential experience and extra-curricular activities
Purchase resources to support reading comprehension
Pay for after-school club participation and for the Pyramid Club (run by Norwood)

This resulted in:

Pupils making good progress in all areas
Reductions in playground disputes
Children feeling valued by peers
Improved attitudes to learning
Children benefiting from participation in all aspect of school life
Children developing secure relationships through shared experiences