Area of Spending

Amount

Reason why

Impact

Learning mentor/pastoral support

£43,587

Removal of barriers to learning, particularly for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. 

To create a positive school atmosphere through interventions to promote positive behaviour.

The school continues to strengthen the relationship between home and school. The Pastoral support lead attends social care meetings and is part of the Safeguarding team. The children have a trusted adult who they turn to in times of need.

One third of SENCO salary

£17,000

Identification of needs of vulnerable pupils, creating strategies that meet their needs.  Supporting children through small group teaching.  Requesting outside support to improve children’s mental health and access to the curriculum.

Children displaying difficulties either academically or socially, were monitored and supported. Referrals were made to outside agencies so that the school was better able to support these children.

Through the work of our SENDCO, 3 children were given places in alternative provision that better suited their needs.

Teaching Assistant Salary

£29.194

To support disadvantaged children in class, identify needs, work with the class teacher.  Teaching Assistants have a high impact on children’s learning and progress.

Trained teaching assistants provided additional targeted support to a number of children. Children benefitted from additional support, 1:1, small groups, and benefitted from it.

Sports Coach additional

£12,000

Provide extra curricular activities which involve vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils.  Improving their involvement in sport and improving their health and fitness.

High Quality PE was delivered across the school with additional small group and 1:1 sessions being provided to those who needed it.

Sports Club Fees

£1,100

Removal of fees for extra curricular clubs giving vulnerable children free access to all clubs throughout the school year.

The school removed financial barriers for some families so that children who maybe struggling financially, have the same opportunities and others.

French & Spanish lessons

£1,100

Specialist language teacher delivering high quality French lessons to the less able children.  Free access to all.

Specialist Teaching Assistant delivering high quality Spanish lessons to the more and less abled children.  Free access to all.

Music Lessons

£1,100

Specialist Music Teacher delivering high quality music lessons to the most vulnerable children.  Free access to all

EWO / Ed Psych, Behaviour Support, Speech and Language Interventions

£15,000

Support for vulnerable children to access one to one sessions.  All vulnerable children with behaviour problems receive one-to-one support who have difficulty accessing the curriculum because of speech and language barriers receive group sessions.

Close working relationship with outside agencies allowed children to have the right support in place whether at our school or at an alternative provision. Staff skills were enhanced through the support and training offered by these agencies.

Intervention classes TA

£13,334

Throughout the school.  Identification of those children who have particular barriers to learning attend these sessions with a qualified teacher.

Trained teaching assistants provided additional targeted support to a number of children. Children benefitted from additional support, 1:1, small groups, and benefitted from it.

TOTAL:

£133,415