Pupil Premium

PUPIL PREMIUM GRANT 2023 / 2024 Strategy

The Pupil Premium Grant (P.P.G.) is for pupils registered as eligible for Free School Meals in Reception to Year 6 in Primary Schools.

Pupil Premium is additional funding and it is used by St. Ann’s to support children and help them reach their full potential.

St. Ann’s offer extra help for children in a number of different areas in school. We fund members of staff and after school activities together with extra curriculum support.

Pupil Premium Allocation 23/24 £133,415

The number of children eligible for Pupil Premium at St Ann’s is currently 88. Each child entitled to the pupil premium funding has access to a range of opportunities in school to support both academic and social development. Please see below for more information.

Area of Spending	Amount	Reason why
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.
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.
Teaching Assistant Salary	£29.194	To support disadvantaged children in class, identify needs, work with the class teacher. Teaching Assistant’s have a high impact on children’s learning and progress.
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.
Sports Club Fees	£1,100	Removal of fees for extra curricular clubs giving vulnerable children free access to all clubs throughout the school year.
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.
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.
TOTAL:	£133,415

Pupil Premium Allocation 22/23 £118,030

The number of children eligible for Pupil Premium at St Ann’s is currently 84. Each child entitled to the pupil premium funding has access to a range of opportunities in school to support both academic and social development. Please see below for more information.

Area of Spending	Amount	Reason why
Learning mentor/pastoral support	£39,800	Removal of barriers to learning, particularly for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. To create a positive school atmosphere through interventions to promote positive behaviour.
One third of SENCO salary	£15,430	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.
Teaching Assistant Salary	£26,000	To support disadvantaged children in class, identify needs, work with the class teacher. Teaching Assistant’s have a high impact on children’s learning and progress.
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.
Sports Club Fees	£1,100	Removal of fees for extra curricular clubs giving vulnerable children free access to all clubs throughout the school year.
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.
Intervention classes	£6500	Throughout the school. Identification of those children who have particular barriers to learning attend these sessions with a qualified teacher.
TOTAL:	£118,030