In the Financial Year 2016 to 2017 Newton Primary School received £11,880.00
We had 9 children eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant.
The aim of the funding is to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap between them and their peers.
Schools can choose how to spend the Pupil premium Grant. We have used it in the following ways:
Learning: Personalised support, learning packages including 1-1 and small group teaching, supporting children to access the curriculum, breakfast club, afterschool club and homework clubs.
Success: Enhanced pastoral support, Social Emotional Reliance in School (SERIS) support.
Opportunity: Encouraging breadth through enrichment, music tuition, Arts events, learning outside the classroom; educational visits, clubs and equipment.
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Identified Need |
Action Taken |
Impact |
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Children identified as requiring extra support/consolidation for reading, writing and spelling. |
To plan and lead intervention packages for writing, spelling and reading. TP |
Children make progress, consolidate learning and close gap with peers. Children have more confidence. (See file for evidence) |
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Children identified as requiring extra support/consolidation for Maths |
To pre teach and consolidate learning within maths with maths booster sessions TP |
Children make progress, consolidate learning and close gap with peers. Children have more confidence. (See books and assessment for evidence) |
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Children Identified as requiring support with Literacy within classroom. |
Staff to support child in Hedgehogs class for Literacy (71/2 hours week) AB TA support in Owls Class TP |
Child makes progress in Literacy skills with support to develop independence and confidence.
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To challenge and encourage identified more able children to meet exceeding level |
Children identified as gifted and talented working in small groups for Literacy and Numeracy and participate in booster sessions. |
Through tracking identified children making good progress and are on track to make exceeding level |
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To improve /develop fine motor skills/handwriting |
Fine motor skills/handwriting practice sessions Presentation awards and pen licence awards Purchace special pens. |
Writing books show an improvement |
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Children identified and supported/challenged within small class for Literacy and Numeracy. 10-18 pupils with a teacher |
Staffing structure provides close relationships where children can be supported and challenged.
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Children make good progress and close gap, catching up with peers. (See assessment and tracking) |
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Children identified requiring extra teaching/consolidation of phonics knowledge. |
Staff to plan and lead phonics sessions for three groups of children. |
Children make good progress and close gap, catching up with peers. (See assessments) |
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Children identified as requiring social and emotional support to boost self esteem, confidence, social skills and manage feelings and emotions. |
Staff to take small groups, pairs and individuals. 1 afternoon a week NG |
Children have less emotional outbursts and display more control in their behaviour and emotions. Children develop stronger friendships with peers. (Less incidents recorded) |
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To support children in attending part time alternative school provision |
Identified children attend part time at alternative provision |
Supportive procedures and plans help support child and teachers. |
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To support P.P/SEN children at lunchtimes with separate eating area/staffing support |
Staff employed to provide support |
Children calmer and happier at lunchtime in quieter classroom at lunchtime |
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To provide IT equipment for home to support learning at school |
Lap tops cleared and sent home to encourage further work and improved attainment |
Good progress identified through tracking |
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To support children and families to access breakfast and afterschool club to enable siblings to attend booster sessions/homework clubs |
Children can attend clubs that would not be able to otherwise |
Identified children make good progress and predicted to make expected level |
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Children identified as requiring support and confidence with having a voice and understanding how to keep themselves safe.
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Action for Children to lead sessions within school with support from staff (CDP) (Helping Hands Project) |
Children are more knowledgeable on how to keep themselves safe. |
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Children identified as requiring support and confidence with having a voice and understanding how to keep themselves safe. |
Staff to attend training and take year groups to lead sessions on Kidsafe program. Parent meetings and letters sent home NG |
Children are more knowledgeable on how to keep themselves safe. |
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Children identified in need of building self confidence, esteem and social skills |
Staff to lead school council. To develop roles and responsibility within school.
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Children show more confidence and self esteem. |
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To support children with music tuition |
Music lessons provided |
Children show more improved confidence and self esteem. |
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Children identified as requiring support with costs of swimming, educational visits. |
No charge or subsidised cost for swimming, visits. |
All children can participate in all activities and enjoy learning. |
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To provide milk to P.P children through ‘Cool Milk’ |
Identified children get milk |
Children enjoy milk |
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To encourage and provide activities outside the curriculum to boost confidence and social skills |
Local artists to work with children to create models to carry through Dalton carnival |
Children contribute to working as a group to complete large scale model and participate in event. |
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Total:£11,880 |