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Pupil Premium

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Background to Pupil Premium Funding

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The Pupil Premium is a government initiative designed to provide additional funding to schools so that learners from disadvantaged backgrounds can achieve as well as their peers.

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Research shows that pupils from deprived backgrounds often face additional barriers to learning and may underachieve compared to other students. The Pupil Premium helps schools provide targeted support to close these gaps.

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Funding is allocated for pupils who:

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  • Are currently eligible for Free School Meals (FSM)

  • Have been eligible for FSM at any time in the past six years

  • Are looked-after children or previously looked-after children

  • Are from other identified vulnerable groups
     

At Reintegreat, we use this funding to support these pupils and ensure they can access the same opportunities for progress and achievement as their peers.

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Our Approach

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We take a strategic, evidence-based approach to ensure that Pupil Premium funding has the greatest possible impact:

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  • Ring-fenced funding – money is carefully allocated and monitored so that it directly benefits Pupil Premium students.

  • Leadership responsibility – a member of the Senior Leadership Team, along with a link governor, has oversight of Pupil Premium spending and impact.

  • Targeted planning – our high proportion of students eligible for FSM means this funding represents a significant proportion of our budget. Spending decisions are carefully planned and linked to identified gaps in attainment and progress.

  • Use of evidence – we use internal data and national research to evaluate the effectiveness of current interventions and to inform new strategies.

  • High-quality teaching – we know that the most effective way to improve outcomes is through excellent teaching. Funding helps us ensure all students experience at least good teaching every day.

  • Extending opportunities – interventions are designed not only to support pupils at risk of underachieving, but also to stretch and challenge higher-ability disadvantaged learners.
     

Examples of How We Use Pupil Premium

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  • Additional academic support through small group work and 1:1 interventions

  • Targeted literacy and numeracy programmes

  • Access to pastoral support and wellbeing interventions

  • Funding for enrichment activities, trips, and resources to ensure equality of opportunity

  • Staff training to improve understanding of barriers faced by disadvantaged learners
     

Accountability

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We carefully track the progress of all Pupil Premium students to ensure funding is making a measurable difference. Impact is reviewed regularly by school leaders and governors, and adjustments are made to maximise effectiveness.

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At Reintegreat, our commitment is simple: we will use every resource available to close the gap, raise aspirations, and ensure that all learners, whatever their background, are able to succeed.

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