Pupil Premium Funding 2018 – 2019
Pupil Premium Funding Summary 2018-19
The Pupil Premium allocation for 2018-19 is £42,160 (23 Ever 6 Free School Meals eligibility @ £1,320 per qualifying pupil & 1 pupil Ever 6 Service Children @ £300 and 5 Post CLA @ £2,300). The school has a range of children in receipt of Pupil Premium funding. The PP children have a wide range of needs not all of which are academic. Children with specific SEND are given targeted IPM’s which support them in making small steps of progress. Specialist SEND provision is mostly funded from SEND monies but Pupil Premium Funding is used to augment and extend provision where necessary. Children making slow progress are provided with 1-1 and small group support. Pupil Premium funding is used to fund some Teaching Assistant hours and Teacher hours. During the academic year 2017-18 selected Year 6 children were taught Literacy and Numeracy in a medium sized group (14) each morning by a qualified, experienced teacher. In addition we have appointed a second support teacher to work with groups and individual children from Year 3, 4 and 5 who are not reaching age related expectations.
All children who qualify for Pupil Premium or exhibit barriers to learning are targeted through a range of interventions and activities and their progress and attainment is closely monitored. All members of staff also monitor the progress of children eligible for Pupil Premium and liaise with the SLT to discuss progress and attainment. In Key Stage 1, we have a part-time teacher offering support to those children falling behind age related expectations. Financial constraints have meant a reduction in Teaching Assistant hours but support for morning sessions has been prioritised. The progress of pupils who receive Pupil Premium funding is closely monitored by Governors and senior members of staff.
Our key objective in using the Pupil Premium Grant is to diminish the differences between pupil groups. As a school, we consistently track all groups of pupils to ensure that they make good or better progress. Through targeted interventions, we are working to eliminate barriers to learning and progress. For new entrants that start with low attainment on entry, our aim is to ensure that they make accelerated progress in order to reach age related expectations as they move through the school. Once at age related expectations we always continue to extend that learning further to ensure that they reach higher levels of attainment. We closely monitor how we are spending the allocated funds to ensure they are having an impact on pupil premium pupil’s achievement.
Other uses of the Pupil Premium in 2018-19 include:
- A culture of high expectations and targeted catch up and enrichment activities for selected children.
- Intervention activities delivered by teachers across the school.
- The continued use of Accelerated Reader to encourage reading and aid reading comprehension
- Free guitar lessons for junior pupils eligible for pupil premium.
- Termly monitoring of children’s progress and analysis of data undertaken by key staff using our new School Pupil Tracker.
- CPOMs used by SLT and teachers to track pupils individual personal and social development, track improvements in attendance against actions taken both in class and through interventions/support programmes
- Educational Psychology Service utilised to support staff working with children who have additional needs.
- Utilising Teaching Assistants to provide additional support and deliver relevant interventions in key subject areas such as English, Mathematics and Science, targeting selected children with barriers to learning.
- Access to the IDL specialist software programmes for Literacy and Numeracy.
- Pastoral Support: Safeguarding systems and procedures have been further developed. Pupils entitled to Pupil Premium receive targeted support through external agencies such as The Children and Family Well-being Service, Haslingden Community Link and the School Nurse Team.
- Extra-Curricular Activities: Pupils are supported so that they are able to access extra-curricular activities and school visits. If and when additional needs are identified financial support will be considered if deemed appropriate.
- If required school uniform and resources may be provided.
- Staff training and termly reviews will be provided relating to moderation and assessing progress.
- Attendance reward scheme continued to promote an ethos of valuing good punctuality and attendance.
To create a special fund to support disadvantaged children. This fund is used for:
- School visits, extra-curricular activities, resources that enable the child to participate fully and promote their learning.
- Additional individual or small group tuition for those who are falling behind and need additional support to “close the gap”.
- Individual musical instrument hire and tuition is being offered to some pupils.
- PE kits for those who are often without them.
- Funded sessions at the Acorns Club.
- Providing effective monitoring systems to track pupil progress and liaison to establish effective communication systems.
- Buying Outreach support when necessary.
- Attendance rewards and certificates issued on a termly basis.
Impact:
Pupil Premium funding is facilitating effective support systems and a personalised curriculum for some pupils. It has enabled us to provide various individual and group interventions and an additional teacher in Year 6 to reduce teaching group size. These strategies have been effective in improving outcomes for our pupils and the progress of our pupils has been enhanced by these experiences and opportunities. The employment of additional Teachers and Teaching Assistants is enabling disadvantaged children to access the curriculum and make acceptable progress. Close monitoring, target setting and high expectations are having a positive impact on pupil’s attainment and progress. Parental involvement is also a key factor in pupil success and teachers communicate effectively to encourage parents to support their child’s learning at home.
Those pupils across the school who are working below the expected level for their year group in any area are attending intervention groups and are receiving targeted support. Their progress is monitored and teaching is focused on the delivery of Key learning to narrow the gap between those children and their peers. The Accelerated Reader and IDL Literacy and Numeracy software programmes are embedded in our practice.
Over 60% of pupil premium children received additional pastoral support to enable them to access the curriculum and experience success. Evidence shows an improvement with punctuality, attendance and behaviour for these pupils and a more positive attitude to learning.
Our creative curriculum, annual production, free music lessons and whole school Art Attack project provide valuable creative experiences for our pupils that encourage greater self-confidence, inclusivity and team-work.
Key Stage 2 results 2018
- 17% of disadvantaged pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and mathematics combined, compared to the National average of 12%.
- The average scaled score for disadvantaged pupils in Reading was 108.8 compared with 108.9 for non-disadvantaged pupils. The National benchmark for disadvantaged pupils was 106.1.
- The average scaled score in Mathematics for disadvantaged pupils was 104.4 compared to 107.1 for non-disadvantaged pupils with the National benchmark for disadvantaged pupils 105.4.
- The average scaled score for disadvantaged pupils in Grammar, punctuation & spelling was 108.8 compared with 110.8 for non-disadvantaged pupils. The National benchmark for disadvantaged pupils was 107.2.
- The average progress score for Disadvantaged pupils in reading was 2.83, in writing 3.31 and in mathematics -0.68
- One child who did not reach the expected standard had an EHCP and was exempt from the Key Stage 2 tests.
Primary PE and Sport Funding 2018 – 2019
Our Primary PE and Sport Funding for 2018/19 is £19,570. This money has been allocated to improve the quantity, quality and breadth of PE and Sport provision. This funding enables us to improve the breadth and quality of PE and sport provision and increase the number of children participating in PE and Sport so that all pupils develop healthy lifestyles and reach their potential in terms of their performance levels.
At Helmshore Primary School, we have decided to use this money to:
- Employ qualified coaches to upskill teachers in the teaching of dance and a variety of sports increasing subject knowledge and developing teacher confidence.
- Purchase the use of the Astro Turf and Sports Hall at Haslingden Sports Centre for football fixtures and sports clubs.
- Utilise the Anomaly Screen to deliver an array of teaching videos to enhance the curriculum and promote healthy lifestyles.
- Provide relevant CPD on Safe Practice in PE, PE lesson planning and design with a special focus on Key Stage 1 to support new members of teaching staff.
- Purchase a range of new resources to support the PE curriculum e.g. new goal posts, two additional curling sets and a variety of Hoola Hoops.
- To provide opportunities for curriculum development and for the subject leader and other members of staff to attend relevant courses and training provided by external agencies.
- Facilitate transport to sporting events through the lease/purchase of a minibus.
- Pay for top up sessions if required to ensure that all children are able to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m, use a range of strokes effectively and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations by the end of Year 6.
- Buy into the Rossendale Schools Sports Partnership in order to access a wide range of opportunities and facilities.
- Purchase additional outdoor storage to facilitate easy access to sports equipment.
- Purchase two outdoor table tennis tables and necessary equipment.
- Maintain existing outdoor adventure trail equipment.
Targets for 2018-19
- To develop the expertise of new members of teaching staff through effective CPD provision with a focus on Key skills.
- To focus on the promotion of physical, mental and emotional well-being and encouraging pupils to pursue a healthy and active lifestyle through use of the Hoola Hoop Project.
- To introduce and develop effective assessment procedures.
- To ensure that pupils have access to a variety of competitive level 1 and 2 sporting events.
- To provide a wide variety of after school sporting clubs at Key Stage 2. For example, this year we plan to deliver Athletics, Football, Tri-golf, Orienteering, Tennis, Curling, Handball and Rounders.
- To ensure that all pupils achieve the ambitious swimming targets set out by the Government.
- To lease/purchase a school minibus to transport pupils to sporting events and ensure pupils don’t miss out on key opportunities because parents are unable to transport their children due to work commitments.
- To continue to manage the local Boys Football League and Cup Competitions.
- To participate in the Girls Football League.
- To maximise the opportunities offered through the Rossendale Schools Sports Partnership for the benefit of our pupils.
- To utilise local amenities such as Haslingden Sports Centre to enhance the opportunities available to pupils i.e. the climbing wall.
- To focus on healthy lifestyles and initiatives such as, “Active Lives and Healthy Weight” and the “Up & Active” six week programme.
- To embed Tri-Golf into the Sports Curriculum and upskill teachers.
- To introduce Orienteering, Quicksticks Hockey and Badminton into the PE scheme of work.
Impact measures:
- The high percentage of pupils taking part in after school sport is maintained year on year and local services are utilised (Parkwood Tennis Club and Haslingden Sports Centre) to provide a venue for additional clubs and activities.
- To increase the amount of physical activity undertaken by every pupil.
- The increase in participation rates in activities such Handball and Badminton, Tri Golf, Curling and Orienteering.
- The growth in the range of traditional and alternative sporting activities.
- Links with other subjects that contribute to pupils’ overall achievement and their greater social, spiritual, moral and cultural skills.
- Quality of overall provision to improve so that all teaching in this area is at least ‘Good’ or better.
- High quality assessment of pupil progress in PE / Sport.
Evaluation
The funding for 2017-18 has enabled us to extend and develop our school’s sports provision.
- The school is better equipped for a variety of sports and external lighting enables afterschool activities to take place on the yard after school in the winter period.
- The Pedometer Project initially inspired the children to increase their daily steps and focus on their daily amount of physical activity. Unfortunately the Pedometers were not robust enough and many broke and stopped working. To make this initiative a success more financial investment would have to take place.
- The school has achieved the Silver School Games Mark.
- Visiting coaches have upskilled teaching staff in a variety of sports and staff confidence and awareness has increased.
- A range of equipment purchased for EYFS to develop skills such as throwing, catching and balancing has been used daily in outdoor continuous provision to enhance the Fundamental Movement Skills taught in our twice weekly PE sessions. This is having a positive impact on children’s Physical Development and Personal, Social and Emotional Development.
- Over 43% of pupils have taken part in a range of school activities.
- The children have been successful in a variety of sports going through to the final stages and representing Rossendale at County level.
- The school qualified to represent the Rossendale Valley at the Tennis final in Blackpool in 2018.
Pupil Premium Funding 2017 – 2018
Pupil Premium Funding Summary 2017-18
The Pupil Premium allocation for 2017-18 is £37,680 (24 Ever 6 Free School Meals eligibility @ £1320 per qualifying pupil & 1 pupil Ever 6 Service Children @ £300 and 3 Post LAC @ £1900). The school has a range of children in receipt of Pupil Premium funding. The PP children have a wide range of needs not all of which are academic. Children with specific SEND are given targeted IPM’s which support them in making small steps of progress. Specialist SEND provision is mostly funded from SEND monies but Pupil Premium Funding is used to augment and extend provision where necessary. Children making slow progress are provided with 1-1 and small group support. Pupil Premium funding is used to fund some Teaching Assistant hours and Teacher hours. During the academic year 2016-17 selected Year 6 children were taught Literacy and Numeracy in a medium sized group (14) each morning by a qualified, experienced teacher. In addition we have appointed a second support teacher to work with groups and individual children from Year 3, 4 and 5 who are not reaching age related expectations.
All children who qualify for Pupil Premium or exhibit barriers to learning are targeted through a range of interventions and activities and their progress and attainment is closely monitored. All members of staff also monitor the progress of children eligible for Pupil Premium and liaise with the SLT to discuss progress and attainment. In Key Stage 1, we have a part-time teacher offering support to those children falling behind age related expectations. Financial constraints have meant a reduction in Teaching Assistant hours but support for morning sessions has been prioritised. The progress of pupils who receive Pupil Premium funding is closely monitored by Governors and Senior staff.
Our key objective in using the Pupil Premium Grant is to diminish the differences between pupil groups. As a school, we consistently track all groups of pupils to ensure that they make good or better progress. Through targeted interventions, we are working to eliminate barriers to learning and progress. For new entrants that start with low attainment on entry, our aim is to ensure that they make accelerated progress in order to reach age related expectations as they move through the school. Once at age related expectations we always continue to extend that learning further to ensure that they reach higher levels of attainment. We closely monitor how we are spending the allocated funds to ensure they are having an impact on pupil premium pupil’s achievement.
Other uses of the Pupil Premium in 2017-18 include:
- A culture of high expectations and targeted catch up and enrichment activities for selected children.
- Intervention activities delivered by teachers across the school.
- The purchase of Accelerated Reader to encourage reading and aid reading comprehension
- Free violin lessons for junior pupils eligible for pupil premium.
- Termly monitoring of children’s progress and analysis of data undertaken by key staff using our new School Pupil Tracker.
- Utilising Teaching Assistants to provide additional support and deliver relevant interventions in key subject areas such as English, Mathematics and Science, targeting selected children with barriers to learning.
- Pastoral Support: Safeguarding systems and procedures have been further developed. Pupils entitled to Pupil Premium receive targeted support through external agencies such as Haslingden Community Link and the School Nurse Team.
- Extra-Curricular Activities: Pupils are supported so that they are able to access extra-curricular activities and school visits. If and when additional needs are identified financial support will be considered if deemed appropriate.
- If required school uniform and resources may be provided.
- Staff training and termly reviews will be provided relating to moderation and assessing progress.
- Attendance reward scheme continued to promote an ethos of valuing good punctuality and attendance.
To create a special fund to support disadvantaged children. This fund is used for:
- School visits, extra-curricular activities, resources that enable the child to participate fully and promote their learning.
- Additional individual or small group tuition for those who are falling behind and need additional support to “close the gap”.
- Individual musical instrument hire and tuition is being offered to some pupils.
- PE kits for those who are often without them.
- Funded sessions at the Acorns Club.
- Providing effective monitoring systems to track pupil progress and liaison to establish effective communication systems.
- Buying Outreach support when necessary.
- Attendance rewards and certificates issued on a termly basis.
Impact:
Interventions in Literacy and Numeracy accelerated pupils’ progress and the employment of additional Teaching Assistants was successful in enabling all children to access all areas of the curriculum and make acceptable progress. Close monitoring informs class teachers and the SLT about the progress and attainment of pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium Funding.
At the end of Year 6 all six pupils eligible for Pupil Premium were working at the expected level in reading, writing and mathematics and made very good progress from their starting points.
Our Pupil Premium funding has enabled us to provide various interventions, individual support and booster groups which have been effective in improving outcomes for our pupils. Data shows that 53.6% of all pupils receiving Pupil Premium Funding are “At” or “Above” the End of Year Age Related Expectation in all areas. Of the 46.4% who were not at the Age Related Expectation in all areas, one of the pupils has a Statement of Special Needs and two have poor attendance.
Those pupils across the school who are working below the expected level for their year group in any area are attending intervention groups and are receiving targeted support. Their progress is closely monitored and strategies are put in place to narrow the gap between them and their peers. They, like all other pupils, are expected to achieve the required level of progress across the key stage.
Primary PE and Sport Funding 2017 – 2018
Primary PE and Sport Funding 2017-18
Our Primary PE and Sport Funding for 2017/18 is £19,460. This money has been allocated to improve the quantity, quality and breadth of PE and Sport provision. This funding enables us to improve the breadth and quality of PE and sport provision and increase the number of children participating in PE and Sport so that all pupils develop healthy lifestyles and reach the performance levels they are capable of.
At Helmshore Primary School, we have decided to use this money to:
- Employ qualified coaches to upskill teachers in the teaching of Handball and Netball increasing subject knowledge and developing teacher confidence.
- Purchase pedometers for all Key Stage 2 pupils so that the children can measure their own physical activity whilst school can use it as a motivational tool alongside personal goal setting and feedback.
- Purchase the use of the Astro Turf and Sport Hall at Haslingden Sports Centre for football fixtures and sports clubs.
- Utilise the Anomaly Screen to deliver an array of teaching videos to enhance the curriculum and promote healthy lifestyles.
- Provide relevant CPD on Safe Practice in PE, PE lesson planning and design.
- Purchase a range of new resources to support the PE curriculum.
- Fund travel and costs associated with entering competitions.
- Pay for top up sessions if required to ensure that all children are able to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m, use a range of strokes effectively and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations by the end of Year 6.
- Provide on-going in-service training for the subject leader and other members of staff.
- Buy into the Rossendale Schools Sports Partnership in order to access a wide range of opportunities and facilities.
- Maintain existing outdoor adventure trail equipment.
- Purchase new equipment; different nets, balls, electric pumps and other necessary equipment to develop the teaching of Basketball, Netball and Football
- Provide outdoor, dry storage to enable us to purchase and store more equipment.
- Purchase sports kits for both adults and children attending competitions.
- Purchase new resources for the EYFS department to encourage and develop further physical activity in the outdoor area.
Targets for 2017-18
- To embed the Lancashire PE Scheme of work throughout the school with a focus on Key skills.
- To focus on the promotion of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and encouraging pupils to pursue a healthy and active lifestyle through use of the Pedometer Project.
- To introduce and develop effective assessment procedures.
- To ensure that pupils have access to a variety of competitive level 1 and 2 sporting events.
- To provide a wide variety of after school sporting clubs at Key Stage 2. For example, this year we plan to deliver Athletics, Football, Tri-golf, Orienteering, Badminton, Netball, Handball and Rounders.
- To ensure that all pupils achieve the ambitious swimming targets set out by the Government.
- To continue to manage the local Boys Football League and Cup Competitions.
- To participate in the Girls Football League.
- To maximise the opportunities offered through the Rossendale Schools Sports Partnership for the benefit of our pupils.
- To utilise local amenities such as Haslingden Sports Centre to enhance the opportunities available to pupils i.e. the climbing wall.
- To focus on healthy lifestyles and initiatives such as, “Active Lives and Healthy Weight” and the “Up & Active” six week programme.
- To embed Tri-Golf into the Sports Curriculum and upskill teachers.
- To introduce Orienteering, Quicksticks Hockey and Badminton into the PE scheme of work.
- To replace and upgrade our sports equipment: basketball posts/nets, rugby balls, rounders equipment, hockey sticks, footballs etc.
- To develop and improve the teaching of swimming using the new STA scheme and in liaison with Hyndburn Leisure Trust.
Impact measures:
- The number of pupils taking part in after school sport has increased significantly. In order to expand and develop our provision further we are utilising local services such as Parkwood Tennis Club and Haslingden Sports Centre to provide a venue for additional clubs and activities.
- To increase the amount of physical activity undertaken by every pupil.
- The increase in participation rates in activities such Handball and Badminton, Tri Golf and Orienteering.
- The growth in the range of traditional and alternative sporting activities.
- Links with other subjects that contribute to pupils’ overall achievement and their greater social, spiritual, moral and cultural skills.
- Quality of overall provision to improve so that all teaching in this area is at least ‘Good’ or better.
- High quality assessment of pupil progress in PE / Sport.
Evaluation
The funding for 2016-17 has enabled us to extend and develop our school’s sports provision.
- The school is better equipped for a variety of sports and external lighting enables afterschool activities to take place.
- The school has achieved the Silver School Games Mark.
- Visiting coaches have upskilled teaching staff in a variety of sports.
- Over 42% of pupils have taken part in a range of school activities.
- The children have been successful in a variety of sports going through to the final stages and representing Rossendale at County level.
- The school qualified to represent the Rossendale Valley at the Tennis final in Blackpool in 2017.