COVID-19 Catch-Up Funding

What catch-up funding is for:

The government announced £1 billion of funding to support children and young people to catch up lost time after school closure. This is especially important for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds. This funding includes:

• a one-off universal £650 million catch up premium for the 2020-21 academic year to ensure that schools have the support they need to help all pupils make up for lost teaching time
• a £350 million National Tutoring Programmeto provide additional, targeted support for those children and young people who need the most help, which includes:
• a schools programme for 5 to 16-year-olds – for more information, see the National Tutoring Programme FAQs
• a 16 to 19 tuition fund
• an oral language intervention programme for reception-aged children

The school has published below its Catch-Up Plan:

COVID-19 Catch-Up Funding Plan – Helmshore Primary School 2020-21

More information about the funding can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/catch-up-premium-coronavirus-covid-19/catch-up-premium

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2020-2021

The Pupil Premium Strategy will be reviewed in October 2021

Evidencing the Impact of the Primary PE and Sport Premium 2020-2021

The school does not have any employees who have a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more in increments of £10,000.

Pupil Premium Funding Summary 2019-20

The Pupil Premium allocation for 2019-20 is £41,140 (22 Ever 6 Free School Meals eligibility @ £1,320 per qualifying pupil & 2 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 2018-19 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 further 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 2019-20 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 instrumental lessons for 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.

Children in receipt of Pupil Premium funding receive 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 2019

• The four disadvantaged pupils in Key Stage 2 achieved the expected standard in Reading, Mathematics and EGPS whilst one pupil reached Greater Depth in these three areas.
• The average scaled score for disadvantaged pupils in Reading was 105.3 compared with 107.2 for non-disadvantaged pupils. The National benchmark for disadvantaged pupils was 101.9.
• The average scaled score in Mathematics for disadvantaged pupils was 106.0 compared to 107.5 for non-disadvantaged pupils with the National benchmark for disadvantaged pupils 102.5.
• The average scaled score for disadvantaged pupils in Grammar, punctuation & spelling was 108.8 compared with 110.2 for non-disadvantaged pupils. The National benchmark for disadvantaged pupils was 103.8.
• Three of the four children came to our school late.

Pupil Premium Funding will be reviewed in October 2020.

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2019-20

Our Primary PE and Sport Funding for 2019/20 is £19,540. The purpose of this funding is to improve the quantity, quality and breadth of PE and Sport provision.  It 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.
• Facilitate children attending a Young Ambassadors Conference and receiving training on how to develop a School Sports Crew within school.
• Provide gymnastic coaching for children in Year 3 and Year 5 in addition to the existing coaching for Year 4 and 6 included in the RSSP service level agreement. This will also upskill teachers and Teaching assistants too at a cost of £180
• Purchase the use of the Astro Turf and Sports Hall at Haslingden Sports Centre for football fixtures and sports clubs.
• Facilitate Yoga training. This 1-day course will introduce teachers and school staff to the philosophy of Yoga, it will provide planning, class management and techniques on delivering effective yoga sessions including chair yoga for the classroom and partner Yoga. Delegates will receive an introductory pack of resources. The course will also explore how Yoga can link to literacy and combine easy yoga poses with reading adventures.
• Attendance at the following courses, as part of the Level 2 Lancashire PE Membership Offer, includes:

• Electronic Lancashire PE Scheme of work (KS1 & KS2) on an APP (includes updated KS2 SOW 2019),
• One Day Course – PE SOW and video assessment training using the APP,
• Four hard copy resource booklets, one per year group (Y3-Y6),
• Video assessment and individual pupil portfolio to track pupil progress via the APP at a cost of £300.

• Teaching High Quality Gym and Dance at KS1. This course is for teachers who feel less comfortable teaching gymnastic and dance activities than they do other areas of the PE curriculum. Teachers will explore;

• How to plan, deliver and assess gymnastic and dance units of work.
• Explore Lancashire KS1 core tasks and how they can be used to enhance learning and progress in gymnastic and dance activities.
• How to plan and teach creative dance and explore dance through cross curricular links at KS1.
• How to teach a range of basic gymnastic skills.
• How to use apparatus appropriately to enhance learning in gymnastic activities.
• Health & Safety and risk management in curriculum gymnastic activities.

• The introduction of Ultimate Frisbee. This Teach Activator workshop will introduce the game of ultimate Frisbee, looking at session development, and games.
• Utilise the Anomaly Screen to deliver an array of teaching videos to enhance the curriculum and promote healthy lifestyles.
• Replenish and replace the resources required to deliver a varied, comprehensive PE curriculum e.g. an indoor Curling set, Tri-Golf set, Dodgeballs and soft balls. We have also recently purchased a pair of football nets, two spectator barriers and a large and small parachute.
• 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 at a higher level in order to access a wide range of coaching opportunities and additional facilities.
• Utilise and adapt recently vacated internal storage areas to house new sports equipment.
• Maintain existing outdoor adventure trail equipment.

Targets for 2019-20

• To achieve the School Games Gold Award.
• 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 as a whole school initiative.
• To further develop and embed 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 continue to manage the local Boys Football League and Cup Competitions.
• 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 and Curling into the Sports Curriculum and upskill teachers.
• To encourage all members of staff to deliver new afterschool clubs so that they become involved in the school’s sporting activities and more children are able to take up sporting opportunities.

Impact measures:

• The high percentage of pupils taking part in after school sport is maintained year on year and local services are utilised (Haslingden Sports Centre) to provide a venue for additional clubs and activities.
• The amount of physical activity undertaken by every pupil has been increased and more children than ever before ate taking part in Sport and PE.
• The increase in participation rates in activities such as Handball and Badminton, Tri Golf, Curling and Orienteering has been noticeable and is having a positive impact on pupils’ well-being.
• Children have positive attitudes to sport and PE and are aware of the health benefits of regular exercise.
• 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.
• Parental involvement has increased as more parents are attending sporting events to escort and support their child/children.

Evaluation

• The funding for 2018-19 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 school has achieved the Silver School Games Mark and now feels in a position to go for the Gold PE Award.
• Visiting coaches have upskilled teaching staff in a variety of sports. Staff have observed and adopted a supportive role in these courses and staff confidence and awareness has increased.
• Our pupils are highly successful at competitive events and have a good sporting ethic. They work well both individually and as part of a team.
• 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 45% 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 in 2019, in Girls Football at the Lancashire Games held in Thornton Cleveleys winning the Plate Competition.

*Meeting national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety:

• What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres? 47%
• What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]? 63%
• What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations? 0% – this swimming level (level 8) is not completed fully by Primary school children – only one of the tasks, reach and rescue, is completed.