Early Years Pupil Premium

Expenditure and Impact Academic Year 2016 – 2017

Number of Eligible Children and EYPP Funding Allocated
Total number of Nursery Children Eligible for EYPP /
  • Autumn Term 2016 - 17
  • Spring Term 2017 - 19
  • Summer Term 2017 - 17

Total number of Pre-School Children Eligible for EYPP /
  • Autumn Term 2016 - 0
  • Spring Term 2017 - 2
  • Summer Term 2017 - 4

Total EYPP budget allocation for 2016/2017 academic year /
  • Autumn Term Total - £1700
  • Spring Term Total - £2100
  • Summer Term Total - £2100
  • Yearly Total - £5900

Areas of need identified to support EYPP children
Area of Need – Communication and Language
Provision
Classroom Assistant employed for targeted interventions via Wellcomm speech, language and communication programme and signing where appropriate.
  • Wellcomm Screening on a termly basis
  • Individual and small group support to improve speech, language and communication
  • Liaising with parents to provide activities to support at home
  • Liaising with Speech and Language Therapist to ensure targets set are successfully delivered
  • Liaising with staff on ways to incorporate aspects of Wellcomm and Signing into general teaching and learning, advising on lesson planning and lesson delivery.
/ £2000
Area of Need – Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Provision
  • Small group or individual support for children to develop social skills
  • Purchasing additional resources to support turn taking and sharing
  • Additional lunch clubs funded to support children to share lunch in a social situation
  • Support for vulnerable children and families as necessary i.e. funding of the school trip, support to access CDC appointments or sessions at the Children’s Centre from the Family Worker
  • Ensuring effective transitions to Nursery and Reception classes, supporting children with extra visits to their next setting, Family Worker visiting previous setting and offering home visits, time spent with staff from receiving setting etc.
  • Liaising with next schools re: next steps for children and suggested areas of development
/ £1700
Area of Need – Physical Development
Provision – Forest School
  • Purchase of equipment for Forest School e.g. saws, loppers, Kelly Kettle, safety and First Aid equipment for both Nursery and Pre-School
  • Training in First Aid for key staff
  • Purchase of rakes, brooms and wheelbarrows to enhance gross motor skills
  • Training for new staff in early FS skills
/ £1000
Area of Need – Literacy
Provision – Readit2
  • Intensive Training for two staff
  • Further staff training for support staff e.g. to act as scribe to enable children to write their own books and stories
  • Purchase of core books so that each child has their own book to look at during group story time and props
  • Phonics books and games for higher ability EYPP children
/ £1250
Total amount for EYPP Interventions / £5950
Impact of Interventions
The interventions were monitored throughout the year. Progress and attainment is tracked through the SIMS Assessment Manager process. Data from each child’s keyworker, meetings with parents, evidence in their individual learning journal as well as information from regular observations were used to measure the impact of the interventions.
Communication and Language
  • 17% increase from September 2016 – July 2017 in the number of EYPP children working at ‘Age Related Expectations’ (ARE) for their chronological age which was 5% higher than the rest of the cohort
  • 61% increase in the number of EYPP children working above ARE
  • 94% of EYPP children made typical progress (3 steps) throughout the year
  • 61% of EYPP children made more than typical progress which was 6% higher than the rest of the cohort
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
  • 24% increase from September 2016 – July 2017 in the number of EYPP children working at ARE for their chronological age which was 2% higher than the rest of the cohort
  • 61% increase in the number of EYPP children working above ARE
  • 89% of EYPP children made typical progress
  • 56% of EYPP made more than typical progress
  • Discussions with our main receiving school have shown that the children have settled well into their new setting and are making progress.
  • Parents have emailed to thank us for our support in difficult times for them and their family
  • Parents and professionals have commented on the successful transition between settings
  • Observations of children showed their confidence and well-being increased, they were more independent, had a positive attitude to learning and developed friendships which have carried on into Reception
Physical Development
  • 22% increase from September 2016 – July 2017 in the number of EYPP children working at ARE for their chronological age which was 10% above the rest of the cohort
  • 77% increase in the number of EYPP children working above ARE which was 11% above the rest of the cohort
  • 100% of EYPP children made typical progress
  • 56% of EYPP children made more than typical progress
Literacy
  • 11% increase from September 2016 – July 2017 in the number of EYPP children working at ARE for their chronological age
  • 27% increase in the number of EYPP children working above ARE
  • 78% of EYPP children made typical progress
  • 39% of EYPP children made more than typical progress
  • Children got to know the core books and rhymes very well and were able to retell stories and in some instances recognise words from them as well as recognising initial sounds and some CVCs.