PP Action Plan 2015-16 (Allan Osborne)
Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) and Free School Meals
How the Academy spends the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) to maximise achievement
• To increase social mobility
• To enable more students to go to the top universities
• To reduce the attainment gap
• Drawing on research evidence (such as the Sutton Trust toolkit) and own evidence
• Understanding the importance of ensuring that all day-to-day teaching meets the needs of each student, rather than relying on interventions to compensate for teaching that is less than good
• Deploying highly trained Learning Support Assistants who understand their role in helping students
• Appointing a Designated Senior Leader who has a clear overview of spending and interventions
• Ensuring that Subject teachers know which students are eligible for the PPG so that they can take responsibility for accelerating their progress
How the Pupil Premium Grantwas used in 2014-15
Our Pupil Premium Grant for 2014-15 is £193,545It is our belief that the most effective way to achieve the aims of the Pupil Premium is for students to achieve the best possible GCSE grades as well as to have access to all curricular opportunities. To this end we direct the majority of funds towards academic interventions that are proven to effectively improve attainment and enrichment. Broadly, our strategy has three themes:
Staffing & Staff Development – allocated £62,200
Additional Sets in Core Subjects
Strategy: To support learning in the classroom by ensuring that class sizes are as small as possible, particularly in English, Maths and Science.
Impact:
Pupil Premium English and Maths Expected Rates of Progress
Year 7 100%
Year 8 92%
Year 9 76%
Year 10 68%
Year 11 52%
Improving Attendance
Strategy: EWO support for students and families with low attendance.
Impact: 72% of students have improved by over 5% points
Counsellor Support
Strategy: Improved and personalised emotional support for students who need this to overcome barriers to learning.
Impact:
Pupil Premium English and Maths Expected Rates of Progress
Year 7 100%
Year 8 92%
Year 9 76%
Year 10 68%
Year 11 52%
Learning Support Assistants
Strategy: Increased in-class support from LSAs to further personalise and support learning of students.
Impact:
Pupil Premium English and Maths Expected Rates of Progress
Year 7 100%
Year 8 92%
Year 9 76%
Year 10 68%
Year 11 52%
Careers Information, Advice and Guidance
Strategy: Early and additional guidance is offered to students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant to ensure that they can be supported to pursue aspirational futures.
Impact: No NEETS students
Technician Support Assistants
Strategy: Increased in-class support from technicians in Science and technology to further personalise and support learning of students and enhance practical learning activities.
Impact:
Pupil Premium Science Expected Rates of Progress
Year 7 92%
Year 8 98%
Year 9 90%
Year 10 78%
Year 11 62%
Study Support – allocated £107,600
Holiday Study Programmes
Strategy: A comprehensive programme of study support and revision classes has been offered in every school holiday except the Christmas break.
Impact: From 1% achieving A*-C inc English and Maths to 40% predicted
Intervention Classes
Strategy:Personalisedprogrammes of support, planned in advance and costed into the curriculum model have been offered to all Year 11 students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant to enable them to attain the best possible examination results.
Impact:From 1% achieving A*-C inc English and Maths to 40% predicted
Curricular Enrichment – allocated £24,100
Strategy: Curricular enrichment trips to be subsidised by 50% for all students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant and specific opportunities to broaden the horizons of those students to be offered.
Impact: 77% of PP students accessed at least three trips in a year
Additional Educational Resources –
Strategy: Additional curricular resources have been purchased for Pupil Premium students to enhance their learning experience. This is a personalised approach where students have been allocated resources which are best suited to help them make progress. Examples have included, IT equipment, revision materials and musical lessons or equipment.
Impact: Pupil premium students have personalised funding to supplement their individual needs and are making excellent and sustained progress.
Summary Assessment of Impact for
Pupil Premium English and Maths Expected Rates of Progress (where PP was in September 2014)
Year 7 100% (100%)
Year 8 92% (70%)
Year 9 76% (25)
Year 10 68% (40)
Year 11 52% (20)
How the Pupil Premium Grant will be used in 2015-16
Our Pupil Premium Grant for 2015-16 is anticipated to be£193,545 It is our belief that the most effective way to achieve the aims of the Pupil Premium is for students to achieve the best possible GCSE grades as well as to have access to all curricular opportunities. To this end we direct the majority of funds towards academic interventions that are proven to effectively improve attainment and enrichment. Along with other groupings of students, the Pupil Premium Grant is tracked and progress monitored.
Staffing & Staff Development –
Rigorous tracking and intervention at an individual level
Strategy: In line with the Academy’s Assessment policy, the Pupil Premium student progress is checked on a regular basis – introduction of assessment cycles and clear identification of students who are not making required progress.
Impact: All staff are fully aware of individual identification and relevant interventions are planned and monitored.
Improving the quality of feedback to students.
Strategy: Based on the research by Sutton Trust it is shown that the impact of high quality feedback is at a high level for all disadvantaged students. Introduction of a whole school marking policy used on a regular basis.
Impact: Students are provided with regular, informative and productive feedback that allows them to understand where progress is needed.
Additional Sets in Core Subjects
Strategy: To support learning in the classroom by ensuring that class sizes for 2014-15 are as small as possible, particularly in English, Maths and Science.
Proposed Impact: High levels of achievement in core subjects both in terms of examination results and levels of progress.
Strategy: To research what is it that PP students actually need in order to remove any barriers to their learning.
Proposed Impact: Staff to be employing any in class strategies in order to raise aspirations and to engage the students.
Strategy: Based on the research by Sutton Trust it is shown that the impact of quality first teaching is at the highest level for the majority of disadvantaged students. Where possible, Head of Faculty will allocate appropriate staff to particular classes.
Impact: Raise aspirations and fully engage the students which in turn improves attainment.
Improving Attendance
Strategy: EWO support for students and families with low attendance.
Proposed Impact: Continue to ensure attendance for pupil premium students is in excess of 96%.
Counsellor Support
Strategy: Provide personalised emotional support for students who need this to overcome barriers to learning.
Proposed Impact: Improved engagement in lessons and attendance.
Mentoring programme
Strategy: Identification of key students from Pupil Premium and allocation to senior members of staff for mentoring and support.
Impact: Improved engagement in lessons and attendance. Students ‘Aspire’ to ‘Achieve’.
Specific Community Identity Mentors
Strategy:Organisations such as Aspire are used by the Academyto bring specialist ethic and cultural heritage elements to those PPG students at risk of underperforming as a result of low self-confidence and/or lack of successful/positive role models.
Proposed Impact:Raised levels of self esteem and aspiration to succeed by those students identified as benefiting from this specialist form of mentoring.
Learning Support Assistants
Strategy: Increased in-class targeted support within ‘core’ subjects from LSAs to further personalise and support learning of students. Continuing professional development with focus on effective support staff.
Proposed Impact: Sustained excellent outcomes for pupil premium students including those with additional educational needs.
Careers Information, Advice and Guidance
Strategy: Early and additional guidance will be offered to students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant in Years 8 to 11 to ensure that they can be supported to pursue aspirational futures.
Proposed Impact: 0% of students NEET and all pupil premium students will be pursuing an apprenticeship or college placement appropriate to their needs and ability
Technician Support Assistants
Strategy: Continue to provide additional in-class support from technicians in Science and technology to further personalise and support learning of students and enhance practical learning activities.
Proposed Impact: Sustained excellent outcomes for students in both practical and classroom based lessons.
Study Support
Holiday Study Programmes
Strategy: A comprehensive programme of study support and revision classes will be offered in every school holiday except the Christmas break.
Proposed Impact: 100% of students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant will attend classes and are achieve highly in Summer 2016 examinations.
Revision and Booster classes
Strategy: Challenge week – March 2016. Focus on exam preparation to include residential, resources evening and purchase of relevant study materials for individuals.
Impact:Students can plan appropriate study programme and instructed on how to self-regulate in terms of revision/study.
Intervention Classes
Strategy:Personalisedprogrammes of support, planned in advance and costed into the curriculum model have been offered to all Year 11 students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant to enable them to attain the best possible examination results.
Proposed Impact: 100% of students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant will attend classes and are to achieve highly in Summer 2016 examinations.
Curricular Enrichment
Strategy: Curricular enrichment trips to be subsidised up to a maximum of £100 per student for all students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant and specific opportunities to broaden the horizons of those students to be offered.
Proposed Impact: Pupil premium students will take part in a variety of enrichment trips in all year groups.
Additional Educational Resources
Strategy: Additional curricular resources will be purchased for Pupil Premium students up to £100 per student to enhance their learning experience. This is a personalised approach where students will be allocated resources which are best suited to help them make progress. Examples of resources could include, IT equipment, revision materials and musical lessons or equipment.
Proposed Impact: Pupil premium students will have personalised funding to supplement their individual needs and are making excellent and sustained progress.
Additional Educational Resources for Looked After Children –
Strategy: for 2014-15 each looked after child has a Personalised Educational Plan drawn up by our specialist worker in conjunction with the local authority to ensure that each student receives resources and support which would be appropriate for them as an individual. Examples can be used from all of the above strategies.
Proposed Impact: Looked after students have a tailored programme of support to meet their needs leading to a closing of achievement gap at Mark Hall Academy
Year 7 Catch-Up Grant
The government provides £500 per pupil for any Year 7 student who has not achieved at least a Level 4 in English and maths. This is then used by to provide additional support help students catch up and achieve accelerated progress in Year 7. For 2014-15 the Academy has received £7,000. This has been used to fund extra support sessions for students in addition to the taught curriculum.
Impact of 2013-14 Catch-UpGrant: The strategy of extra support sessions was used in 2013-14 and measured using end of year examinations.100% of the students made accelerated progress in English with 92% of the students now performing at the expected level in English at the end of Year 7. In maths 80% of the students made expected progress and 50% of the students made accelerated progress placing them at the expected level of performance for the end of Year 7
Proposed Impact of Catch-UpGrantfor 2014-15: 100% of the students to have made accelerated progress in English with at least 75% of the students to have made accelerated progress in maths.