Number of pupils and pupil premium grant (PPG) anticipated

Total number of pupils on role 157
Total number of pupils eligible for PPG 77
Total amount of PPG actual £67’473

Summary of PPG spending 

Objectives in spending PPG:

Raising attainment and achievement of students to at least expected progress through:

  • Raising literacy and numeracy levels
  • Providing social and emotional support and interventions to improve attendance, behaviour and social emotional well being.
  • Work with individual students and their families to reduce the number of persistent absentees.
  • Enhanced/improved opportunities to access trips, residentials, extra-curricular activities including after school clubs and activity days
  • Improve skills for day to day activities through access to regular OT.
Summary of spending and actions taken:
Numeracy 
  • To increase numeracy resources to include manipulative objects
Literacy 
  • Extend Lexia license for another 3 years
Family Liaison
  • A dedicated Student Family Support Assistant targets persistent absentees, and hard to reach families
Behaviour for Learning and Social emotional wellbeing
  • Behaviour for Learning Coordinator to enable a more detailed analysis of the behaviour of students and produce behaviour plans and whole school systems using new online system.
  • School reward system is designed to motivate students by recognising pupils achievements.
  • Investment in Thrive training to enable children to become more self-assured and ready to engage with life and learning.
  • Investment in therapy and counselling provided by CATS (Child and Adolescent Therapy)

Vocational Skills

  • A dedicated CIAG/Job Coach to support students in their preparation for adulthood and provide work placement opportunities
  • Continue to employ a Teaching Assistant to support students during internships and work placements

Residential trips and educational visits:

  • Trips include Carlton Camp, Calvert Trust, Flamingo land, Faramir Sailing, Blackpool, London and the Lake District

Breakfast

  • To provide the opportunity for all students to have toast, fruit, milk or fruit juice on arrival each morning.

After school and holiday clubs, activity days

  • After school activities take place one night per week with a variety of activities on offer

Therapy

  • Access to an occupational therapist
Impact:

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Intentions for 2018-2019

Number of pupils and pupil premium grant (PPG) anticipated

Total number of pupils on role 156
Total number of pupils eligible for PPG 81
Total amount of PPG anticipated                                £61’000
Intentions for 2018/19
Raising attainment and achievement of students to at least expected progress through:
  • Providing social and emotional support and interventions to improve attendance, behaviour and social emotional well being and engagement in learning.
  • Work with individual students and their families to reduce the number of persistent absentees
  • Develop outdoor learning to develop confidence, self esteem and provide opportunities for social interaction in unstructured times
  • Enhanced/improved opportunities to access trips, residentials, extra-curricular activities including activity days
  • Provide breakfast club to support improved concentration, attendance behaviour and achievement
  • Improve skills for day to day activities through access to regular OT.
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