What is Pupil Premium & how can I support my Pupil Premium kids effectively?

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WHAT IS PUPIL PREMIUM & HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY PUPIL PREMIUM KIDS EFFECTIVELY? Sophie Waterman-Smith Teach First Ambassador Academic Account Manager, Third Space Learning

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WHAT IS PUPIL PREMIUM & HOW CAN I

SUPPORT MY PUPIL PREMIUM KIDS EFFECTIVELY?

Sophie Waterman-SmithTeach First AmbassadorAcademic Account Manager, Third Space Learning

OUTCOMES OF THIS SESSION (HOPEFULLY!)

Understand what pupil premium is and who it can be used for

Understand classroom strategies that can help support pupil premium kids

Understand interventions that can help support pupil premium kids

Understand how to spend pupil premium funding

OUTCOMES OF THIS SESSION

Understand what pupil premium is and who it can be used for

Understand classroom strategies that can help support pupil premium kids

Understand interventions that can help support pupil premium kids

Understand how to spend pupil premium funding

Do you know how

PP is spent in your

school?

GROUP DISCUSSION: WHAT DOES ‘PUPIL PREMIUM’ MEAN TO YOU?

SOME INFO… In 2016-17, schools will receive funding for each child registered for Free School Meals (FSM) at any point in the past 6 years:

-£1320 for primary pupils-£935 for secondary pupils

Reliant on parents registering their child- this can cause problems

OUTCOMES OF THIS SESSION

Understand what pupil premium is and who it can be used for

Understand classroom strategies that can help support pupil premium kids

Understand interventions that can help support pupil premium kids

Understand how to spend pupil premium funding

MAKE SOME NOTES: WHAT PROBLEMS DO PUPIL PREMIUM

KIDS FACE AT SCHOOL?

In the classroom?

Outside the

classroom?

FROM MY TEACHING EXPERIENCE…

Poverty across generations Limited support at home

‘It is clear that the association between poverty and underachievement remains strong and white British boys from low-income backgrounds continue to make less progress than most other groups’ (Ofsted, 2008)

OUTCOMES OF THIS SESSION

Understand what pupil premium is and who it can be used for

Understand classroom strategies that can help support pupil premium kids

Understand interventions that can help support pupil premium kids

Understand how to spend pupil premium funding

IDEAS: HOW CAN WE SUPPORT PP KIDS WITHOUT

SPENDING MONEY?

MY MASTERS RESEARCH FINDINGS

Use competition! *Use tutor time!*Develop their self-belief!

Read our blog on how to support challenging boys in Maths

WANT TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES? WARNING!

Take into account…

-Teachers’ reactions: resistance, non-trusting

-Pupils’ reactions: anxiousness, lack of control

OUTCOMES OF THIS SESSION

Understand what pupil premium is and who it can be used for

Understand classroom strategies that can help support pupil premium kids

Understand interventions that can help support pupil premium kids

Understand how to spend pupil premium funding

TOP TIPS FROM PAKEMAN PRIMARY

Have a clear, whole school strategy Don’t forget the high ability PP kids Follow up any interventions/changes with observations/check-ups Mention a case study in your PP documents to demonstrate success

and impact (or not!) Team Leads- ensure consistent & quality teaching, deliver

interventions, cover Ringfence funding Saturday school Third Space Learning Read our blog for top tip

s!

ADVICE FROM OFSTED & 68 SCHOOLS (2013) …

Target pupils early on (KS1 and year 7)

Set up summer schools

Analyse pupil’s data thoroughly, particularly for English and maths

Look at a long term view, not just ‘quick wins’

Don’t forget the more able pupils

SHARE ANY IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE PICKED UP ON & MIGHT TRY OUT YOURSELF

Take aways!

MORE PUPIL PREMIUM TIPSDownload our free Primary School Guide to the Pupil Premium

Includes: 9 most effective interventions 

Ofsted Checklist  15-point Success Plan 

“If anything, the poverty levels in the school are higher now than then, so offering pupils support such as individual tuition

is incredibly important.” Lynne Gavin, Headteacher, Pakeman Primary

REFERENCES Kubler-Ross. (no date) ‘Change and the Grieving Process’. Ma Powerpoint

Presentation. 22 January 2015.

Ofsted. (2008) White Boys from Low-Income Backgrounds: Good Practice in Schools. Available at: http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/8191/1/White%20boys%20from%20low-income%20backgrounds%20-%20good%20practice%20in%20schools.pdf Accessed 9 July 2015.

Ofsted. (2013) The Pupil Premium. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/413197/The_Pupil_Premium_-_How_schools_are_spending_the_funding.pdf Accessed 21 July 2016.