Pupil Premium
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to children from low-income families who are known to be eligible for Free School Meals and Children Looked After by the Local Authority. Eligibility for the Pupil Premium for 2012/13 was extended to students who have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point in the last six years.
Pupil Premium funding at Highfields is focused on supporting children from low-income families and other target groups to be fully engaged with school, raise their achievement and ensure they make at least similar progress to their peers.
In 2023/24 Highfields has 456 students eligible for Pupil Premium for whom we receive approximately £408,308 This funding is allocated to the following initiatives:
Raising Achievement
Additional teaching staff in core subjects
One-to-one tuition
Saturday and Holiday School targeted teaching
Additional one to one support
Individual and small group Literacy teaching
Individual and small group Numeracy teaching
Targeted interventions
Smaller teaching groups in core subjects
Raising Aspirations
Raising Aspirations Programme
Mentoring Programmes
Supported School Uniform
Extended Learning Programme
Sport, Performance, Outdoor Education & other Enrichment Opportunities
The Pupil Premium Strategy Plan is reviewed and updated between June and September each year.
“It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium allocated to schools per Free School Meal pupil is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.”
The 16 to 19 tuition fund 2021 to 2022 academic year
What is the 16-19 Tuition Fund?
The 16 to 19 tuition fund is additional funding for schools, colleges and all other 16 to 19 institutions. The purpose of this funding is to mitigate the disruption to learning arising from coronavirus (COVID-19).
The funding is to support small group tuition for students aged 16 to 19 in English, maths and other subjects that have been disrupted, including vocational and/or academic learning.
Which students are eligible to receive support via the 16-19 Tuition Fund?
The 16-19 Tuition Fund is specifically for students who:
have not achieved a grade 4 or 5 in English and/or maths.
have a grade 4 or above in English and/or maths, are from an economically disadvantaged background and would need catch-up support.
Students have been identified on this basis. Any student who has not yet achieved a minimum grade 4 in GCSE Maths will be eligible to receive this support. We currently have no students resitting GCSE English.
Students from an economically disadvantaged background have been identified using the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Any student who falls in one of the top 27% most disadvantaged areas of the country is eligible to receive support through the tuition fund.
How does Highfields plan to use the funding?
The money allocated to Highfields as part of the 16-19 Tuition Fund will be used to support eligible students in the following ways:
Additional tutoring will be provided to address any gaps in learning that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. This will take place in small group settings which are additional to timetabled lessons. The sessions will cover a range of subject areas that reflect the programmes of study of eligible students.
Revision sessions will be provided in the run up to GCSE and A Level exams in summer 2022. These will be additional sessions offered outside of the regular school day.
Covid 19 Recovery funding 2021/22
In addition to this the DfE has allocated £107,088 to be spent on ensuring all students have the chance to catch up on any learning lost during the pandemic.
There is also an additional allocation to fund the National Tutoring Programme, intended to deliver proven and successful tuition to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people.
We will adopt a 3-tiered approach in how we will allocate this additional funding to support students this academic year:
Teaching and learning
High-quality teaching for all
Effective assessment and feedback
Transition support
Targeted academic support
High-quality one to one and small group tuition
Targeted support and intervention
Extended provision
Wider strategies
Supporting students
Supporting parents and families
Access to technology