Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre

Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) is an additional amount of funding given to schools with the aim to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils, close the gap between these pupils and their peers and to support these pupils in reaching their full potential, both academically and socially. Pupil Premium Grant is available for children registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years (Ever 6 FSM), Looked After Children (LAC), post LAC and children whose parents are in the Armed Forces (Service Pupil Premium-SPP).

Schools can spend this money as they see fit in order to ‘close the gap’ between pupils who are perceived to be ‘disadvantaged’ and other pupils. It is not linked to a specific child but used for overall impact. This funding is provided directly to the school from the Government therefore schools are held accountable for the expenditure and impact of this funding.

Although not exclusive, the following challenges have been identified for pupils who receive Pupil Premium funding at Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre:

1	Below expected language/literacy on entry to EYFS
2	Some disadvantaged children’s wellbeing is poor with limited experiences, aspirations and stability in their home life
3	Disadvantaged children often have significant social and emotional needs and fewer strategies for maintaining positive mental and physical health
4	Disadvantaged children’s attendance and punctuality can be poor
5	Maintaining levels of parental engagement
6	Social and economic challenges experienced by families including housing, finance, family literacy, domestic violence, children’s health and parental anxieties and skills

How we use the Pupil Premium Grant

At Kings Oak Primary Learning Centre we use the Pupil Premium Grant to:

-Overcome barriers to learning and provide first quality teaching and staffing to support the needs of this disadvantaged group through targeted support and offering quality learning environments and opportunities

-Support a target to improve attendance particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds with external support from an EWO

-Support a readiness for learning through healthy eating breakfast clubs and Magic Breakfasts

-Engage the wider family and support community issues such as attendance and enable a pro-active approach to our well-being and nurture support through providing a well-being team (PSA, Behaviour Lead, Behaviour Support Assistant and Hygiene Assistant) and through offering a Thrive approach to support us in overcoming the children's social and emotional barriers to learning

-Provide access to outside agency support to enable early intervention

-Raise aspirations in the school community so that every child can make the most of the opportunities with which they are provided. Children to be offered opportunities to gain life experiences and enhanced learning opportunities through accessing school trips, extra-curricular activities, and visits from specialist people/groups to enhance learning

Our Principles

- We ensure that appropriate provision is made for pupils who belong to vulnerable groups, this includes ensuring that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and addressed.
- We ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all of our pupils.
- In making provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, we recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals (or have done in the last 6 years) will be socially disadvantaged.
- We also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals. We, therefore, allocate Pupil Premium with the aim to ensure that all pupils who have additional needs receive the highest quality of personalised provision, which helps them to thrive regardless of their status as disadvantaged or non-disadvantaged.
- Pupil Premium will be allocated following a needs analysis, which will identify priority classes, groups or individuals.

2023/2024- £236,045

2022/2023 - £233,000

2021/2022 - £214,475

Schools can spend this money as they see fit in order to ‘close the gap’ between pupils who are perceived to be ‘disadvantaged’ and other pupils. It is not linked to a specific child but used for overall impact. This funding is provided directly to the school from the Government therefore schools are held accountable for the expenditure and impact of this funding.

Please follow the links below to access the Pupil Premium Strategies for our school:

Kings Oak PLC Pupil Premium Strategy 2023/2024