PPG (Pupil Premium Grant)

The Pupil Premium Grant is additional funding paid to schools for identified groups of pupils. It equates to approximately £1,300 a year - and is paid every year that a child is in primary school once a parent has successfully registered.

Low income families, parents in the armed forces and children defined as 'looked after' (including previously 'looked after' children) are eligible for the pupil premium grant.

Because all children at the Infant school get Free School Meals there is sometimes confusion over whether to register for this entitlement - we would encourage anyone who is on a low income to register as the benefits are great. You can either:

Put your details into this really 'easy to use' eligibility tool, available through this link to Hertfordshire County Council's website: Click here
Or contact our admin team in the school office if you feel your child may qualify (we will always deal with any matters confidentially and sensitively).

Essentially, the grant is used to provide additional financial support to the school to raise the attainment and progress of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap between them and their peers.

To find out more about the PPG Support plan for this academic year click here.

Please click the below to find out more about our provision for pupils in receipt of PPG.

Assessment Process

All pupils entitled to the pupil premium grant (PPG) are assessed in the following ways:-

PPG Action Plans discussions between PPG Tutor, Class Teacher and Inclusion Leader take place to identify any areas of improvement or acceleration for our PPG pupils. An action plan is then put into place (see 'Plan' tab for an example).
Parent/Carer meetings are held termly with the Inclusion Leader and Class teachers. Parents/Carers are given the opportunity to discuss their child's strengths and areas for development and any ways in which the school can support
Inclusion Leader meetings are held termly between the Inclusion Leader and Class teachers to discuss the needs and provision for these pupils
Pupil Progress meetings are held termly between the Senior Leadership Team and Class Teachers specifically review the progress of pupils in receipt of PPG
Pupil voice through Senior Leadership Conferences where SLT meet with pupils to talk about their learning and review their books
School Governors are kept informed of the progress of pupils in receipt of PPG

Plan

Our assessment process above informs an action plan whereby we set SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely) targets aimed at accelerating a child's progress and supporting them with any areas of learning or social and emotional development they may find challenging. Our action plans take a holistic approach to enhance provision for our PPG pupils. Pupil progress and provision map meetings with teachers and Senior Leaders include a focus upon the progress of these pupils, parents/carers are involved in determining targets and support, the Senior Leadership Team meet with pupils to ensure their views are considered, Teachers/PPG Tutor/Inclusion Leader meet to discuss targets and progress. In this way, we aim to support the very individual needs of our pupils and tailor provision which is effective in meeting these needs.

Action

We strongly believe that quality first teaching is essential in meeting the needs of our pupils. Our teachers employ a wide range of strategies that will support ALL pupils to make the best possible progress. This includes the use of visuals, physical manipulatives, pre-teaching and over-learning and adapting learning to meet the needs of all our pupils.

Our assessment process informs an action plan for each of our PPG pupils. A pupil's action plan will set out SMART (specific, measurable, accurate, realistic and timely) targets and provision.

Provision may include some or all of the following:-

Targeted teaching in class
Interventions
One to One tutoring
Pastoral Support
Interventions for social, emotional and well-being development
Additional resources - the school purchase a resource called 'Letterbox' providing each child with their own colourful parcel of books, maths games, stationery and other high quality materials

Review

The class teacher and Inclusion Leader meet regularly to review the progress of every PPG child. Pupil progress meetings between Senior Leaders and class teachers occur termly and aim to rigorously review progress for these children.

In addition, parents/carers meet with the Inclusion Leader and class teachers so that all parties can contribute to the effective provision for their children.

The action plan is reviewed termly, targets assessed and next steps planned.