Pupil and Sports Premium
The following information outlines how South Baddesley spends government-funded ‘Premiums’. This includes Pupil Premium funding, Sports Premium funding and Recovery premium funding (in response to pandemic disruptions to learning).
Pupil Premium Funding
Pupil Premium is funding to improve education outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in schools in England. Evidence shows that disadvantaged children generally face additional challenges in reaching their potential at school and often do not perform as well as other pupils. School leaders can decide on where best to spend their Pupil Premium (and recovery premium) within a framework of approaches set out by the Government.
Children eligible for Pupil Premium funding include those who are registered for free school meals (FSM) or who have been registered for FSM at any point in the last six years (known as ‘Ever 6’), together with children that have been in care continuously for 6 months or more.
PE and Sport Premium Funding
Schools have a central role to play in supporting all children and young people to live healthy active lives. This is particularly true of primary school where the foundations of positive and enjoyable participation in regular physical activity should be established.
Crucial to achieving this is ensuring that pupils have access to at least 30 minutes of physical activity during the school day, alongside high-quality PE provision taught by confident and knowledgeable teachers and opportunities to experience and participate in a wide range of sports and physical activities. PE and sport premium grant funding should be used by schools towards these aims.
Recovery Premium Funding
The recovery premium grant is part of the government’s package of funding to support pupils whose education has been impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19). Over £300m of additional funding for state-funded schools has been allocated in the 2021 to 2022 academic year and £1bn across the 2022 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024 academic years.
It is focused on pupil premium eligible pupils and the most vulnerable pupils who we know have been most impacted. However, schools can use it to deliver evidence-based approaches for supporting any pupil based on an assessment of individual need. As with pupil premium, schools must use their recovery premium on evidence-based approaches to support pupils, guided by a framework of approaches set out by the Government.