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 are best placed to assess their pupils’ needs and use the funding to improve attainment, drawing on evidence of effective practice. It is up to school leaders to decide how to spend the pupil premium.

At Askern Moss Road Infant Academy, we have incredibly high expectations of all pupils, believing in developing 'Truly Great Students.' We believe that with quality first teaching, effective engagement with parents and a personalised approach to meeting needs, every child can achieve their potential. Our key objective is that all children leave school with the confidence, ambition and skills to become effective learners in Key Stage 2 and beyond.

Key interventions are adopted at a whole school level and are not just restricted to pupils eligible for pupil premium funding. We aim to use our knowledge of our pupil premium children and work collaboratively with pupils and families to target the individual needs of our pupil premium children, with the aim that they will do as well as their peers. 

Moss Road's Leadership team, supported by Leger Education Trust, is committed to ensuring that all of our disadvantaged pupils, including those who are capable of achieving greater depth, receive quality first teaching and that disadvantaged children who have ‘fallen behind’ receive interventions and daily support. 

When making decisions about allocating pupil premium funding, we have analysed our data and made use of research such as the Education Endowment Foundation. Expenditure is reviewed and planned by the academic year as shown in this plan.

Evidence suggests that pupil premium spending is most effective when schools use a tiered approach, targeting spending across 3 areas, with a particular focus on teaching.

1. Teaching

Investing in high-quality teaching, for example:

• training and professional development for teachers
• recruitment and retention
• support for teachers early in their careers

2. Targeted academic support

Additional support for some pupils focussed on their specific needs, for example:

• one-to-one tuition
• small group tuition
• speech and language therapy

3. Wider approaches

Support for non-academic issues that impact success in school, such as attendance, behaviour and social and emotional challenges. For example:

• school breakfast clubs
• counselling to support emotional health and wellbeing
• help with the cost of educational trips or visits

Pupil Premium Leads:
Mrs Katy Eades: Pupil Premium Lead
Mr Tom Coe: Staff Governor

Associate Leads:
Mrs Kathryn Briggs: Mental Health Lead & SENDCo
Mrs Nina Tinsley: Attendance