PUPIL & SPORT PREMIUM
PUPIL PREMIUM
What is the Pupil Premium Grant?
The Pupil Premium grant is additional funding received by schools for each pupil from what the government considers to be disadvantaged families or background. It is allocated to schools based on the number of children who come from low-income families – this is defined as those who are currently known to be eligible for free school meals.
It also includes:
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pupils who have been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years (FSM)
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children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months (LAC)
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children whose parents/carers are in the armed forces (AF)
The Government is not instructing schools on how they should spend this money. It is not ring-fenced and schools are ‘free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit’ (DfE 2011). The Government however is clear that schools will need to employ the strategies that they know will support these pupils to increase their attainment and that they will be accountable for ‘closing the gap’ in achievement for these pupils. The following web link provides more detailed information about the government’s initiative.
PE & SPORT PREMIUM
At St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School, we believe PE & Sport to be an essential part of education for every pupil. We also believe that the provision of high quality PE and Sport has the potential to change young people’s lives for the better and prepare them for a healthy life in the future.
At St. Cuthbert’s, we aim to increase participation in sports and PE and develop healthy life styles by:
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developing a ‘fitness for life’ ethos across the whole school community
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aiming for each child to be of a healthy weight
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improving emotional health and well-being
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developing confidence in staff with the teaching of PE across the school
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promoting the importance of a healthy lifestyle to all pupils
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continuing to build on the legacy of the 2012 Olympics and recognise the importance of upholding the Olympic and Paralympic
Values across the school
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encouraging competitive sport across the school through House competitions
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promoting competitive sport outside of school
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