1. The Issues:
With funding of £900 per pupil, rising to £1300 for primary school pupils,
it is crucial that schools know how to use their allocation to best effect.
This Westminster Briefing will identify the common characteristics of
successful spending, establishing how schools can raise standards and
broaden opportunities, and provide evidenced practice of how the
premium is helping the most disadvantaged pupils. Engaging with the
panel of experts, key issues to be addressed at this Policy & Practice
Briefing will include:
Effective use of the pupil premium: common characteristics of
successful intervention
Measuring the impact of intervention
Inspecting the use of the pupil premium: what are Ofsted looking
for?
The introduction of the pupil premium review
Recording and monitoring pupil premium expenditure
Implementing the best methods for teaching and learning
The importance of early intervention: a focus on literacy and
numeracy
Targeted support to improve behaviour, attendance & links with
families
Using staff most effectively: allocating staff to meet identified
needs
The Summer Schools Programme: accessing additional funding to
aid transition
Strategies at primary and secondary level
The role of local authorities in allocating funding
Objectives and Outcomes:
At this Westminster Briefing you will gain a clear understanding of how
to use the pupil premium most effectively; identifying how the money
can be used to bring about the greatest change, and how to provide
evidence of this change. You will hear case study examples of
successful intervention and support, and leave with useful, well
thought out strategies to take back and implement in your own setting.