Pupil Premium
What is Pupil Premium?
The Pupil Premium is allocated to children from low income families who are currently known to be eligible for free school meals (FSM) in both mainstream and non-mainstream settings, children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months, and children from Services families. This also includes any pupils eligible for FSM at any point in the last six years.
Your child may be entitled to pupil premium funding if you receive one of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
- Child Tax Credit Only (with income up to £16,190) with no element of Working Tax Credit
- National Asylum Seekers Support
- Guarantee Element of the State Pension Credit
- Employment and Support Allowance (income related)
- Universal Credit (income dependant)
To self check your eligibility for free school meals please click to use the online free school meals checker - Free School Meal Eligibility Checker (lgfl.org.uk)
Alternatively you can contact the school office who will be happy to check eligibility on your behalf.
What is Pupil Premium funding spent on?
The amount of money allocated to schools under Pupil Premium is clearly identifiable. It is, however, at the discretion of the school to decide how it is spent, since they are in the best position to assess what intervention strategies or additional support will be best placed to support their individual pupils to make progress.
All schools are required to report on the amount of funding received, how this is being used, and the impact of any work done.
This money is not 'ring fenced', however, as good practice has shown, the way this money is used should be planned and allocated at the start of the financial year. The statement below shows how we plan to spend this money.
Fairview's Pupil Premium Statement of Intent
Our ultimate aim is that all children irrespective of their background, family circumstances or challenges they face make good progress and achieve high attainment across all subject areas. We are committed and focused to develop young people who are confident, feel valued and are able to thrive in our strong community. Our school ethos promotes a balance of both challenge and nurture, and enables our children to have a clear understanding of what they need to do to reach their full potential, developing well-rounded children who are inspired and happy.
We are committed to providing a stimulating and motivating learning environment, one that equips and prepares our pupils for an exciting future. We have a dedicated team that strives to reach high standards in everything we do, and this is further embedded through our relationships with parents and the local community.
At Fairview, our school values underpin everything we do and are core to the ehtos of our school. Our aim is to develop a community of responsible learners who not only demonstrate collaboration and perseverence in their work, but also show kindness, respect and honesty towards one another.
Our Curriculum intent is based on children exploring and learning about their local community, the UK and then the world– ‘home, near, far’. We feel this enables all children to see their learning in context and have the knowledge and experience to compare and contrast other cultures and the diverse world we live in
The tiered approach is embedded to ensure that all children have high quality teaching, targeted academic support and interventions and wider strategies such as attendance, behaviour and SEMH interventions whilst working with external professionals when appropriate. This is proven to have the greatest impact on closing the disadvantage attainment gap and at the same time will benefit the non-disadvantaged pupils in our school.
The key principles to our strategy are that disadvantaged children have high quality teaching, early intervention to support any emerging learning needs, challenge for children working at Greater Depth, passionate teachers who champion them and the opportunity to experience wider curriculum opportunities.