At Lantern Lane, we believe that all children are entitled to an education which allows every child to achieve their potential regardless of their starting point in life or personal circumstances. The government believes that additional funding is the best way to tackle those inequalities to enable children to have the best outcomes.
Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) is provided to all schools to support pupils within the following categories:
Pupils who are currently registered for Free School Meals.
Pupils who have been registered for Free School Meals at any point during the last six years;
Pupils in the care of a Local Authority;
Pupils who have been adopted but have been looked after for one day or more, or were adopted from care on or after 30th December 2005 and left care under:
A Special Guardianship Order on or after 30th December 2005
A Residence Order on or after 14th October 1991
Pupils whose parents are serving with the UK Armed Forces
We send a letter home to all parents/carers each year, explaining which children are eligible and how to register. Registering is quick and easy – just type ‘Nottinghamshire Citizen Portal’ into Google and click on the link to register. If you need any help, please speak to a member of staff. No one will know you have registered and it will not affect any other benefits you are claiming.
The decision about how the individual schools use their Pupil Premium is left to each school with the expectation that they will close the gap in attainment and progress between those eligible and other children nationally. “It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.” (DfE). Therefore, schools are free to spend the PPG as they see fit. However, they will be held accountable for how they have used the additional funding to support these pupils. Measures are included in the performance tables which capture the achievement of those disadvantaged pupils covered by the grant.
We use funding in a range of ways to support all pupils including those who qualify for Pupil Premium.
We have developed our Pupil Premium Strategy in order to continue to improve provision and raise achievement for all children in receipt of pupil premium funding. This document, and a review of the previous year’s spending, can be downloaded below.
