The Pupil Premium is an allocation of additional funding provided to schools to support specific groups of children who are vulnerable to possible under achievement. These include pupils who are entitled to free school meals, those looked after by the local authority and children of armed service personnel. The intended effect of this funding is to accelerate progress and raise attainment. Pupil Premium is allocated to schools and should be clearly identifiable.
It is our responsibility to ensure that all children in the school achieve their potential and in order to do so we seek to meet the individual needs of every child. 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. Pupil Premium will be used and managed by us to enable us to tailor support for identified children in a range of ways appropriate to their needs. All schools are required to report on the amount of funding received, how this is being used, and the impact of any work done.
Is my child eligible?
You can register your child for Free School Meals and access to the Pupil Premium Grant if you receive any of these benefits:
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Income Support
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Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
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Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
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Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
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The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
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Child Tax Credit with an annual income of less than £16,190 without Working Tax Credit (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs)
If your child is in Reception and Key Stage 1, they will already receive free school meals but may be entitled to Pupil Premium Funding if the above criteria apply.
The following children are also eligible to receive PPG:
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Looked After Children (Children in Care)
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Children who have left Local Authority care because of adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangement order or a residence order
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Children of Armed Services personnel
The school receives only one allocation of funding per pupil even if more than one criteria applies to that pupil.
School can claim additional funds from central Government for every child in any year group whose Parent/Carer is in receipt certain welfare benefits.
Please visit: Gov UK Free School Meals where the eligibility criteria is listed.
To make an application please visit: this website (https://apply.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/sims-tameside)
How does school use the funding?
The following documents detail how we have used, or how we intend to use, our PPG funding.
The following documents detail how we have used, or how we intend to use, our PPG funding.