HITCHIN GIRLS' SCHOOL Home About Us News Parents Students Sixth Form Student Wellbeing Community Contact Us Covid-19 Catch Up and 16-19 Tuition Fund HOMEABOUT USCOVID-19 CATCH UP AND 16-19 TUITION FUND Coronavirus (COVID-19) catch-up premium This year, there has been a change to catch-up premium; the Department for Education have said the following: Children and young people across the country have experienced unprecedented disruption to their education as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19). Those from the most vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds will be among those hardest hit. The aggregate impact of lost time in education will be substantial, and the scale of our response must match the scale of the challenge. We know that we have the professional knowledge and expertise in the education system to ensure that children and young people recover and get back on track. Returning to normal educational routines as quickly as possible will be critical to our national recovery, and the government intends for schools and colleges to fully open in September. The government has announced £1 billion of funding to support children and young people to catch up. This includes a one-off universal £650 million catch-up premium for the 2020 to 2021 academic year to ensure that schools have the support they need to help all pupils make up for lost teaching time. For the academic year 2020-2021 Hitchin Girls’ School has been allocated £73,600. Schools have the flexibility to spend their funding in the best way for their cohort and circumstances. We will use the money to ensure that our curriculum remains broad and ambitious and that the provision of remote education where this is needed will align as closely as possible with in school provision and be fully integrated into school curriculum planning. These aims will be achieved by focusing on strategies in three categories: Teaching and whole-school strategies Targeted support Wider strategies These will include supporting great teaching through the provision of training and resources for staff, offering transition support for the return to school and using assessment and feedback to determine how to most effectively support our students. Structured and bespoke intervention programmes will include engagement with the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) and there will be a particular focus on ensuring access to technology, especially for disadvantaged students. Following the full return to school in September, we are currently in the process of identifying individual needs and matching those with appropriate strategies. A more detailed plan will be published in due course. Compiled using: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-catch-up-premium https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools#section-3-curriculum-behaviour-and-pastoral-support https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/covid-19-resources/covid-19-support-guide-for-schools/#nav-covid-19-support-guide-for-schools1 16-19 Covid Tuition Fund The school receives a small amount of funding (less than £2000) through the 16 - 19 Covid Tuition Fund. It will be used to provide one-to-one tutoring for eligible students to support them in their post-16 studies. The school will work with teachers, students and families to identify the most appropriate form of support and arrange one-to-one support, which will be either face-to-face or online, or a combination of both. IN THIS SECTION STATUTORY INFORMATION ADMISSIONS BRITISH VALUES CHARITABLE TRUST FUNDRAISING GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES & POLICIES OFSTED PARENT FEEDBACK PROSPECTUS PUPIL PREMIUM COVID-19 CATCH UP AND 16-19 TUITION FUND STAFF VACANCIES VISION AND VALUES VIRTUAL OPEN EVENT 2021 School Prospectus Hitchin Girls' School, Highbury Road, Hitchin, Herts, SG4 9RS. A company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales (company number: 07697117)01462 621300admin@hgs.herts.sch.uk HIGH VISIBILITY VERSION SITEMAP COPYRIGHT © 2021 HITCHIN GIRLS' SCHOOL SCHOOL WEBSITE DESIGN BY E4EDUCATION Cookie Policy This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Click here for more information Allow CookiesCookie Settings