Pupil Premium Spending Plan September 2017 – August 2018 Allocation £455,875 Pupil Premium used for: Amount allocated to the intervention / action. (£) Is this a new or continued activity/ cost centre? Brief summary of the intervention including details of year groups and students involved, and the timescale. Intended Outcome How will this activity be monitored, when and by whom? How will success be evidenced? Actual impact: What did the action or activity actually achieve? Evaluation period: August 2018 Extra teaching capacity during school week to support English, maths and science intervention to improve GCSE results. £46,750 Continued Year 11 students will receive additional support in core subjects to ensure they achieve the best GCSE outcome. Students will focus on fewer subjects to ensure that each student in year 11 achieves the best possible GCSE outcome. ½ Termly by raising standards team – Data tracking sheet will show progress.
After school hours English 1:1 / small group intervention delivered by English staff. £16,175 Continued 1:1 sessions with year 11 students not working at target grade. KS4 students to achieve their target grade. Every 4 weeks 11 tracking sheet Extra teaching capacity for staff to deliver English 1:1 intervention for all LAC students. £10,750 Continued Timetabled lessons once a week for 10 LAC are in place. Personal learning charts are used to identify the topic areas that need improvement ½ Termly –Subject Leader – English tracking sheets. Continue to employ a full time English graduate to deliver English intervention sessions. £22,125 Continued Coaching year 11 students to prepare them for GCSE exams. Also working with groups of KS3 pupil premium students L4c and below. KS4 Students to achieve their target grades. KS3 pupil premium students to be working at a secure L4 by the end of the academic year. Every 4 weeks 11 tracking sheet. ½ Termly –Subject Leader– English tracking sheets. 1 additional English TA to support pupil premium students in lessons. £18,735 Continued Working with PP students not reaching target grade. PP Students to achieve their target grade. ½ Termly – Faculty tracking sheets – Subject Leader. After school hours maths 1:1 / small group intervention £19,545 Continued 1:1 sessions with year 11 students not working at their target grade. KS4 students to achieve their target grade. Every 4 weeks 11 tracking sheet Subject Year Year Subject
delivered by maths staff. Continue to employ a full time maths graduate to deliver maths intervention sessions. £20,831 Continued 1:1 sessions and small group withdrawal of year 11 students not working at their target grade. KS4 students to achieve their target grade. Every 4 weeks – Subject Leader 11 tracking sheet 1 additional maths TA to support pupil premium students in lessons. £15,625 Continued Working with PP students not reaching their target grade. PP Students to achieve target grade. ½ Termly – Faculty tracking sheets – Leader. Deputy Headteacher for each house conducts individual assertive mentoring (AM) meetings with year 11 pupil premium students each half term to discuss their performance towards learning goals and £7,950 Continued All year 11 pupil premium students will receive 1:1 assertive mentoring meetings ½ termly. Barriers to progress will be identified and appropriate intervention set up. ½ Termly by raising standards team – Data tracking sheet will show progress. -
becoming an effective learner. Working with Future First to develop an alumni community. Future First helps schools and colleges to harness the experiences and skills of their former students to support current students with academic progress and personal development. £2,000 Continued A network of past pupils with valuable experience will be developed and help Ashcroft broaden current students’ jobs horizons and them for the world of work. Former students will also be identified to support the academic achievement of some students. Students will be inspired to achieve by working with someone who went to the same school, grew up in the same community and has achieved a fulfilling and satisfying job. It will help them to see it is possible for them too. ½ termly reviews with Future First and Deputy Headteacher. Extra teaching capacity and training for staff to deliver Lexia intervention to support the reversal of low prior attainment in KS2. £6,565 Continued Pupil premium students in 7 and year 8 who are L4c and below in English, using data obtained from feeder schools and using entry tests in September for year 7 and end of year Lexia will accelerate the development of student’s critical foundation literacy skills and it will be effective in remediating struggling readers. Significant gains in reading achievement will be shown. ½ Termly – KS3 Intervention and SL for English – Tracking sheets will show progress.
assessment for year 8. teaching capacity and training for staff to deliver the LIT Programme to support the reversal of low prior attainment in KS2. £5,500 Continued Timetabled lessons 3 times a week for year 7 students L4c and below in English. Reading and writing skills will improve. Students will be equipped with strategies for learning and understanding. Accelerated progress so that students achieve a secure L4 by the end of year 7. ½ Termly – KS3 Intervention and SL for English – Data tracking will show progress. Extra teaching capacity to deliver Reading Partners to support the reversal of low prior attainment in KS2. £6,000 New Timetabled lessons 1:1 for 15 minutes a week for students in years 8 – 10 who have been identified as having low reading ages in the NGRT tests and Accelerated Reader star tests. A programme which accelerates progress in reading through 1:1 sessions alongside parental engagement. ½ Termly – KS3 Intervention and SL for English – Data tracking sheet will show progress. Extra teaching capacity for staff to deliver Toe By Toe. £5,850 New sessions Toe By Toe supports students who have difficulty in decoding (reading unfamiliar words confidently and accurately) or reading fluently (reading without pausing or hesitating when confronted by an unfamiliar word). ½ Termly – KS3 Intervention and SL for English – Data tracking sheet will show progress.
Extra teaching capacity to deliver maths 1:1 intervention for all LAC students. £10,245 Continued Timetabled lessons once a week for 10 LAC are in place. Personal learning charts are used to identify the topic areas that need improvement ½ Termly –Subject Leader – tracking sheets. Continue to employ a Maths tutor for 1:1 / small group intervention on an hourly basis. £5,850 Continued Working with year 8 pupil premium students L4c and below. Students to be working at a secure L4 by the end of the academic year. ½ Termly –Subject Leader – tracking sheets. 1:1/ small group intervention during tutor time with a maths teacher. £6,675 Continued 1:1 with year 11 students underperforming in GCSE maths tests. 11 students to achieve their target grade. ½ Termly – Year 11 tracking sheet. licence for Mathletics £2,200 Continued premium students are encouraged to participate in this intervention. Mathletics will help students to enjoy maths and improve their results. It also develops a link between home and school. ½ Termly Subject Leader
of peer intervention plans for pupil premium students in each tutor group. Intervention will focus on literacy, numeracy, behaviour and attendance. with another student in their tutor group to act either as the tutor or tutee. Students will be paired with a 2 year gap, the best results are achieved when the low achieving students are paired with older low achieving students and high achieving paired with high achieving. will be able to spell and read words they previously couldn’t. Students will also improve their basic numeracy skills. Attendance and behaviour will also improve. Numeracy peer mentors £350 New Peer mentors are allocated to groups and assess student’s knowledge of their times tables. Peer mentors will be provided with badges and their peers will receive certificates relating to progress made. ½ Termly Peer Tutors Students will improve their knowledge of their times tables. Continue to employ 4 House Support Assistants to £28,895 Continue HSAs deliver programmes for students who have been identified as Identified students know the fundamentals of staying calm and implement the skills that they HSAs at end of each programme – student interview – behaviour log.
deliver 6 week intervention courses to improve behaviour, attendance and academic achievement. having attendance or behaviour issues. In these sessions, students learn strategies to deal with these issues. have learnt to prevent any further behaviour issues. Students improve their attendance to+ 95% or a minimum of 3% improvement. MACK is a programme delivered in schools and colleges, with the aim of motivating and inspiring young people to be the very best they can be. £7,000 Continued The most vulnerable and motivated pupil premium students to inspire them to discover their potential. Students get to know themselves in work situations, they start to understand how past and current experiences affect behaviour and mind sets. Data capture before and MACK programme. Continue to employ a school counsellor to work with identified students to £47,660 Continued Identified students and students who self- refer will receive 1:1 counselling sessions for a minimum of 6 - Students’ psychological health and emotional wellbeing will be improved. Core chart with pre and post scores relating to risk to measure progress and change.
Production of PiXl resources to promote progress in English. £4,000 Continued premium students will be provided with copies of the resources for the English GCSE. Students have been encouraged to use them at home for revision in preparation for their GCSE exams. ½ Termly Subject Leader Production of PiXl resources to promote progress in maths. £4,000 Continued Pupil premium students will be provided with packs of maths resources based on their own individual needs to prepare them for their maths GCSE exams. Resources are produced following each assessment. The resources are specific to each students needs not generalised. ½ Termly Subject Leader Mathswatch online subscription £550 Continued Mathswatch passwords have been distributed to year 11 pupil premium students. The Mathswatch programme provides students with a tutor at home. It goes through each topic using step by step explanations and there is a revision section at the end of each topic. Students will be more confident in maths and achieve higher grades at GCSE if they use the CD. ½ Termly Subject Leader – Tracking sheet will show progress. Breakfast club £33,265 Continued Daily breakfast club provided for all students. Breakfast Clubs have been proven to have a positive impact on punctuality, academic results, concentration, behaviour and Improved attitudes towards healthy breakfast provision, as well as helping to create a positive rapport between teachers and pupils. Attendance, punctuality, behaviour and levels of concentration improve as a result of healthier foods being provided in the morning. ½ Termly HSAs – Attendance, punctuality and behaviour data shows an improvement for each student attending.
attainment. Student led activities during this time will also benefit the students personally and pastorally. Learning Resources Centre open until 4.45 pm Monday and 4pm other days fully staffed. £11,550 Continued LRC is open to all students every day after school. Students who do not have internet access or a quiet space at home will use the LRC to complete homework and independent study. Other students will attend to read for pleasure. ½ Termly by LRC manager – Student survey. Refreshments for all year 11 revision sessions taking place after school, weekends and holidays. £1,000 Continued Year 11 students attending revision classes are provided with plenty of healthy snacks and drinks to ensure they have nutritious food at regular intervals. Providing refreshments encourages students Attendance at intervention sessions will improve and students will be more focussed. GCSE results will improve. ½ Termly Subject Leaders for English and Maths – Attendance at revision and an increase in students working at their target grade.
to stay after school for extra help. Metacognition Tutors have been provided with resources to teach the students strategies and approaches for more effective learning. £450 Continued All students are involved in this intervention which takes place during tutor time and each end of term day. Students develop transferrable skills which will contribute to lifelong learning. Students will have a more positive attitude to the learning process. ½ Termly Tutors - Student survey UK Maths Challenge £995 Continued Aimed at advancing the education of children and young people in mathematics. Used as enrichment material in the classroom across the ability range Number of students achieving awards. Fortnightly maths assessment followed by 10 intervention sessions (PiXL intervention strategy) continued throughout academic year. £9,750 New Small group withdrawal of year 11 students not working at their target grade. KS4 students to achieve their target grade in maths. Pupil premium gap to narrow. Every 4 weeks – Subject Leader 11 tracking sheet teacher to deliver 1St £1,550 Continued Working with KS3 students L4c and below in maths. Intervention aimed at students who need a helping hand to catch ½ Termly Subject Leader – Tracking data.
be provided with structured support through a fully integrated Access to Foundation course. Purchase science revision programme that detects each student’s strengths and weaknesses and constructs a bespoke learning program that evolves with each use. £4,000 New at ensuring that PP students are prepared for their exams, confidence is built and they become more in their study. KS4 students to achieve their target grade in science. Pupil premium gap to narrow. ½ Termly Subject Leader – Tracking data. Purchase Lab for years 9,10 and 11 £2,000 New Aimed at ensuring that PP students can track their progress covering AT practical requirements. KS4 students to achieve their target grade in science. Pupil premium gap to narrow. ½ Termly Subject Leader – Tracking data. Provide science revision material for pupil premium students. £1,000 New at ensuring that PP students have all the information they need to prepare them for the new reformed GCSEs in science. KS4 students to achieve their target grade in science. Pupil premium gap to narrow. ½ Termly Subject Leader – Tracking data. Provide history and geography £2,000 New Aimed at ensuring that PP students KS4 students to achieve their target grade in history and ½ Termly
revision material for pupil premium students. have all the information they need to prepare them for the new reformed GCSEs in history and geography. geography. Pupil premium gap to narrow. Subject Leader – Tracking data. Produce detailed reports through GL assessments complete digital solution for identified pupil premium students. £25,320 New The complete digital solution is aimed at implementing a whole school approach which provides insight across the following 3 areas: To indicate a student’s potential performance. To show where the student is now and Implementation of support / intervention for PP students to overcome barriers and enable them to achieve their greatest possible potential. Reports will be generated following each assessment. SLs for English, science and the house leadership teams will analyse the findings and action.