Pupil Premium Spending Plan September 2016 – August 2017 Allocation £426,360 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 2016 Extra teaching capacity during school week to support English, maths and science intervention to improve GCSE results. £40,790 Continued Year 11 students will receive additional support in core subjects to ensure they achieve the best GCSE outcome. Students will 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 permanent English staff. £15,285 Continued 1:1 sessions with year 11 students not working at their target grade. KS4 students to achieve their target grade. Every 4 weeks –Subject Leader-Year 11 tracking sheet Extra teaching capacity for staff to deliver English 1:1 intervention for all LAC students. £16,750 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 Leader – English tracking sheets. Continue to employ a full time English graduate to deliver English intervention sessions. £21,375 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 target grades. KS3 pupil premium students to be working at a secure L4 by the end of the academic year. Every 4 weeks –Subject Leader-Year 11 tracking sheet. ½ Termly Leader– English tracking sheets. 1 additional English TA to support pupil premium students in lessons. £18,275 Continued Working with PP students not reaching their target grade. PP Students to achieve target grade. ½ Termly – Faculty tracking sheets – Subject Leader. Subject Subject
school hours maths 1:1 / small group intervention delivered by permanent maths staff. £18,785 Continued 1:1 sessions with year 11 students not working at their target grade. KS4 students to achieve their target grade. Every 4 weeks –Subject Leader-Year 11 tracking sheet Continue to employ a full time maths graduate to deliver maths intervention sessions. £15,765 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 – Leader -Year 11 tracking sheet 1 additional maths TA to support pupil premium students in lessons. £15,865 Continued Working with PP students not reaching target grade. PP Students to achieve their target grade. ½ Termly – Faculty tracking sheets – Subject Leader. Deputy Headteacher for each house conducts individual assertive mentoring (AM) meetings with year 11 pupil premium students each half term to discuss their £5,500 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.
performance towards learning goals and 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. £2000 Continued A network of past pupils with valuable experience will be developed and help Ashcroft broaden current students’ jobs horizons and equip 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. £3,458 Continued Pupil premium students in Year 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 assessment for year 8. will accelerate the development of student’s critical foundation literacy skills and it will be effective in remediating struggling ½ Termly – KS3 Intervention Co-ordinator and SL for English – Tracking sheets will show progress.
readers. Significant gains in reading achievement will be shown. Further books to be purchased at the appropriate interest and reading level to support the Accelerated Reader . £3,565 Continued All year 7 and 8 students and targeted year 9 students receive a timetabled lesson for AR in the LRC week. Students are able to search for books at their interest and reading level. Students read a book, take an AR Quiz, and get immediate feedback. Students then get excited and motivated when they see their progress. Teachers of each group monitor and manage students' independent reading practice. Teachers set personalised goals for each student. Teachers get reliable reports on reading, vocabulary and literacy skills. Extra teaching capacity and training for staff to deliver the LIT Programme to support the reversal of low £1,000 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 ½ Termly – KS3 Intervention Co-ordinator and SL for English – Data tracking sheet
prior attainment in KS2. progress so that students achieve a secure L4 by the end of year 7. will show progress Extra teaching capacity to deliver Reading Partners to support the reversal of low prior attainment in KS2. £3,000 New Timetabled lessons 1:1 for 15 minutes twice 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 Co-ordinator and SL for English – Data tracking sheet will show progress Extra teaching capacity to deliver maths 1:1 intervention for all LAC students. £13,245 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 Leader – Maths tracking sheets. Continue to employ a Maths tutor for 1:1 / small group intervention on an hourly basis. £3,650 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 Leader – Maths tracking sheets. Maths 1:1/ small group intervention during tutor time with a maths teacher. £5,675 Continued 1:1 with year 11 students underperforming in GCSE tests. Year 11 students to achieve their target grade. ½ Termly – Year 11 tracking sheet. Subject Subject
maths-related subjects) beyond GCSE. Production and implementation of peer intervention for pupil premium students in each tutor group. Intervention will focus on literacy, numeracy, behaviour and attendance. £3,000 Continued All students are paired appropriately with another student in their tutor group to act either as the tutor or tutee. Both the tutor and tutee will benefit from peer support. 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. ½ Termly Peer Tutors – Students 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 tutor 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 deliver 6 week intervention £24,895 Continue HSAs deliver programmes for students who have been identified as having attendance or behaviour issues. In these sessions, students Identified students know the fundamentals of staying calm and implement the skills that HSAs at end of each programme – student interview – behaviour log.
courses to improve behaviour, attendance and academic achievement. learn strategies to deal with these issues. they 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. £2000 Continued The most vulnerable and motivated pupil premium students to inspire them to discover their potential. Students get to know themselves in group work situations, they start to understand how past and current experiences affect behaviour and mind sets. Data capture before and after MACK programme. Appoint 3 counsellors to work with identified students to develop social and emotional learning. £47,660 Continued Identified students and students who self- refer will receive 1:1 counselling sessions for a minimum of 6 - 12 weeks. Last academic year 50% of students receiving counselling were pupil premium students. Students’ psychological health and emotional wellbeing will be improved. Core chart with pre and post scores relating to risk to measure progress and change. Continue to employ two EAL Polish speaking £42,275 Continued 20 Week Induction programme for students who are beginners in Students’ confidence will grow and they ½ Termly by EAL –
teachers to deliver an effective personalised provision for students whom English is an additional language. English. The students then progress to the elementary and intermediate programmes. Intervention for year 11 EAL pupil premium students to prepare for exams. In class support. will gain sufficient knowledge of English language to move to the elementary and intermediate groups and be confident to attend mainstream lessons. Data tracking sheet will show progress – Student interviews. Talking Partners strategy delivered by EAL faculty. £1000 Continued TP designed especially for secondary schools will be expanded to a larger group of students. The way students communicate across the curriculum will improve, enabling them to be independent and skilful speakers and listeners. ½ Termly by EAL – TP tracking sheet. Doddle online resource. £1000 Continued All students are able to access Doddle from home of which 453 students are pupil premium students. Doddle is an online resource providing teaching, homework and assessment across 19 ½ Termly Subject Leaders
subjects. Doddle fosters students' motivation to assess their work and make progress. Production of PiXl resources to promote progress in English. £4000 Continued Pupil 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 GCSE exams. ½ Termly Leader Production of PiXl resources to promote progress in maths. £4000 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 Leader Mathswatch CDs £550 Continued Mathswatch CDs have been distributed to year 11 pupil premium students. The Mathswatch CD provides students with a 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 ½ Termly Leader – Tracking sheet will show progress.
maths and achieve higher grades at GCSE if they use the CD. Breakfast club £32,975 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 attainment. Student led activities during this time will also benefit the students personally and pastorally. 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. Learning Resources Centre open until 4.45 pm Monday and 4pm other days fully staffed. £10,955 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 ½ Termly by LRC manager – Student survey.
study. Other students will attend to read for pleasure. Refreshments for all year 11 revision sessions taking place after school, weekends and holidays. £1000 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 to stay school for extra help. 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. 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 £980 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 £8,978 New Small group withdrawal of year 11 students not KS4 students to achieve their Every 4 weeks – Subject
assessment followed by 10 intervention sessions (PiXL intervention strategy) continued throughout academic year. working at their target grade. target grade in maths. Pupil premium gap to narrow. Leader -Year 11 tracking sheet Maths teacher to deliver 1St Class@Numbers intervention. £1,550 Continued Working with KS3 students L4c and below in maths. Intervention aimed at students who need a helping hand to catch up with their peers. It is taught in addition to maths lessons. The intervention is targeted at students 4C and below and aims to accelerate progress so that students achieve a secure L4 by the end of year 7. ½ Termly Subject Leader – Tracking data. Purchase Access to Foundation Maths books for new GCSE £810 New The GCSE (9-1) Mathematics from 2015 will be more challenging for low attaining students. Foundation papers now Intervention designed to help students to gain confidence and fluency in basic Number, ½ Termly Subject Leader – Tracking data.
start at, and reach, a higher level of demand. Year 10 and 11 PP students requiring additional maths lessons during option block time will be provided with structured support through a fully integrated Access to Foundation course. It is designed to help students to gain confidence and fluency in basic Number, Geometry (including Measures) and Statistics (including Probability) before they progress to the Foundation GCSE course. Geometry (including Measures) and Statistics (including Probability) before they progress to the Foundation GCSE course. Purchase science revision programme that detects each student’s strengths and weaknesses and constructs a bespoke learning program that evolves with each use. £4000 New Aimed at ensuring that PP students are prepared for their exams, confidence is built and they become more in their study. KS4 students to achieve target grade in science. Pupil premium gap to narrow. Every 4 weeks – Subject Leader -Year 11 tracking sheet
Purchase GL assessments complete digital solution. £10,000 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 what the school can do to support their highest possible achievement. To identify barriers that prevent a student from achieving their greatest possible potential. 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, maths, science and the house leadership teams will analyse the findings and action. Subscribe to GCSEPod £8,319 New All KS4 students will have access to the app. Resources are short and digitally stimulating and cover a vast range of concepts and information to help the learner revise or refresh across a number of subjects which closely correlate KS4 students to achieve their target grade in all subjects. Pupil premium gap to narrow. Every 4 weeks –Subject Leader-Year 11 tracking sheet
with a selection of exam boards. Provide whole school training on emotion coaching by Kate Cairns Associates. £3000 New Aimed at supporting staff to use emotion coaching. Through repetitive, consistent and empathetic emotion coaching, the ability of a student to regulate their emotions is promoted. All staff to use the five key steps involved in emotion coaching. Staff survey