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Brownlow Primary School
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Brownlow Primary School
Happy, Healthy, High Achieving
Pupil Premium
What is it?
‘Pupil Premium’ (PP) is a grant which is allocated to schools. The pupil premium for 2021/22 is allocated to local authorities and schools with pupils on roll in January 2021 that are known to have been eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) at any time in the last six years. Each of these pupils attracts a specific amount of funding each year , to be spent on enhancing and enriching their education. Schools have the freedom to spend the premium, which is additional to the school’s budget in a way they think will best support the raising of attainment for pupils who are eligible to receive funding.
Summary of the main barriers faced by eligible pupils at Brownlow Primary School:
- Speech and language delay;
- Reading delays;
- Delayed writing skills (linked to the above);
- Delayed grasp of number;
- Low pupil self-esteem and emotional well-being;
- Poor concentration;
- Poor behaviour regulation;
- Nurture deficits.
We plan strategic actions that address the most significant barriers to children's learning. Our priorities have been to ensure that children are equipped with the skills to learn, that their self-esteem is high, and that they can develop their communication, maths and English skills.
Pupil Premium is not ring-fenced and schools are free to spend it as they wish. However, it is vital that the impact of the funding should be measured and should demonstrate that the performance of the pupils for whom the grant was allocated is improving.
We will review the impact of the measures at the end of each term to ensure they have played a direct role in improving the achievement and raising the self-esteem of pupils of all abilities.
Who is eligible to receive Free School Meals?
It is important for parents to register their child as eligible for FSM so that Brownlow Primary School receives their maximum Pupil Premium entitlement. Please enquire at the school office if you need assistance in registering for Free School Meals.
Can you tick any of the following boxes?
- You receive Child Tax Credits (but not Working Tax Credit) and your gross annual family income is less than £16,190
- You receive Income support
- You receive Income Based Jobseekers Allowance. Contributions Based Jobseekers allowance is not a qualifying benefit
- You receive Income Related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- You receive a Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit
- You are an Asylum Seeker and receive support from the National Asylum Support Service (NASS)
We are aware that there a number of parents that do not take up the opportunity for their children to receive free school meals. This could be for a number of reasons which may include that their children prefer packed lunch, that a family has enough income to pay for dinners and feels asking for help is unnecessary or that they feel their child may somehow be stigmatised by receiving free school meals.
We would firstly like to reassure parents that receiving free school meals is a completely confidential matter and children who receive free school meals receive exactly the same dinner as a child who does not. Secondly, if you are eligible to receive free school meals but do not wish to take them, for the short time it takes to fill in a very short form, the financial benefits to the school and pupils are considerable.
If you think you are eligible to receive free school meals, you can apply using one of the following methods:
- E-mail [email protected]
- Click on the link to access the Parental Schools Portal by applying for a free school meal: https://leicestershire.cloud.servelec-synergy.com/Synergy/https://leicestershire.cloud.servelec-synergy.com/Synergy/
- Apply via telephone on 0116 3056588 or 0116 3057093
Please read the information below which gives details of our Pupil Premium Grant and how we allocate the funding.