What is Pupil Premium and what is it for?

Pupil premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities, and to close the gaps between them and their peers. At Church Langton Primary School, we aim to deploy the Pupil Premium funding to ensure that all pupils reach their full potential regardless of their social situation. Sir John Dunford (former Pupil Premium Champion for the Government) states:

Underpinning the process, schools should focus on the quality of teaching. There is solid evidence that poor teaching disproportionately disadvantages deprived children. Equally, evidence tells us that excellent teaching disproportionately benefits them. So high quality teaching must be at the core of all pupil premium work. It follows that it is legitimate to spend PP funding on raising the quality of teaching.

Despite what many think, this is not an individualised budget and each school should decide how the money is spent.