Page 13 - Harewood Primary School - Prospectus 2019/20

Pupil Premium ~ Disadvantaged Subsidy Fund
The school has a fund of money based on those entitled to free school meals to support children in
circumstances of financial disadvantage.

In 2019-20 this fund is £ £259.500

The priorities for spending this allocation have remained consistent for the last three years. Further
detail about the barriers we are trying to overcome and our detailed action plans are available on
our website.

We use this fund to narrow the gap in attainment between those children who experience financial
disadvantage and those who do not. We use the fund to provide first hand experiences for children who
may otherwise not have had them. We provide parental support for those who require it.

• Our experienced Parent Support Advisors: Louise Anderson and Marcus Ciccone offer a
programme of advice and also signpost services to parents. They coordinate Early Help Support
and work closely with outside agencies.
• Parent Support Advisors run Harewood Tots - a pre-school group who work with Riverbank
Children’s Centre to support parents with early learning and to create a relationship between the
Children Centre and parents.
• Louise Anderson organises a stay and play session with some of our Nursery parents.
• Additional Teachers across school are employed to reduce pupil teacher ratios and undertake
targeted interventions to support children to narrow their gap in attainment.
• Additional Teaching Assistants are employed to support interventions with children across
school to address any underachievement
• We employ an experienced Educational Psychologist to identify barriers to learning so that we
can target strategies accurately in order to narrow the attainment gap
• We provide a free breakfast for children on Free School Meals Ever 6 to give them a good start
to the day
• We provide free uniform to those experiencing hardship to ensure children are warm and well
dressed
• We have a school mini bus to enable staff to take children on free visits to broaden their first
hand learning
• We provide free after school clubs targeted at improving children’s fitness to tackle high levels
of obesity.
• We employ specialist coaches to enable those with a talent to develop and compete with those in
more affluent circumstances

The successful impact of this fund can be demonstrated by:
• The narrow gap in attainment between those on free school meals and those who are not.
• High levels of attainment for those on FSM
• There is a narrow gap in attendance between those on free school meals and those not on free
school meals.
• The effective support for families at an Early Help level

The priorities for spending this fund are decided by the Governing Body each Spring Term at the
Resources Committee Meeting. If parents have any suggestions for services we can provide or need
some support for their children please contact Mrs J Conway, Mrs L Anderson or Mr M Ciccone.

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