Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium is a separate additional government funding stream, delegated to schools. This funding is allocated based on the numbers of children attending the school who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM); children who have had Free School Meals during the last six years (EVER6); children who are in care and have been looked after continuously for more than six months (LAC); and children who have been adopted. Schools have the freedom to use the Pupil Premium grant in innovative ways that they think will best support the raising of attainment for the most vulnerable pupils.
At the Minster Nursery & Infant School we recognise that not all pupils on the Pupil Premium Register will be socially disadvantaged but we are committed to providing a variety of opportunities that can enrich their lives further. We also recognise that not all vulnerable pupils are registered or qualify for Pupil Premium (PP). We reserve the right to support any pupil or groups of pupils that the school has legitimately identified as being disadvantaged.
The pupil premium budget is aimed at moving children to at least age related expectations and expected rates of progress in English, Writing & Maths. It is also used to improve the emotional well-being of vulnerable Pupil Premium pupils and their families and also to provide a range of enrichment activities to raise aspirations and strengthen inclusion within school. Please see the Pupil Premium Action Plan for 2019-20 for further details.
Pupil Premium funding will be allocated based on a needs analysis, which will identify priority groups or individuals. Pupil premium grant is targeted at all pupils who are disadvantaged where there is a need.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE? You may be eligible to receive Free School Meals and funding through the Pupil Premium, if you receive of one of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- Income-based Job Seekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Guaranteed element of pension credit
- Child Tax Credit (where there is NO entitlement of Working Tax Credit and the total household income for tax credit purposes is assessed to be less than £16,190 per year).
- Working Tax Credit run-on paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household earned income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and Ni not including any benefits you get)