Covid-19 Catch Up Premium - Governors report
| Catch up funding Academic year 2020/2021 |
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| Nature of Strategy/support | Year group/Key stage | Cost | Key Performance Indicator | Lead person | Where we are/impact |
| Bug club phonics books | Reception, Year 1 and 2 | £2,938.97 | All children in EYFS and children to have access to reading books. Improved reading skills and success at phonics screening |
LSH | All books have been purchased, catalogued and are in use. The early years and yea 1 children utilise the books for their guided reading daily sessions. It is predicted that over 80% of the children in year 1 will pass their phonics screening check. |
| Virtual visit to Cambridge Science Centre |
KS1 and KS2 | £180.00 | To enrich the experience of science curriculum and support with both the recovery of missed knowledge as well as bringing science to life | HAR | The following virtual visits took place on the 02/03/2021: A digestive journey show Stronger by design show Sonic science show |
| Maths revision guides | KS34 | £1,577 | To support with the recovery of knowledge and skills for KS3 students | NSH | The guides were given to the students in November 2020 and are being used in lessons and at home. |
| English revision guides | KS4 | £1,708 | To support with the recovery of knowledge and skills for GCSE students | SMA | The following guides were purchased on 04/12/202114/05/2021: An inspector calls McBeth Power and conflict poetry English language revision |
| Geography revision guides | KS4 | £325.40 | To support with the recovery of knowledge and skills for GCSE students | RYE | The guides were given to the students in November 2020 and are being used in lessons and at home. |
| Virtual visits by authors and virtual productions | KS4 | £350.00 | Support the comprehension aspects of the texts studied in English in readiness for the GCSE assessments. | SMA | Alexander Sheppard visit on 10/02/21 Romeo and Juliet and McBeth production on 24th and 25th of March 2021 |
| Science revision guides and practice papers Science GCSE textbooks |
KS3 and 4 KS4 |
£2,590.00 | Support with the recovery of the curriculum, students have minimal gap in their knowledge and skills for the following academic year | GNO | These were purchase on 18/03/2021 and the students have been utilising them in lessons and at home. |
| Hire of steel drums | All Key Stages | £800.00 | Support with the teaching of the instrument and bringing the lessons to life. | AKI | The pupils have enjoyed playing on the instrument and this has brought the curriculum to life. |
| Access to online resources | All year groups | £629 | Student to have easy access to array of material, to accelerate their knowledge. | ECO | Hodder's Magazine Collection subscription to support independent research for the KS4 students- purchased on 20/01/2021. Digital Theatre subscription- support the teaching of the curriculum in KS3 and 4 English. |
| Art resources | KS 3,4 | £698.00 | Students make rapid progress, by having access to subject specialist resources. | KWI | Specialist watercolour tin was purchased on 11/02/2021 and the CYP have been using them to support their learning. |
| MFL language assistant | KS 3,4 | £12,000.00 | To ensure that the students achieve their predicted targets. | LTI | This has been an important resource in ensuring that the students, in particular the year 11 students have had the opportunity to catch up and be prepared for their assessments. |
| Use of specialist maths and English lead in primary to lead targeted interventions in year 6 | Year 6 | £3000 |
The targeted year 6 children achieve their predicted grades. |
LSH | Initial assessment on return to school on the 8th of March 2022 and small group teaching by the primary maths lead has supported the children to catch up both with knowledge and content of the missed curriculum. SATs assessments in May : the children have performed exceptionally. Over 80% of the year group have achieved ARE in both reading and GPS and maths, and over 40% Gisin both areas. |
| Increased capacity for therapeutic support | All year groups | £15,000 | Reduction in the number of CYP on the waiting list to receive support Full engagement in the curriculum Improved attendance Reduction in behaviour points Increase number of reward points |
LSH | There is a three tier system approach to supporting CYP with their emotional wellbeing: Mentoring Brief Therapy Counselling The funding has enabled us to increase this provision. The school counsellor is seeing 21 students at present. There is now a trained member of staff, who delivers Brief Therapy, three days a week all day to CYP across the whole academy. At present, she is seeing 22 pupils across the academy. There is also a Resilience trained member of the Inclusion team , that is offering mentoring sessions to 15 students at present. This has ensured that no CYP is on the counsellor's waiting list. |
| Employment of an intervention teachers |
Years 7, 8 and 9 | £11,267 | The CYP to achieve their targeted grades in GCSE examinations. |
LSH/IBA | Identified group of students in years 7 to 9 have received maths and English catch up lessons in small groups of six students. These were delivered by a qualified teacher one lesson per week for six weeks. |
| IT equipment such as headsets and microphones for teachers to support the blended learning approach | All teaching staff | £2,331 | Support teaching staff in delivering the remote learning lessons. |
LSH | All teaching staff have been provided with New Bee blue tooth headsets. The use of these has ensured more effective delivery of lessons. |
| It equipment for children and young people | £600 | To support with recording of the work, in particular for students with SEN | Twenty wired iPad keyboards with lighting connector was purchased on 17/02/2021 for KS4 children. | ||
| Celebration trips- 50% discount for all Disadvantaged students | Years 7 to 10 | £2,000 | To provide enriching experience for the Disadvantaged students, in particular in light of the recent lockdowns. | ECO | All trips have been organised and the level of discount has been agreed. |
| Academic year 2021/2022 | |||||
| Family support worker | All year groups | £20,000 | Engagement from parents with school | To ensure effective and timely support for the vulnerable families. Having this provision in house will provide a higher quality of support for the CYP and their families, as the individual responsible will be fully aware of the systems and processed operating in the school as well as being in the position to build positive relationships with the CYP. |
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| Development of the sensory garden |
Primary, Inclusion | £10,000 | To support emotional wellbeing of the children, bring ecology and sustainable aspect of the curriculum to life. | ||
| Increased capacity for therapeutic support | All year groups | £15,000 | Reduction in the number of CYP on the waiting list to receive support Full engagement in the curriculum Improved attendance Reduction in behaviour points Increase number of reward points |
LSH | There is a three tier system approach to supporting CYP with their emotional wellbeing: Mentoring Brief Therapy Counselling The funding has enabled us to increase this provision. The school counsellor is seeing 21 students at present. There is now a trained member of staff, who delivers Brief Therapy, three days a week all day to CYP across the whole academy. At present, she is seeing 22 pupils across the academy. There is also a Resilience trained member of the Inclusion team , that is offering mentoring sessions to 15 students at present. This has ensured that no CYP is on the counsellor's waiting list. |
