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25/10/24

In assembly today Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 all performed Cauliflowers Fluffy to the rest of Primary. What a lovely way to end the first half term of the year. 🥬🫛🧅🥕🥦 pic.twitter.com/j2M00ghZvj

24/10/24

Year 1 loved their French breakfast this morning 🇫🇷🥐🍊🧃 pic.twitter.com/VezERpMHT3

24/10/24

So lucky to be listening to the wonderful speak to our year 2&3 🤩😍 I want to be a knight! Thank you So lovely to listen and learn so much ❤️🤩📖 pic.twitter.com/JpoxCuZKgG

24/10/24

Reception have loved their first visit to St Luke’s Church. They went on a hunt for key items within a church ⛪️🔔 pic.twitter.com/hx1HXysAps

23/10/24

Year 3 and 4 were thrilled to watch an immersive French theatre production from the Freshwater Theatre Company as part of MFL week 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/uXkg7sEAVf

22/10/24

Yesterday we kicked off MFL week with a fantastic lunchtime club focused around the world flags! It was thoroughly enjoyed by all those who attended. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇫🇷🇪🇸🇧🇪🇯🇲🇧🇷🇰🇪🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/Jw5wQ7opnv

21/10/24

* Primary * Year One had fun exploring the 'part whole method' in maths last week. pic.twitter.com/9cXpG07Wrx

17/10/24

More football happened this afternoon as we hosted our 4th and 5th primary football fixtures of the week! Our U11 and U10 teams took to the pitch against two well drilled Skyswood sides. Player of the matches were Ayaan M and Josh M! pic.twitter.com/ykHnjY2Q8O

17/10/24

Our bookmark maker strikes again, this time inspired by the marvel that is She is going to have the best bookmark collection ever! pic.twitter.com/7C8KApg4s2

16/10/24

A great afternoon for our students who played in matches against Alban City. Some really impressive football played from both team! Player of the matches were Will and Emma! pic.twitter.com/eUjQuq79m2

15/10/24

A strong performance from our U11 squad this afternoon, winning 4-0 against a good SCC side. Some great passing and build up play led to some great goals. Defensively, the team put everything on the line and achieved the clean sheet! pic.twitter.com/YybSPlw9l6

10/10/24

Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed exploring ‘The Great Fire of London’ using our VR headsets this afternoon 🔥🚒 pic.twitter.com/FOoAVT4D0e

10/10/24

Year 4 have loved experimenting with gas in their science lesson this week 🥼🧪🧑‍🔬 pic.twitter.com/o8LmZmhI13

09/10/24

We are delighted to celebrate Mrs Timpson-Hughes’ insightful submission as featured in the report. At SRA, oracy is central to our curriculum, starting in EYFS, empowering our children to become confident communicators. https://t.co/gUq1FWjWgr

09/10/24

Reception have been looking at what makes us unique and reading the story Hair Love by . Look at some of the amazing activities they have been doing linked to this incredible story. 📚 pic.twitter.com/KwRk7hbXBu

09/10/24

To celebrate National Poetry day last week, today the whole of came together to create an acrostic poem about Each class from Year 1-6 were given a letter and given the task to create a powerful line to add to our poem. It's pretty fab! pic.twitter.com/nHK4HHZhln

08/10/24

Year 6 had a fantastic PSHE lesson today- discussing the consequences of others actions and creating a plan as a team! 👏🏻🧩 pic.twitter.com/RUOyPkwMSw

04/10/24

Year 5 have been working on editing and improving their writing linked to their core text ‘Who Let the Gods Out’ ⚡️🏺🏛️ pic.twitter.com/l9xRlLB6qh

01/10/24

October 1st 2024 marks day one of Black History Month.Our powerhouse Miss Wallace has created the most incredible display that we are excited to be hosting. It’s going to be a great month Our from and a powerful pic.twitter.com/7IOqlOwTWg

27/09/24

Our Year 5 students had a fantastic time in their badminton lesson today. They used balloons to help practice rallying continuously over the net, looking to move their opponents around the court. pic.twitter.com/4TYnPEtvrk

27/09/24

A lovely start to a rainy Friday with some cheerful songs in assembly. 🤩🙌🏼🌟 pic.twitter.com/jpO7YESoSg

23/09/24

The rain didn’t phase Red or Blue Class today! ☔️🚲 What a fun start to the week! pic.twitter.com/zoUwd1c4ec

22/09/24

* Samuel Ryder Academy's Secondary Transfer Open Evening: THIS THURSDAY *Our Secondary Transfer Open Evening will take place on Thursday 26th September 2024, 5.00pm - 8.30pm.Our Headteacher’s Talks are at 5.15pm, 6.15pm and 7.15pm - please book here: https://t.co/cKJOWWnZvd pic.twitter.com/01DxXC2NzO

20/09/24

Year 6 enjoyed Fun Friday in maths today, working together and completing maths challenges on their tables. 🧮➕➗➖ pic.twitter.com/6KY9ybrJWM

20/09/24

Primary have had their very first assembly from St Luke’s Church for this academic year, focusing on hard work and dedication ⛪️🧩 great thoughts to have to begin our new school year. pic.twitter.com/f4FdylSzrx

Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium at Samuel Ryder Academy

The government provides additional funding to academies and schools, known as Pupil Premium, to help reduce inequalities and attainment gaps among students who receive free school meals or have done so in the past six years. This funding aims to support these students in achieving their full potential.

How Samuel Ryder Academy Uses the Pupil Premium

At Samuel Ryder Academy, we believe that all students, regardless of their background, deserve the opportunity to succeed. We use the Pupil Premium funding to provide targeted support and additional resources to help students who are eligible for free school meals or have been in the past.

Our Approach

Our approach focuses on three pillars that we believe are important for all students:

  • Aspiration - It is our desire for all students to be aspirational and as a school community it is our role to provide students with the opportunities and exposure to aim high. We will support our pupil premium students especially with tailored options meetings, careers support, meaningful work experience placements and targeted interventions where appropriate.
  • Belonging - Ensuring that all of our students have a true sense of belonging to our school values and the entire community is imperative. Enabling opportunities to represent these values and the school is an integral component of gaining a sense of belonging. The key focal points linked to belonging for our pupil premium students are centred around identification of need, mentoring and supporting engagement with opportunities the school has to offer.
     
  • Cultural Capital - There are a range of opportunities at SRA to enhance cultural appreciation and develop student character. We want all students to fully immerse themselves within the varied, extra and super curriculum that is on offer and we feel that no student should be at a disadvantage. With this in mind we have created the ‘opportunities fund’ for our families and this can be accessed below to apply for additional financial support:

Samuel Ryder Academy Opportunities Fund Request Form: https://forms.office.com/e/8qW05c7Dig

Review Documentation

Please refer to the Pupil Premium Strategy statement for a detailed breakdown of how we allocate Pupil Premium funding across various initiatives at Samuel Ryder Academy.

Eligibility for Free School Meals

Children in year 3 and older: if you believe your child may be eligible for free school meals, please contact Hertfordshire County Council to apply or check their eligibility. You can find more information and the online application form here.

Children in reception, year 1 and year 2: all receive a universal infant free school meals.  Pupil Premium funding is also available for children in these year groups.  To find out if you are eligible for this funding, you need to register for Universal Infant Free School Meals (reception, year 1 and 2) on the Hertfordshire County Council website here

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2023-2024

Principles at Samuel Ryder Academy

  • We ensure that learning and teaching opportunities meet the needs of all pupils
  • We ensure that the needs of all of learners are carefully monitored and assessed on a regular interval in particular the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils
  • We ensure that appropriate provision is in place for those students who belong to vulnerable groups
  • In making provision for socially disadvantaged students, we recognise that not all students who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals
  • We use the Pupil Premium funding to support any student or group of students who the academy has identified as socially disadvantaged
  • The type of provision will depend on the identification of the need for the priority student or group of students

Pupil Premium Provision

All pupil premium students have access to:

  • High quality teaching in the classroom
  • Support from a Form Tutor, Head of Year, Key Stage Lead and Student Services Manager
  • Support in accessing extra – curricular activities which require extra support and funding
  • A number of targeted intervention programmes

Pupil Premium provision map

We track the provision for each child on the Pupil Premium through a provision map where we record how the students are supported.  These include:

  • LSA support received in class
  • Small intervention group work or 1 to 1 sessions within Inclusion
  • Participation in the social skills group
  • Small classes in core subjects
  • Access arrangements
  • Support from external agencies (counselling, targeted youth services, TAF, Links support and outreach work etc.)
  • Attendance at clubs; sports and music etc.
  • School trips
  • A number of targeted interventions
  • Free revision guides
  • Cooking ingredients
  • Free material for Art and Design and Technology lessons
  • Participation in the G&T enrichment days
  • Help with transport costs

Provision targeted at year groups or across year groups

The following provision is in place to support the barriers that some of the children and young people face. The type of the intervention is dependent on the primary need of the students that is identified using standardised profiling assessments. The students are baselined at the start of each intervention programme and the impact on the completion is measured through specific assessment tools.

Basic School Equipment / ICT Equipment

  • Pupil Premium students receive IPads at a reduced rate

GCSE English and Maths revision days Year 11

  • The days are staffed and organised by staff at Samuel Ryder Academy

Revision Materials and Equipment

  • All year 9, 10 and 11 Pupil Premium students are given revision materials free of charge or at a reduced rate
  • Summer revision packs for these students to support their learning
  • Mathematics packs provided
  • Relevant pieces of subject specific equipment provided 

Support for End of Year School Events

  • Pupil Premium funds are used to enable these students to take part in the community celebration events at Samuel Ryder Academy, for example attending the school prom and various trips and other events

Support for School Trips

  • Trips at a reduced rate for all disadvantaged students

Music Lessons

  • Music lessons, exam costs and sheet music are offered free for this group of students who wish to participate
  • One to one music lessons at a reduced rate

Learning Support Assistant’s (LSA’s) in Class

  • Many disadvantaged students benefit from LSA support in the classroom to ensure they participate fully in lessons and supported to access the concepts covered in the lessons
  • Joint planning by the LSAs and teachers- identified LSAs attached to individual faculties
  • Delivery of targeted intervention by identified LSAs

Mentoring

  • Students have access to a range of mentors in school: the mentor is a member of staff that the CYP has a positive relationship with

Food Ingredients

  • The ingredients are purchased for disadvantaged students who take part in hospitality lessons

Targeted support

Cognitive interventions

  • Talking Partners - a targeted intervention to support the communication skills of students
  • One to One reading / spelling / handwriting / numeracy
  • Small group lessons in the Learning Zone
  • The impact of all interventions are measured using specific psychometric assessments and further actions are identified

Access to enrichment days for the more able G&T PP students

  • Gifted and talented and more able students in all year groups are given the opportunity to take part in enrichment days / trips

Behaviour for learning

  • Like Skills group in year 7 and 8 to support the social and emotional aspects of learning
  • Nurture Group in Primary to support social skills

Mastering memory and fine motor skills

  • Students who have difficulties with working memory or fine motor skills are supported using one to one specialised programme

Learning portraits

  • Through setting up the Learning Portraits all members of staff acquire an in depth understanding of the CYP and the strategies to support them- these portraits are child cantered and allows CYP to voice their concerns and how they what they would like the support to look like

Emotional support

  • Counselling
  • Brief Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Roots and Fruits
  • Anxiety Mapping
  • Family worker to support the family

Library materials for the most able and to support struggling readers

  • In year 7 and 8 the library has purchased additional materials to enable those struggling with or reluctant to read, engage more fully
  • Age appropriate books are available for all group of CYP

Transportation costs

  • Transport costs are covered to allow some Disadvantaged students and their parents / guardians to travel to and from school for evening meetings such as Parent’s Evening, Residential Trip ,Options Meeting or to help with visits to Universities etc

Data analysis

  • Regular analysis of data by the Head of Inclusion, all Heads of Faculties and Heads of Years to track, monitor and identify underachievement and implement necessary intervention
  • Regular meetings to discuss provision and support

Attendance

  • In house attendance improvement officer to support the families and the students
  • Regular meetings with both parents and students
  • Home visits

External agencies

  • Utilisation of external professionals to run sessions for students in Key Stage 4
  • Partnership with Links academy
  • Support from EP
  • Close liaison with family support workers
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