Pupil Premium Funding Action Plan 2016-17
Burnage Academy for Boys will receive £422,680 of pupil premium funding in the year 2016 to 2017. The action plan below sets out how the school plans to spend this funding in order to raise attainment for the cohort of the school entitled to pupil premium funding.
Priority: To raise attainment in the pupil premium cohort of the school |
Success Criteria: a) Pupil premium attainment will improve compared to 2015-2016 across the school b)The gap in attainment between pupil premium and non-pupil premium pupils will be reduced in all subject areas c) Teaching and learning will improve in the key areas identified in the RAP |
Lead Role – DB |
Activity |
Target date |
Lead person(s) |
Cost |
New or Continued Cost Centre |
Monitoring |
Academic Interventions |
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Maintenance of extra staffing in English, Maths, Science, MFL and Humanities to allow structured team teaching and timetabled intervention lessons for underachievers with trained teachers |
Sep – July |
IDF |
£150,500 |
Continued |
AS |
Employment of speech and language therapist 3 days a week rather than 2 days a week |
Nov – July |
EF |
£20,000 |
Continued |
JJH |
Employment of specialist dyslexia teacher for 3 days a week |
Sep – July |
EF |
£28,640 |
Continued |
JJH |
Employment of EM and JO to run the Milner Initiative with all year 7 students. |
Sept - July |
EM |
£44,000 |
New
|
HC |
Whole school CPD programmes on Reading and writing to improve identified areas of teaching and learning which have most impact on the progress of disadvantaged pupils. |
Oct – July |
DAL |
£1000 |
New |
IDF |
Assertive mentoring programme for underachieving pupils in year 11 |
Oct – July |
DB |
£600 |
Continued |
JIR |
Improved tracking and data analysis of pupil premium underperformers across the school through half termly data checks |
Oct – July |
DB |
* |
Continued |
JIR |
Employment of Tutor Trust to staff extra intervention and to work with most able pupils to push them to A/A* attainment |
Oct – July |
DB |
£1,900 |
New |
IDF |
Extra funding for Maths faculty to allow for provision of free past papers and revision materials for years 10 and 11 |
Nov |
DB |
£2,500 |
New |
DB |
Extra funding for Science faculty to provide year 10 with new revision books and sets of past papers for all in KS4, allowing access to revision materials for all |
Nov |
BH |
£2,500 |
New |
DB |
Extra funding for English faculty to allow for provision of free past papers and revision materials for years 10 and 11 |
Nov |
HR/ER |
£2500 |
New |
DB |
Pastoral Interventions |
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|
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|
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Raising achievement in the LAC group through a team dedicated to the co-ordination of academic and pastoral care, including gardening club withdrawal from lessons |
Sep - July |
AL |
£63,000 |
Continued |
MR |
Behaviour mentoring for pupils at risk of exclusion |
Sep – July |
mentors |
£39,500 |
Continued |
MR |
Maintenance of Ghyll Head outdoor centre to allow free enrichment for all pupils in school |
Sep – July |
DAL |
£14,280 |
Continued |
JJH |
Maintenance of the school’s own outdoor learning centre at Buxworth |
Sep – July |
JH |
£10,000 |
Continued |
DAL |
Funding of the school careers and work experience programme |
Sep – July |
HTR |
£19,500 |
Continued |
HC |
Funding for forest school intervention for vulnerable pupils in year 8, responding to 2016-2017 data trends |
Jan 2016 |
HL |
£1,260 |
New |
MR |
Funding for school uniform and equipment for those in most need |
Sep –July |
House Leaders |
£1000 |
Continued |
JJH |
Provision of SIU withdrawal to allow vulnerable KS3 pupils a bespoke timetable and resources |
Oct-July |
EF |
£1000 |
New |
MR |
Employment of Educational Psychologist one day per week to assist in accurate SEN referrals |
Sep - July |
EF |
£19,000 |
New |
MR |
Total Spend |
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£422,680 |
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* subsidised from core budget
For more information on Pupil Premium Funding (PPF) spending since 2013/14 and why BAfB is eligible for PPF see our category BAfB Pupil Premium Funding
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