Pupil Premium

What is the Pupil Premium?

The pupil premium is a grant given to schools to close the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, and to support pupils with parents in the armed forces (this part of it is also known as the 'service premium'). The Key Leaders

Our Commitment

At Continu Plus Academy, we are committed to ensuring that every pupil, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to reach their full potential. We use the pupil premium to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. The Key Leaders

How We Use Pupil Premium Funding

Any activity we fund using the pupil premium aligns with the Department for Education's 'menu of approaches' The Key Leaders, which includes:

High-Quality Teaching

Developing high-quality teaching, assessment and a broad, balanced, knowledge-based curriculum
Professional development to support our teaching staff
Supporting teacher recruitment and retention
Technology and resources that enhance teaching quality

Targeted Academic Support

One-to-one and small group tuition
Peer tutoring programmes
Targeted interventions for language development, literacy and numeracy
Specific support for disadvantaged pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
Strategic deployment of teaching assistants
Extended school time opportunities, including summer schools

Wider Strategies

Supporting pupils' social, emotional and behavioural needs
Attendance support programmes
Extra-curricular activities, including sports, outdoor activities, arts, and life skills development
Breakfast clubs and meal provision
Communication and support for parents and carers

Our Approach

We follow the Department for Education's 5-step approach to developing an effective pupil premium strategy:

Identify challenges - We assess what's preventing our disadvantaged pupils from achieving their potential
Use evidence - We consider high-quality, independent evidence when choosing interventions
Develop our strategy - We create a 3-year strategic plan with ambitious but realistic targets
Deliver and monitor - We integrate activities with our curriculum and continuously monitor effectiveness
Evaluate impact - We measure success based on outcomes for eligible pupils The Key Leaders

Accountability and Transparency

We publish a pupil premium strategy statement each year by 31 December, using the template published by the Department for Education. This provides details of how we're spending the grant and its impact on our pupils. The Key Leaders

The grant can be spent to benefit eligible pupils registered at our school, and we can also use it on whole-class interventions which will benefit non-disadvantaged pupils, and to support non-eligible pupils with identified needs, such as those who have or have had a social worker, or who act as a carer. The Key Leaders

Measuring Impact

We continuously track and evaluate the impact of our pupil premium spending to ensure it makes a real difference to our pupils' outcomes. Our evaluation focuses on:

Academic progress and attainment
Attendance and engagement
Wellbeing and personal development
Participation in enrichment activities

For more information about our pupil premium strategy, including details of our spending and impact, please see our full Pupil Premium Strategy Statement.

If you have any questions about pupil premium at Continu Plus Academy, please contact Aimee Blunden SENCO/SDL AB645@cpa.worcs.sch.uk.