Okehampton College Pupil Premium Strategy Report 2018-2019

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Pupil Premium Action Plan 2018-19

Disadvantaged students are a government identified group of students within any school, based on several factors.  They include pupils who are adopted from Care, pupils currently receiving Free School Meal, pupils who have received free school meals in the last 6 years and Children in Care.  The Local Authority give each school a sum each year based on the number of students identified as Pupil Premium on census day.  Separate allocation comes into the school for Children in Care; this money is linked to Personal Education Plans.  The focus for this money is to reduce the gap in attainment between Disadvantaged and Non-disadvantaged students.  The term ‘Pupil Premium’ is linked to factors outside of school, and therefore the need and attainment of them as a group is extremely diverse.
Every school faces challenges with regards to how to use this funding most effectively for their students.  The Education Endowment Fund is a nationally recognised research body whose work around impact can lead good practice in schools, they have identified different types of intervention and how much impact they can have on students.  Schools also need to take into account local variations, for example, in Okehampton, we need to fund after school late buses to enable a high proportion of our students to access after school clubs, events and revision sessions.  Our students may also be less likely to have experienced cultural trips to museums or theatres than students who live in cities, but are more likely to have accessed outdoor/adventure style activities such as Duke of Edinburgh or Ten Tors.
Although the funding is given to schools, one of the most important influences on a student’s attainment is the support and attitude to education they receive at home.  Okehampton College will be investigating ways to encourage parental engagement, and reduce any barrier that parents feel between home and school.
The funding received in 2018-19 for Okehampton College is £280,770 (excluding Children in Care).
 
The Pupil Premium Team
All staff at Okehampton College have a responsibility to ensure that no child is disadvantaged and for narrowing the gap in attainment between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students.
 
The following have additional responsibility for the Whole School Approach to Pupil Premium:
Mrs Tania Skeaping – Chair of Governors
Mr Craig Griffiths – Vice Principal
Mrs Charlie Edwards – Assistant Principal; Pupil Premium Lead
Mrs Karen Moore - SENDCo
Ms Siobhan Foley Bearne – Cross Curricular Literacy Lead
Mr Mark Kerswill – Maths Teaching Assistant
Mrs Tracey Bryant – Finance Officer
 
 
Strategy Statement
Okehampton College looks at narrowing the gap of attainment by focusing on the following areas:

  • Whole school Ethos of attainment for all
  • Addressing behaviour and attendance
  • High quality teaching for all
  • Meeting individual learning needs
  • Deploying staff effectively
  • Data driven and responding to evidence
  • Clear, responsive leadership
 
 
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We have split our Action Plan into the following:
 
Quality First Teaching – High quality teaching delivered to all students regardless of them being high, mid or low Prior Attaining.  High quality teaching in every classroom is the most important factor in raising the achievement, attainment and progress of all students, but especially those more vulnerable, such as Disadvantaged students.
Healthy body, Health Mind – mental health, well-being and resilience.
Extended Schools Provision – enabling students to access education outside of lessons, inclusion of families as central to a student’s progress.
Opportunity, Aspiration and Engagement – raising students’ aspiration in terms of further and higher education, jobs and careers, and supporting students’ engagement within school.

Any questions regarding Pupil Premium, Children in Care or Free School Meals can be directed to Mrs Charlie Edwards in the first instance on
 01837 650910
Children in Care
 
Children in Care are supported by a dedicated team of staff, including a Assistant Primcipal: Mrs Edwards, and a full time member of the Inclusion and Safeguarding team: Mr Sean Freeman.  Targets are set through the Personal Education Plan (PEP) and areas that funding is required for are identified though that process in consultation with the young person, their carers, parents where appropriate, and staff from the Virtual School.  Interventions that can supported our Children in Care include:  Extra intervention in Maths, English and Science to support achievement in those areas; trips and events aimed at raising aspirations; an annual Children in Care conference aimed at raising aspirations and looking at post 16 options; additional careers advice; visits to post 16 providers; extra mentoring using the Devon approved Attachment Based Mentoring.  This is not an exhaustive list and each package is carefully tailored around the needs of the individual student.

​In addition, all of our Children in Care receive mentoring from a Senior Leader.

Please click here to view hour Children in care Report 2019