Catch Up and Pupil Premium Funding
Opportunity for children and young people is too often defined by their background. The pupil premium grant plays a critical role in supporting the work of the government's Opportunity Mission, to drive high and rising standards and ensure every child, no matter their background, can achieve and thrive.
Pupil premium supports the aim of narrowing the gap between the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and their peers
Our intention at William de Ferrers School is that all students, whatever their background or circumstance, are provided with high quality education to enable them to make good progress.
Our ambition is that all pupils access a rich, challenging curriculum built on the best that has been thought and said in each discipline. Through our ARRK values – Aspiration, Respect, Responsibility and Kindness – we develop character, resilience, and confidence, enabling pupils to succeed in school and beyond. We expect impeccable behaviour and focused attention from all students.
The strategy will be underpinned by evidence-based approaches, with Quality First Teaching at its heart, alongside a focus on the social, emotional, and mental well-being of all students.
Our strategy also includes:
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Teaching in line with the CLIPAA framework:
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Conditions for Learning
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Instruction
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Practice
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Assessment
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Adaptation
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Targeted interventions informed by robust diagnostics, including reading age, attendance, SEND one plans and pastoral intelligence
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Personal development opportunities such as revision programmes, and careers guidance
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Wellbeing and safeguarding systems to ensure pupils feel safe, supported, and ready to learn
