Covid Catch-up funding

THIS C19 CATCH-UP PLAN SHOULD BE READ ALONGSIDE OUR PUPIL PREMIUM PLAN TO FULLY APPRECIATE THE LEVEL OF INTERVENTION

Summary information

School:

Henley-In-Arden

School Lead:

Mr J Roper, Deputy Headteacher

Last reviewed

December 2020

Academic Year:

2020 – 2021

Total Catch-Up Premium

£51,440

Number of pupils

643

Guidance

Children and young people across the country have experienced unprecedented disruption to their education as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19). Those from the most vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds will be among those hardest hit. The aggregate impact of lost time in education will be substantial, and the scale of our response must match the scale of the challenge. Schools’ allocations will be calculated on a per pupil basis, providing each mainstream school with a total of £80 for each pupil in years reception through to 11. As the catch-up premium has been designed to mitigate the effects of the unique disruption caused by coronavirus (COVID-19), the grant will only be available for the 2020 to 2021 academic year. It will not be added to schools’ baselines in calculating future years’ funding allocations.

Use of Funds

EEF Recommendations

Schools should use this funding for specific activities to support their pupils to catch up for lost teaching over the previous months, in line with the guidance on curriculum expectations for the next academic year.

Schools have the flexibility to spend their funding in the best way for their cohort and circumstances.

To support schools to make the best use of this funding, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has published a coronavirus (COVID-19) support guide for schools with evidence-based approaches to catch up for all students. Schools should use this document to help them direct their additional funding in the most effective way.

The EEF advises the following:

Teaching and whole school strategies

• Supporting great teaching
• Pupil assessment and feedback
• Transition support

Targeted approaches

• One to one and small group tuition
• Intervention programmes
• Extended school time

Wider strategies

• Supporting parent and carers
• Access to technology
• Summer support

Planned expenditure – The headings below are grouped into the categories outlined in the Education Endowment Foundation’s coronavirus support guide for schools). For full understanding of intervention on offer – this report sits alongside the pupil premium plan.

Tier 1: Teaching

Experienced ex-member of staff to support classes where a teacher self-isolates

£8000

Use of wide-lens webcams to enable all staff to teach remotely where self-isolating

£300

Departmentally specific funding (underlining these are individual departmental recovery plans) funding is used for a range of strategies including:

·         Online provision

·         Subject materials

·         Specialist support

£10,000

Planned time to support student wellbeing in response to covid

GL assessments to externally vertify progress for years 7-10 and support intervention plans

£11,900

Year 7 CATS test to support year 7 target setting, setting and intervention

Part of above cost

TIER 2: TARGETED AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Provide one to one and small group tuition to those students identified in Year 7 to 11 using learning mentors

£15,000

After hours and weekend subject specialist tuition

£8000

TIER 3: WIDER STRATEGIES

School Cloud Software to allow parents evenings and school events to happen remotely

£1050

Laptops to support students who need to do remote learning and do not have required access to technology

£

Revision school for KS4 in half term and Easter

£1000

Catch-up School for KS3 in Easter and half terms

As above