Pupil Premium Strategy
The government gives schools additional funding for:
- any pupils who have been eligible for free school meals during the last 6 years (£1455 per annum)
- pupils looked after by the local authority who are in care or post care (£2530 per annum)
- pupils from families where a parent serves in the armed forces (£335 per annum)
This money is known as pupil premium funding. It is the responsibility of the Local Governing Committee to report to parents on how pupil premium is used by the school each year. This report will outline how pupil premium has been used at Tysoe C of E Primary School and the impact of pupil premium upon learning, attainment, progress and the well-being of pupils.
How can parents claim this funding for the school?
If your child does not yet have Free School Meals but may be eligible based on your family income, please contact the Customer Service Centre on 01926 359189 or www.warwickshire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals to register them. Even if you do not wish them to have school meals, Pupil Premium funding can still be claimed and used to support your child.
PE and Sports Grant
All children and young people should live healthy active lives. The UK Chief Medical Officers recommend that all children and young people should take part in moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity for at least 60 minutes every day, with the recommendation for disabled children and young people being 20 minutes of physical activity per day.
It is important that schools are supporting children and young people to achieve this aim. This is particularly true of primary schools where the foundations of positive and enjoyable participation in regular physical activity are embedded through play as well as organised sports.
The Department for Education wants all children to have equal access to high-quality PE provision and opportunities to experience and participate in a wide range of sports and physical activities. Alongside high-quality PE and sport, children should have access to extracurricular sport and competitive opportunities. By providing this it can help improve children’s health and wellbeing, personal development as well as academic attainment.
Schools should use the PE and sport premium funding to support children to meet 60 active minutes and achieve the above aims. Schools should use it to:
- make additional and sustainable improvements to the PE, sport and physical activity they provide
- provide or improve equal access to sport for boys and girls
- ensure teachers have the relevant skills and knowledge to confidently teach PE in a structured way, prioritising continued professional development (CPD) and training where needed
Find out more about our PE and Sport Grant below.