At Taverham VC CE Junior School, we realise that not all children who are eligible for free school meals are socially disadvantaged, and also that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged will be registered for free school meals, be looked after or are from service families. Therefore we allocate pupil premium funding on a needs basis where we identify priority groups or individuals. However, the purpose of the funding is to narrow the gap between eligible and non-eligible pupils, so the impact of the expenditure must reflect a narrowing (and aspirational, closed) gap between those groups of children in terms of attainment and progress. We aim to set high expectations for all pupils.
Our strategy for spending the funding to meet the needs of these pupils is shown below.
