Pupil Premium Statement of Intent 

At Thursby Primary School we first focus on the individual needs of our Pupil Premium pupils and identify the areas of barriers to learning, entitlement, encouragement and enrichment as a review. Research conducted by various documents, for example: EEF guidance reports for various elements and the Great Teaching Toolkit are used to support decisions around the relevant and effectiveness of different strategies and their cost effectiveness.

At Thursby, we recognise that common barriers include supporting attainment to be in line or exceeding peers; home support may be less consistent and there are ever changing challenges within the community. For us, early intervention is key and we focus on language development in various forms with a clear emphasis on vocabulary, oracy and reading.

We constantly refine practice as a whole school approach to ensure consistency and our greatest asset for improving practice is through our subject leader development approach and monitoring across all subjects. In line with our whole school vision and values we use our curriculum drivers of: resilience, independence and active learning alongside outdoor active learning to support engagement, aid progress and deepen knowledge using a variety of strategies so all pupils have access to learning regardless of their starting points and needs identified.

Eligibility

All parents (Nursery to Year 6) in receipt of the following must complete the forms available from the school office if you receive one of of the following:

• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided they’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on, which is paid for 4 weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit