COVID-19 Catch-up Premium

What is the COVID-19 Catch Up Premium?

The government announced £1 billion of funding to support children and young people to catch up lost time after school closure. This is especially important for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds.

School allocations will be calculated on a per pupil basis.

Mainstream schools will get £80 for each pupil in from Reception to Year 11 inclusive.

For further information, please visit: Catch Up Premium

How is the money going to be spent?

Schools are able to use this funding for specific activities to support their pupils to catch up for lost teaching over the previous months, in line with the curriculum expectations for the next academic year in actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak.

While schools can use their funding in a way that suits their cohort and circumstances, they are expected to use this funding for specific activities which will help pupils catch up on missed education.

Catch up funding – Lons infant School

School universal catch up premium fund total amount	£6400
			Number	Percentage
Total number of pupils on roll	80	Pupils eligible for the pupil premium/disadvantaged	13 7 4	16% 9% 5%
		Pupils eligible with SEND
		Pupils eligible who are LAC and/or PLAC
National tutoring programme			Academic mentors

Barriers

Academic

Reading catch up – fluency and word knowledge

Maths knowledge and understanding

Vocabulary and taking turns in conversation

Gaps in basic skills knowledge

Behaviours and attitudes

Social skills – turn taking

Personal development including social and emotional health and wellbeing

Settling back into classroom

Retaining information – learning to learn

Date of review and impact of catch up premium funding - May/June 2021

Objective: to have a calm approach within the classroom
Reasons for the approaches taken: settling the children back into school and a full classroom
Success criteria
Barrier	Desired outcome how it will be measured	Actions	Timescales person responsible	Monitoring and evaluation	Amount of funding to be spent
Calming environment to settle into	Monitor classroom	Breathe programme	AJ Use everyday	Staff meeting discussion Monitoring	£162

Objective: to provide emotional and wellbeing support for children in school
Reasons for the approaches taken: all children have had different experiences and some children need additional support to reintegrate back into a classroom setting
Success criteria
Barrier	Desired outcome how it will be measured	Actions	Timescales person responsible	Monitoring and evaluation	Amount of funding to be spent
Social and emotional wellbeing	Children can turn take, share and confident to speak to adults in school. Settled coming into environment.	Positive play	MB	AJ monitor Boxall files	£6345.40
Social and emotional wellbeing	Children can turn take, share and confident to speak to adults in school. Settled coming into environment.	Nurture sessions	CF	AJ monitor Boxall files	£2538.16

Objective: to develop language skills
Reasons for the approaches taken: some children need additional support with language skills e.g. turn taking, modelling of conversation.
Success criteria
Barrier	Desired outcome how it will be measured	Actions	Timescales person responsible	Monitoring and evaluation	Amount of funding to be spent
Language development	Assessment	Talk boost programme	MB KC	Assessment monitored by AJ Pupil progress meetings	£3807.24

Objective: to develop phonic skills and knowledge
Reasons for the approaches taken: to missing gaps in phonic knowledge
Success criteria
Barrier	Desired outcome how it will be measured	Actions	Timescales person responsible	Monitoring and evaluation	Amount of funding to be spent
Phonic development	Year 1 and 2 phonics assessments	Small group intervention	MB / BA	AJ	£1057.60

Objective: to develop mathematical knowledge and understanding
Reasons for the approaches taken: to develop missing knowledge in maths
Success criteria
Barrier	Desired outcome how it will be measured	Actions	Timescales person responsible	Monitoring and evaluation	Amount of funding to be spent
Maths knowledge and missed areas of the curriculum	Assessment Number age	1^st class maths	MB	AJ monitor progress and attainment	£1903.62

Objective: to develop language skills
Reasons for the approaches taken: some children need additional support with language skills e.g. turn taking, modelling of conversation.
Success criteria
Barrier	Desired outcome how it will be measured	Actions	Timescales person responsible	Monitoring and evaluation	Amount of funding to be spent
Specific areas of learning is missing due to lock down	Gaps in knowledge decreased and data reflects at age appropriate	Precision teaching	TA	Data analysis	£1903.62

Objective: to develop memory skills
Reasons for the approaches taken: to develop memory skills to aid with learning within school
Success criteria
Barrier	Desired outcome how it will be measured	Actions	Timescales person responsible	Monitoring and evaluation	Amount of funding to be spent
Memory magic	Increase in attainment	Memory magic	TA	Data analysis AJ	3172.70

Objective: to develop reading skills
Reasons for the approaches taken: to develop reading skills and confidence in reading
Success criteria
Barrier	Desired outcome how it will be measured	Actions	Timescales person responsible	Monitoring and evaluation	Amount of funding to be spent
Reading development	Data analysis	1-1 reading	Teacher / TA	Data AJ	£1586.40

Objective: to develop writing skills
Reasons for the approaches taken: some children need additional support with language skills e.g. turn taking, modelling of conversation.
Success criteria
Barrier	Desired outcome how it will be measured	Actions	Timescales person responsible	Monitoring and evaluation	Amount of funding to be spent
To develop writing skills	Increased attainment and fluency in writing	Writing programme	TA	Book look Data AJ	Writing intervention £375 £1586.35

Objective: to develop speaking and listening in reception
Reasons for the approach: Recommended
Success criteria: improvement in speaking and listening
Barrier	Desired outcome how it will be measured	Actions	Timescales person responsible	Monitoring and evaluation	Amount of funding to be spent
To develop speaking and listening	Following Neli programme	To follow 20 weeks NELI programme	TA / reception teacher 20 weeks	Observation Data look	Training £0 Staff implementation ? update when know more

Total:£24,438.09

Funding: £6,400 from Catch Up Premium

£17,485 from Pupil Premium

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