Catch-up Funding Strategy

Catch-up Funding Strategy
School Richmond Methodist Primary and Nursery School
Academic Year 2020-2021
Catch-up funding allocation £23,579 – three instalments of: £6000 / £7814 / £9765

 

Intended outcomes Success criteria
To minimise the impact of school closure on academic progress, especially for our most disadvantaged pupils. School progress is at least in line or above national in reading, writing and maths.
To support pupils with a smooth transition back to school Pupils identified access support from SENCo and/or Learning Mentor.
To enable our identified pupils to access IT for individualised targeted support and possible periods of remote learning. School progress is at least in line or above national in reading, writing and maths.

 

Expenditure
Transition support
Action Intended outcome What is the evidence and rationale Implementation Review
Additional half day of SENCO time To support pupils with a smooth transition back to school Educational Endowment Fund Support teaching and whole school strategies SENCO and DSL to monitor July 2021
Total cost:  contribution from school budget as identified in summer term before Government catch-up strategy announced
Targeted academic support
Action Intended outcome What is the evidence and rationale Implementation Review
Cost of extended school staffing to provide catch-up groups for children in Y1 – Y6 To minimise the impact of school closure on academic progress Educational Endowment Fund teaching and whole school support strategies SLT implementation and SW/SS to monitor July 2021
Total cost: £1500
Targeted academic support
Action Intended outcome What is the evidence and rationale Implementation Review
Cost of additional HLTA to provide catch-up groups for children in Reception – Y6 To minimise the impact of school closure on academic progress Educational Endowment Fund targeted support strategies SLT implementation and SW/SS to monitor July 2021
Total cost: £16,875 – £9450 this financial year and £7425 next financial year
Wider strategies
Action Intended outcome What is the evidence and rationale Implementation Review
Expenditure on additional  ipads to allow pupils to access IT for  individualised targeted support and during periods of remote learning. To enable our identified pupils to access IT for individualised targeted support and possible periods of remote learning. Educational Endowment Fund wider strategies

JS implementation and SW to monitor progress

SS to monitor engagement in remote learning.

 July 2021
Total cost: £5204 this financial year and £2864 this financial year and £2340 next financial year

 

Evidence of Early Impact
Following the analysis of baseline and teacher assessments in September 2020 and a gap analysis, the school has spent £1500 in Autumn 2 on staffing to provide additional catch-up groups enabling 95 children across Year 1 – 6 to access 6 hours of catch-up.  With a focus on phonics in Key Stage 1, grammar, punctuation, spelling and writing in Year 3/4 and reading for inference, grammar, punctuation, spelling and maths for Year 5/6.