Catch Up Premium
The Department for Education (DfE) allocates additional funding to state funded schools to support year 7 pupils who did not achieve the expected standard in reading or Maths at the end of Key Stage 2 (KS2)
How much catch-up premium allocation was received for the current academic year?
This academic year, the school expects to receive £15,000. In the academic year 2015- 2016 Alec Hunter received £17,000 of catch premium.
The school’s plans for spending the allocation
These funds will be spent on additional timetabled literacy groups for students who did not achieve the expected standard in Reading by the end of year 6. English and maths tuition will also be provided for students who did not achieve Level 4 (equivalent in Secondary ready Score) in reading and maths by the end of Year 6. Reading and numeracy intervention will also be provided to strengthen core skills
How the previous year's allocation was spent
Last year funds were spent on additional timetabled literacy groups for students who did not achieve the expected standard in Reading by the end of year 6. English and maths tuition was also be provided for students who did not achieve Level 4 in Reading and maths by the end of Year 6
How the spending made a difference to the pupils who attracted the premium
Students who received additional support for Reading made an average gain of 0.8 levels progress last academic year. Students who received additional support for Maths made an average gain of 0.7 levels progress last academic year. NB The expected level of progress in an academic year is around 0.6 Levels
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