St. Cuthbert's Primary School Seaham
For the academic year 2016/17, St Cuthbert’s RCVA Primary School received £39,020 in Pupil Premium funding.
| Focus | Impact |
| Two additional Teaching Assistants to support interventions for all classes in KS1 and KS2.
Cost £20,236 |
Improved Numeracy and Literacy skills.
Progress across the whole has improved in Writing and Maths. Assisting in closing the gap so children in all groups achieve expected progress with a high proportion of children achieving better than expected progress. |
| Employing a part time support teacher to provide additional support for developing writing, handwriting and comprehension skills in Years 2 and 3.
Cost £3,700 |
Improved attainment and progress in developing writing, handwriting, comprehension skills and mathematics. Reduced class sizes.
Pupils have shown increased confidence in these subject areas. Assisting in closing the gap so children in all groups achieve expected progress with a high proportion of children achieving better than expected progress. |
| Purchase of Teaching and Learning Resources linked to narrowing the gap.
Cost approx. £5,000 |
The increased expectations of the new curriculum means that children with poor handwriting and spelling ability, don’t meet their end of year expectations. These areas are having an impact on the proportion of children not meeting expectations by the end of the year, especially in Year 2. |
| Quality Music provision.
Fees paid for all Pupil Premium children who learn an instrument. Ukulele Cost £2,230 |
Gives children who don’t learn an instrument the opportunity to learn and appreciate music. |
| Funding to support a wider range of extra curricular clubs and activities.
Cost £TBC |
Children have a wider range of opportunities to develop skills and interests before and after school. |
| Talk Boost training and resources.
Cost £770 |
Intervention programme. Children are able to articulate their thoughts effectively and in an ordered manner, which will contribute to improved writing skills. |
| Free milk for current FSM children following the Government announcement that from January 2015, FSM children should be offered free milk.
Cost £330 |
Improved health. Milk to be provided free of charge daily for children currently eligible for Free School Meals. |