What is Pupil Premium Plus
Children and young people are eligible to receive Pupil Premium Plus (PP+) from the first day that they enter care. The overall grant allocated to each LA is calculated on a per child basis. This is based on the census of the previous year. For both looked after and previously looked after children PP+ is not a personal budget for individual children. The VSH and school manage their PP+ allocation for the benefit of their cohort of looked after or previously looked after children and according to children's needs.
How it's allocated in H&F
The Looked After Children Pupil Premium Plus (PP+) is managed by the Virtual School Head in the local authority that looks after the child. The Virtual School Head works with schools to ensure that PP+ money is spent to the educational benefit of the eligible child and address their individual needs as identified in the PEP.
In Hammersmith and Fulham all PP+ spend decisions should be made at the PEP meeting, any funding agreed will be paid directly to the school or suppler delivering the intervention.
How it can be used
The PP+ can be used to facilitate a wide range of educational support for looked after and previously looked after children. It is important that interventions supported by pupil premium should be evidence based and in the best interests of the child.
Getting the most from PP+
Approaches that are:
- Individually tailored to the needs and strengths of each pupil
- Consistent: based on agreed core principles and components, but also flexible and responsive
- Based on evidence of what works
- Focussed on clear short-term goals which give opportunities for pupils to experience success
- Include regular, high quality feedback from teaching staff
- Engage parents/carers in the agreement and evaluation of arrangements for education support (e.g. via the PEP)
- Supporting pupil transition (e.g. primary-secondary/KS3-4)
- Raising aspirations through access to high-quality educational experiences
- Promote the young person's awareness and understanding of their own thought process (metacognition) and help to develop problem-solving strategies