The literacy and numeracy catch-up premium gives state-funded schools additional funding to support Year 7 students who did not achieve the expected standard in reading or maths at the end of Key Stage 2. In relation to the ‘expected standard’, students awarded a scaled score of:
At least 100 will have met the expected standard of the test
99 or below will not have met the expected standard in the test
This means that students with a scaled score of 99 or below in the reading or maths tests at KS2 are eligible for the funding. 2019-2020
The total amount of students eligible for catch up premium during 2019-2020 academic year is 70 (63 in literacy and 41 in numeracy) Intended Spend The academy intends to use the premium to close the attainment gap by;
Applying the question level analysis function (QLA) in the Analyse School Performance (ASP) service, to identify specific areas to focus on with new year 7s. These areas will be targeted by teaching assistants and classroom teachers in small group and one to one sessions.
Mathematics and English Key Stage 3 leaders will raise the profile of learners working below the secondary expected standard; Key Stage 3 leads to offer tailored intervention resources to classroom teachers based on identified knowledge gaps.
Additional support from staff and teaching assistants will offer small group and one to one tuition to those who need it.
In English, students access the Read Theory programme.
Students access Routed for Reading.
A reading club will be established in the school library. This will target the identified students.