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Covid 16-19 premium strategy statement 

School overview

Metric

Data

 School name

The Priory Witham Academy

Pupils in school

1071

Proportion of disadvantaged pupils

44%

Covid Funding Allocation

£7050

Publish date

October 2020

Review date

October 2021.

Statement authorised by

Andrew Madge

16-19 Premium Lead

Christopher Webster / Denise Clarke

Governor lead

Patrick Smith-Howell

Diagnostic work undertaken since school return:

  • Progress data in English and Mathematics.
  • Retention in Level 3 courses
  • Attendance data
  • Progress data from Level 3 courses.

Metrics identified for identification of impact:

 

  • Progress data in English and Mathematics.
  • Retention in Level 3 courses
  • Attendance data
  • Progress data from Level 3 courses.

Targeted Support for 16-19 Catch Up

High quality teaching for all
  • CPD to embed quality first teaching in relation to scaffolding; cognitive and metacognitive strategies.
  • Dedicate Senior / Middle Leader time to develop and further strengthen our assessment systems to ensure teachers can accurately track and target gaps in learning and adapt teaching and learning accordingly to incisively meet need and accelerate progress.
  • Continued development of a sequential, challenging and inclusive curriculum

Effective deployment of PSA support. 
  • Clear identification of students / groups needing PSA support.
  • Identification of clear objectives for this support directed by teaching staff.

Wellbeing support for students through use of the ‘Nurture Garden‘.
  • Plans in place to use the Nurture Garden for small group support for wellbeing, mental health support including anxiety.
  • Early identification of need for general wellbeing
  • Specific focus on Y13 with anxiety support linked to exams and University applications.

Targeted academic support for students in English and Maths.
  • Additional small group targeted support to provide additional time for students who have not yet achieved the required standard in English or Maths

Targeted support across subjects where destinations are at risk due to knowledge gaps as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
  • Additional small group targeted support to provide additional time for students whose destinations are at risk.

 

Monitoring and implementation

Area

Challenge

Mitigating action

Teaching

Training needed to ensure high standard of quality first teaching

Identification of training needs

Academy CPD timetable

Targeted support

Training needed to ensure high standard of interventions (academic and pastoral).

 

Identification of training needs

Academy CPD timetable

Work with subject specialists

Wider Support

Timely identification and referral of students to support

Clear process of referral

Pastoral Manager knowledge of students

Staff knowledge of sources of support – internal and external

 

 

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