Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch-up premium
What is our funding allocation for the current academic year?
We received a total of £18977 for the literacy and numeracy catch-up premium for the 2018-19 academic year
How do we intend to spend our allocation this year and how did we spend our allocation last year?
Literacy catch-up
We do the following to support pupils who are not secondary ready with their reading
|
Title |
Cost |
|
Accelerated Reader |
£216 |
|
Creation of an extra English class to support weaker readers |
£1243 |
|
Extra reading with a teaching assistant in tutor time |
£698 |
|
Multi-sensory support for developing reading |
£3808 |
|
Withdrawal reading lessons with the SENCO |
£2355 |
|
Reading group for weaker readers |
£977 |
|
Extra planning time to support English staff to create resources such as differentiated texts and glossaries. |
£1200 |
|
Total |
£10497 |
We also support weaker readers by:
- Highlighting and discussing new vocabulary
- Making connections between word parts and their meanings
- Using paired reading strategies
- Helping develop their ability to make inferences
- Using questioning to develop understanding
Numeracy catch-up
We do the following to support pupils who are not secondary ready with their numeracy
|
Title |
Cost |
|
Teaching assessment working with pupils during tutor period (1.5 hours per week) |
£1012 |
|
Numeracy co-ordinator selecting and organising resources for use by the TA (0.5 hours per week) |
£759 |
|
Creation of numeracy resources |
£700 |
|
TA support in maths classes |
£6013 |
|
Total |
£8484 |
How did last year’s allocation made a difference to the attainment of the pupils who benefitted from the funding?
Literacy catch-up
75% of pupils involved in catch-up activities improved their reading age between Oct 2018 and Oct 2019
Numeracy catch-up
43% of students involved in catch-up activities were judge to be on target in maths by the end of year 7.