Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch-up premium
What is our funding allocation for the current academic year?
We received a total of £18898 for the literacy and numeracy catch-up premium for the 2019-20 academic year
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
54% of pupils involved in catch-up activities improved their reading age between September 2019 and November 2020
Numeracy catch-up
74% of students involved in catch-up activities were judge to be on target in maths by the end of year 7.