Pupil Premium
The government believes the pupil premium, which is provided in addition to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers.
Funding also exists for children who are looked after and also those of service personnel.
As a school we will:
Track each child carefully and target the funding to areas that may require improvement. However we recognise that not all children in receipt of FSM require improvement and in these cases funding can be used to help further extend these pupils attainment.
Use pupil premium to finance small learning groups for reading, improving handwriting, extra maths groups and other intervention groups. It may also fund additional teaching assistant support in classroom to maintain high level of TA support to ensure targeted intervention within the classroom.
Publish a statement each year on our website showing how the pupil premium is being used and once figures are available demonstrate the effect extra funding has had on narrowing the gap between FSM & non FSM pupils.
Appoint a nominated governor to monitor the effect of the pupil premium.
As a parent/carer we would ask that you:
Apply for FSM if you qualify even if you don’t intend sending your child for school lunches. The extra funding can be essential to aid progress in school. You can find out if you qualify and get an application form from www.eastriding.gov.uk;
Encourage and assist your child in any extra activities with which they are involved.
Further information:
“Staff are approachable, caring and friendly. I’m confident my child is receiving a good education at this school.”
“As soon as you walk into the school you notice how much time the staff put in to make it as comfortable a learning environment as possible for the children. Thank you..we really appreciate it.”
“The school is accessible and involves parents – The teachers are passionate about their work – Our children and their friends enjoy attending the school .”
“The teachers are very approachable and regularly take the time to inform me if they have concerns about either of my children- I trust them to take care of them both and notice if they need any extra attention.”
“Also I love The Ark on Friday morning you get to meet parents and guardians of different children and chat and drink tea or coffee and Miss Hamlyn is such a lovely lady.”
“I like the atmosphere of the school. It is a positive and happy place. I am extremely grateful for the quality of nurture in school, my child benefits greatly from its care and understanding.”
“Our son excitable and positive about school and I love the fact that he has settled so well. It’s always a worry for a parent but I was at ease from my sons first ever day. Thank you St Nicholas School.”
“My son has come on leaps and bounds since starting in September. He comes home and has been taught something new every day which he can’t wait to share with us.”
“The staff from my experience are friendly and helpful. I have grown with confidence since my children started here. It is an amazing school and the teaching is amazing too.”
“My children both have great relationships with their teachers and it’s really lovely to see.”
“Since joining our children have been happy and made to feel as though they weren’t the new kids buy had always been at this school. They have improved with so much.”
“The staff have a really good caring relationship with the children and they get lots of opportunities for different learning.”
“We also think the work the teaching and support staff put into activities out of school hours is fantastic. They keep our girls active and driven to do better.”
“I love that the Headteacher is very present and visible at the school. She knows all the children by name and connects with them. The school has a nurturing feel.”
“EYSF staff are absolutely fantastic! Cannot praise them enough!! My older child has a new teacher this year who has also been brilliant with her encouragement, my child has come on so much since her return in September. I just love that the staff are all so approachable and friendly.”
“My children both have great relationships with their teachers and it’s really lovely to see.”
“Support from teachers has been fantastic and without a doubt has been key to my child’s success. I have always felt confident in approaching school and have always had your full co-operation.”
“We think the stay and play mornings are brilliant as it gives us an insight to how our daughter’s are taught and what kind of environment they learn in.”
