12 Covid Impact to include information on Pupil Premium and child poverty
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This report gives an explanation of Pupil
Premium and examples of how schools make use of it. The report outlines how Covid has impacted on the
use of Pupil Premium and how schools have adapted their spend
accordingly. The report also summarises
How the HAF Programme and Winter Fund Grant supported our
vulnerable children and families during the pandemic.
Minutes:
The Headteacher, Virtual School
and College presented a report, a copy of which had been
circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix
'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.
The report explained Pupil Premium and
examples of how schools made use of it.
The report outlined how Covid had impacted on the use of Pupil
Premium and how schools had adapted their spend
accordingly. The report also summarised
how the Holidays, Activities and Food (HAF) Programme and Winter
Fund Grant supported our vulnerable children and families during
the pandemic.
The Committee discussed the Report and
comments were made, including:
- In response to a
query, the Committee was advised that once a pupil received Pupil
Premium (PP), it stayed with them and although the funding was not
ringfenced to a pupil, there was an expectation that the school
would publish what it used PP for and Ofsted would want to know of
the impact it was having on the pupils entitled to receive it
- There was a discussion around the changes in PP and the impact
this could have on the most vulnerable children. The Committee was reassured that there were
several other funding streams which were available to schools and
this change therefore needed to be seen in the context of the other
grants available. The Corporate
Director invite the Chair and interested Committee Member to have a
fuller discussion surrounding this outside of the Committee.
(Action).
- The
Committee was advised that Covid had had a huge impact on the needs
of families and that schools were aware of this and working to
adapt the support they provided working alongside charities and
other agencies where appropriate to adapt to the developing
needs
- In
response to a query regarding the voucher scheme at Asda, the
Committee was advised that take up had proved very successful, but
it may not be possible to find out if the vouchers were used.
(Action)
The Chair summarised the
discussions as follows:
- Use
of PP money in schools
- Change in PP allocation, other funding streams and a meeting to
discuss further
- Take
up of voucher scheme
RESOLVED that the
Committee note the information contained within the
update.