At Valence School, we are committed to supporting all students to help them fulfil their potential. We believe that every child should have equal opportunity and access to a high-quality education, regardless of their background. We have high expectations of all our students and are determined to foster positive, passionate, independent, resilient, and respectful learners. We understand that disadvantaged learners can require more support to achieve results in line with other children. We are dedicated to meeting the pastoral, social, and academic needs of our Pupil Premium students, in order to reduce the gap in attainment. We understand the barriers to their learning and relentlessly encourage them to overcome these barriers.  

What is the Pupil Premium?  

• The Pupil Premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England.  

• It is designed to help disadvantaged pupils of all abilities perform better, and to close the gap between them and their peers.  

Who are our Pupil Premium students?  

Students:  

• who at any point in the past six years have been in receipt of Free School Meals (Ever 6 FSM)  

• who have been continuously looked after for the past six months (LAC)  

• who have been adopted from care under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (post-LAC)  

• who have left care under a Special Guardianship or Residence Order  

• whose parent/parents are currently serving in the armed forces or are in receipt of a pension from the MoD (Service children)  

We recognise that:  

• Our Pupil Premium cohort is a diverse group in terms of their background, ability, and personal circumstances  

• National statistics suggest that students eligible for PP are more likely to be lower attaining than other children  

Our Strategies: 

• Priority marking & feedback  

• Priority questioning   

• Priority praise  

• Encouragement to attend extracurricular activities & trips  

• Extra resources where required  

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