Pupil Premium

All of our pupils receive the following: 

• Personalised programmes to support them to re-engage, participate and progress

• A keyworker and access to personal support to help address barriers to learning

• Continued support to develop resilience
  Plus the families also have access to support and help through their child's keyworker

Pupil Premium Learners are particularly supported to access enrichment activities and to ensure there is equality of opportunity accross both academic and vocational curriculums. 

Here are some examples of how Pupil Premium Funding has been used at Prime 8...

KEEPING FIT

Enabling access to regular swimming and gym sessions
Purchase of sports equipment including footballs and basketballs

Facilitating the achievement of the ASDAN Fitness Award

OUTDOOR SKILLS

Purchase of garden tools

Waterproof clothing and Wellies

Pond dipping with nets, jars and magnifying glasses

Purchase of binoculars and wildlife identification books

Bushcraft activities including outdoor cooking and den building

MINDFULNESS

Sensory resources such as fiddle toys 

The purchase of soft furnishings to enable comfortable space for mindfulness sessions

WORK SKILLS (VOCATIONAL)

Purchase of small hand tools for construction

Basic plumbing equipment

Online access to resources

The purchase of basic health and beauty equipment including a hairdryer and nail polish

The purchase books such as hair and beauty and plumbing manuals

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Regular cooking sessions to promote healthy eating
Purchase and use of a full-sized cooker 

Purchase of cookery books to promote healthy eating

SOCIAL SKILLS

Games and puzzles purchased

Pool Table for free time

ACADEMIC

Purchase of science experiment kits  
A microscope to enable learners to study science  

Doddle English online programme
Purchase of a portable DVD player to enable the use of films linked to English texts 
The purchase of a selection of age-appropriate fiction

Practical maths teaching aids including base ten, calculators and shapes

TRANSITION

Prime 8 Staff to support with transition

Equipment purchased to enable access to transition

And a CAMERA to enable us to keep a record of everything we do!