Pupil Premium

The Government believes that Pupil Premium is the most effective way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for Free School Meals and their wealthier peers. Pupil Premium is therefore provided to any child currently eligible for Free School Meals that the college is aware of, and to any child who has at any stage in the past six years been eligible – children in care, and those who have spent at least one day in the care system, and the children of parents who are serving in the armed forces, are also eligible.

The use of Pupil Premium is the responsibility of each individual school/college, however it is assumed that the funding should be used to remove barriers to learning and ensure that each pupil participates fully in all aspects of college life and reaches his/her full potential.

Each year in January, every school/college completes a census which captures the pupils who are in receipt of Free School Meals – this information is then sent to the Government who issue the funding.

Eligible students include those who: 

• Are currently claiming Free School Meals (FSM)
• Have claimed school meals in the last six years (Ever 6)
• Are ‘In Service’ by having parents who have served in the armed forces within the last 4 years
• Are looked After Children (LAC), or have spent at least one day in the care system

Find out if you qualify for Free School Meals: Families who receive the following are eligible for Free School Meals (FSMs): 

• Income Support 
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance 
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance 
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 
• The guaranteed element of Pension Credit 
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190) 
• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit 
• Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get) 

To check your eligibility and apply online please visit your local authority’s website.

If you think that your child may be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), we encourage you to apply, even if your child does not want to eat the food at school as this can help your child in other ways and it is something that benefits our school community.  Please click 'Free School Meal Application' below for further information.
Free School Meal Application or contact 0116 305 5417.

Pupil Premium PlusPupil Premium Plus + (PPP) is an amount of money awarded to schools so that they can support young people in care. 
Unlike the Pupil Premium grant for disadvantaged children, which aims to reduce the attainment gap caused by economic disadvantage, Pupil Premium Plus is awarded in recognition that many adopted and permanently placed children need extra support in school because of the circumstances that led to them being placed into care, and later being adopted or being placed on a SGO or CAO.
For further information on Pupil Premium Plus+, what it is, and what it can and cannot be spent on please click on the link below 
https://resources.leicestershire.gov.uk/leicestershire-virtual-school/foster-carers/pupil-premium-plus-ppp

Pupil premium strategy statement
Each year, by December 31st the school must publish their Pupil Premium Strategy Statement on their website. This outlines the schools plan on how the money will be spent. Each year the plan is reviewed for its impact.

The Cedars Academy  has used The Education Endowment Foundation Guide to the Pupil Premium as well as DfE guidance to inform our Pupil Premium Strategy. To find out more click on the links below:

https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Publications/Pupil_Premium_Guidance.pdf
 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium/pupil-premium