Year 7 Catch Up Premium

The Department for Education has allocated approximately £500 per pupil for the number of year 7 pupils who did not achieve the required standard in reading and/or mathematics at Key Stage 2 (Literacy and Numeracy).  This is based on Key Stage 2 data and the autumn school census. It is calculated as a percentage of the cohort based on historical data rather than by specific student.

• In 2017-18 the allocation of funds for this purpose to Gumley House School was £5,993
• In 2018 - 19 the allocation of funds for this purpose to Gumley House School was £6,215
• In 2019 - 20 the allocation of funds for this purpose to Gumley House School was £5,886
• In 2020-21 the allocation of funds for this purpose to Gumley House School was £0

Our review of the impact of how the funds were used has shown that some students have made excellent progress during their time in these interventions.

The Catch-Up funding for the 2019/20 cohort was used in the following ways:

• Transition Coordinator: leading 10-week numeracy intervention sessions with specific groups of students.

1. KS3 English Coordinator: leading 10-week literacy intervention sessions with specific groups of students.  
2. Students out of MFL for literacy/numeracy support
3. Speech and Language Therapy
4. Occupational Therapy
5. Small group work for behaviour

In 2019-20 these monies are being used to fund:

• The establishment of a specific class and curriculum, focused on the needs of our lowest performing students on entry, who need a specialised curriculum to succeed.
• Small group, intensive support with reading for meaning and writing.
• Reduced class sizes in English and Maths to address the needs of targeted students.
• LSA support and intervention with literacy and numeracy throughout the curriculum.
• The purchase of texts and resources for small, specifically focused classes in English and Mathematics.
• Specialist training of teachers to teach literacy and numeracy to identified students across the curriculum.
• Additional teaching in Mathematics focusing on developing the numeracy and algebra of targeted students. Additional Mathematics homework clubs support targeted students.
• Extra staffing used to support students in both Maths and English classes.

In 2019/20 the impact of the intervention can also be directly seen through levels of progress made. In 2019 the impact of the English and Literacy intervention showed that 22 of the 33 targeted students reached the required standard by the end of year 7 with all students making significant progress over the academic year. 18 students will need continued support into year 8.

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