Y7 Literacy and Numeracy Catch-Up Funding – Review of expenditure 2017 to 2018

Review of expenditure 2017 to 2018

1. Summary information
School			Starbank School			2017/18 Budget		£19646
Academic Year			2017/18			Date for next internal review of this strategy		After each Assessment window (see school calendar)
Total Literacy Catch-up Pupils			47	Total Numeracy Catch-up Pupils	33
2. Barriers to future attainment
In-school and external barriers
		High Levels of Deprivation- our location is ranked 3,101 out of 32,844 LSOAs in England; where 1 is the most deprived LSOA. This is amongst the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in the country (Reference: http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/idmap.html) KS2 Prior Attainment is significantly below the national average at 102.7 (National average is 104.1). Puts school in 70th percentile nationally. 58% Pupil Premium 81% EAL 19% of the cohort have SEND
3. Desired outcomes (desired outcomes, how they will be measured and who is responsible)							Success criteria
Maths	Students who were closest to achieving the “Expected Standard” will have made the appropriate levels of progress over the course of the year. Head of Maths and linked SLT Line manager.						Students will be measured against a control group of students who have achieved the “Expected Standard”. The idea being that students have made the same progress as others and are achieving the same on assessments.
Maths	Students who are furthest from the “Expected Standard” make progress over the course of the year and improve their basic mathematics skills. Head of Maths and SENCo						This is much more difficult to measure, a lot of the students in this group are on the SEN register and therefore have help from the SEN department. Students will work through the Power of 2 book which will build their basic skills, we can review the use of the books over the year and check their success.
English	An improvement in pupils’ readings ages to a level that is same as the year average and hopefully the same as their actual age. Literacy Lead and linked SLT Line manager.						An average reading age for each English group will be calculated at the end of the academic year and it is hoped the pupils’ reading ages will be the same as the average and hopefully the same as their actual age.
English	Students who were closest to achieving the “Expected Standard” will have made the appropriate levels of progress over the course of the year. Head of English and linked SLT Line manager.						Students will be measured against a control group of students who have achieved the “Expected Standard”. The idea being that students have made the same progress as others and are achieving the same on assessments.

5. Planned Expenditure 2017/18
Focus	Chosen action / approach	What is the evidence and rationale for this choice?	How will you ensure it is implemented well?	Staff lead	Cost
Maths and English	Creation of nurture group for pupils significantly below expected standard and 2 TAs to support group and coordinate English and numeracy interventions. .	This approach was successful during the last academic year within maths (as detailed below). 121 and small group sessions allow pupils to have more personalised interventions. These will be particularly focused on english as a consequence of last year’s evaluation.	Ensure pupils have a base classroom to use all the time similar to their experiences at primary school. Each TA to be responsible for either maths or english interventions which are reviewed after each assessment window with SENCo. Line management monitoring Department reviews PP and Literacy and Numeracy reviews Governors reports	JSH and SENCo	£19000
Maths and English	Assessment model which allows teachers to pinpoint which precise skills pupils need to develop.	Ensure we have a clear idea what they can already do, and what they need to work on in order to improve. This is particularly important for students needing to catch-up as it provides manageable steps, and achievable goals. Progress is monitored closely within departments at the end of each assessment cycle and intervention plans are put in place. These are evaluated and adapted at the following assessment window.	Use of accurate assessments which reflect skills and knowledge expected by pupils by the end of KS2. Use of Birmingham Maths Toolkit. Line management monitoring Department reviews PP and Literacy and Numeracy reviews Governors reports	JSH/SENCo	Already implemented.
Maths and English	All students are set ambitious targets.	These pupils underperformed at primary school so to stretch them we need ambitious targets (FFT 20%). These will stretch the pupils. These targets will be reviewed regularly and increased (at the end of each year) to maintain the stretch and challenge needed to catch-up.	Use of FFT aspire to work out targets. PP and Literacy and Numeracy reviews.	AWI/SENCo	Already implemented.
Maths	Power of 2 Book	The book will be introduced and used with year 7 students who have a scaled score between 80 and 85 during daily TA interventions. Has proven successful in local schools.	Students will work through the power of 2 books with TA who will mark and feedback to JSH how pupils are progressing.	JSH	£250 (£18.50 each)
	Key Stage 2 Maths Equipment	Students not having the correct equipment is a barrier to their success.	JSH/AWI will purchase necessary equipment and distribute to relevant teachers. Form tutors to monitor during weekly equipment checks.	JSH/AWI and HoYs	£250
English	Tutor materials KS3 Book Club Homework Club Lexia	Range of ‘additional’ support to help pupils to ‘catch up’. This includes: library usage with daily reading, after school and lunch time tutoring and support during lesson time. Lexia trial to be piloted with pupils and then reviewed. This may provide independent opportunities for pupils to revise.	JSH to review impact of interventions with Head of English after each assessment window with lead TA. Register taken at homework club and will be monitored how many of the target pupils attend.	JSH/GLA	£1000
Total budgeted cost					£ 20000