Funding
We will publish specific information that supports learning for cohorts of individuals, including information on Pupil Premium, Sports funding, Year 7 catch up funding and annual accounts reports on this page.
Pupil Premium 2018-2019
Please see our latest plan below.
Amount of Pupil Premium funding received for 2018-19 to be reviewed in April 2019 and August 2019.
| Summary Information | |||||
| School | The Beacon, Folkestone | Type of SEN (e.g. PMLD/SLD/MLD etc.) | PMLD/SLD/MLD/ASD
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| Academic Year | 2018-19 | Total PP budget | £ | Date of most recent PP Review | August 2018 |
| Total number of pupils | 366 | Number of pupils eligible for PP | 133 | Date for next internal review of this strategy | April 2019 |
| FSM – Primary School Pupils (£1,320 per child) | £ | 44.5% of Primary Pupils |
| FSM – Secondary School Pupils (£935 per child) | £ | 45.1% of Secondary Pupils |
| Service Children (£300 per pupil) | £ | 3.7% of the school population Yr R to Yr 11 |
| Post LAC Pupil (£7,900 per pupil) | £ | 6.7% of the school population Yr R to Yr 11 |
Identified barriers to educational achievement
The Beacon has identified the following as barriers for some of the pupils currently in receipt of Pupil Premium:
- Access to equipment
- Extending the most able
- Access to language and communication
- Access to curriculum and readiness to learn
- Life Skills and peer expectations
- Social and Emotional understanding and resilience
- Access to extra-curricular activities – educational experiences such as trips, after school clubs, music lessons and participation in physical activities
- Parental engagement with school – especially regarding attendance and access to information and training
- Behaviour – pupils with specific social and emotional needs which affect their learning
Key expenditure – how the allocation will be spent for 2018-2019
| Area of spend | Focus | Intended outcomes – why these approaches were taken | Total allocation |
| Two Dedicated Full time PP HLTA for English and Maths | Curriculum | Consolidation of learning completed in classes – time for practise and application of skills improve learning outcomes in reading, writing and maths | £44,172 |
| 4 x One to One TA Support (ABA etc.) | Curriculum | To provide 1:1 support for Access to Personalised curriculum | £23,460 |
| HLTA Intervention Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Behaviour and Social Skills | Employment of full time HLTA | £7,251 |
| Reading for Pleasure and Reading Scheme books
Toe by toe |
Curriculum | Resourcing and developing reading skills – to raise standards in reading
Reading recovery programme |
£1,500 |
| Music appreciation | Curriculum | To provide opportunities for pupils to see live performances | £500 |
| Play Therapy | Social and Life skills | To provide dedicated time and support (1:1 and group) to help build pupils emotional development | £11,552 |
| After School Clubs | Social and Life skills | Participate in a range of clubs provided by the school or external providers to increase social inclusion (50 places) | £2,375 |
| Transport | Parental support | Participation in community life to either attend clubs or meetings | £500 |
| Enrichment visits and activities | Curriculum | Pupils are able to participate fully in school trips and residential trips. Learning is supported by trips that are carefully planned to enhance the school’s curriculum. Social skills, independence, perseverance and team-work are developed through participation in group activities and overnight stays on residentials. | £2,500 |
| Social Use of Language intervention – HLTA | Life and Social Skills | To support social and emotional understanding closing gaps in understanding | £7,416 |
| Social Skills -HLTA | Behaviour/life and social skills | Social skills are developed through participation in set criteria | £7,416 |
| Personal independence programme – HLTA | Life skills | To support pupils become more independent and self sufficient | £8,000 |
| Additional learning and communications resources (Kindles, spell-checkers, iPads) | Pupils enjoy using resources such as iPads to complete games/tasks that consolidate learning. A range of learning styles can be catered for. Teachers and TAs made aware of apps available to support different areas of need (i.e. spelling, memory, times tables) | £1,500 | |
| Parent workshops run by MAST | To support regular communication between parents and School focusing on individual pupils’ needs, pre-teaching materials, learning to consolidate, sharing of resources. | £250 | |
| Head of School x 38 teachers three hours. | Curriculum | HT meet with pupil premium tutor and teachers at each milestone (Nov, Feb, Apr, Jul) for pupil progress meetings – discussion regarding individual pupils including those in receipt of PP and how booster sessions could improve outcomes. Data analysis at each milestone to identify pupils whose progress is causing concern and to review successes | £5,183 |
| Individual SALT provision | £6,584 | ||
| Forest School | £500 | ||
| Behaviour Support | £22,671 | ||
| Funding for before school ‘breakfast club’ | Social Skills | To improve the self-esteem, social skills and behaviour of identified pupils leading to increased confidence and attainment in the classroom. To ensure children are ready to learn. (10) places | £2,850 |
| Total budget | £156,180 | ||
| Allocated | £156,180 |
How will the school measure the impact of the Pupil Premium?
At The Beacon School, the usual cycle of data collection and the monitoring and tracking of the cohort’s attainment, will be used to inform pupil progress and enable the early identification of need, support and appropriate intervention. Review meetings will take place every two terms and will include a member of Senior Management and the class teachers.
At each milestone, the school will review the impact of actions taken and will plan for how the funding will be specifically allocated over the next phase. When selecting pupils for Pupil Premium target groups, the school will look at all pupils across the school. There are some pupils who are not eligible for PP who will benefit from these groups if their needs are similar and we believe progress can be made towards individual targets.
Pupil Premium Funding and the impact of this is a regular item on the governors’ School Improvement and Resources committees.
Pupil Premium- Historic Data
Below you will find our data from the last academic year for Pupil Premium. For more historic data, please view the Funding Data Archive.
Governors allocate pupil premium funding in the best interests of the pupils concerned. Consequently, these pupils make excellent progress from their starting points.
Ofsted 2014
Year 7 Catch Up Funding
The Department for Education (DfE) has made available additional funds for improving the attainment of pupils in Year 7 who may be at risk of underachieving. This is known as the Year 7 Catch-Up Premium. The funds are primarily aimed at improving Maths and English levels.
Please see our summary and impact reports.
Sports Funding
Please view our action plan and spending reports by following the links.