The literacy and numeracy Catch-Up Premium gives schools additional funding to support Year 7 pupils who did not achieve a level 4 in reading or maths at the end of Key Stage 2.
Year 7 Catch-Up Funding 2019-20
We received £7500 from the Department for Education in 2019 for year 7 catch-up. We anticipate that we will receive a similar amount in 2020 for the current year 7 cohort, based on the October 2019 census.
We will use this funding to provide:
- Weekly small group sessions for pupils in maths- part pay for member of SEND staff
- Maths in-class support- part pay for member of SEND staff
- Weekly 1:1 sessions for pupils with reading- part pay for member of SEND staff
- Support through an identified SEND Group- part pay for a qualified Primary School teacher (SENDCO) to support pupils with very low reading and numeracy skills (raw score of below 80)
- Use of mathswatch and ICT facilities
- Use of Precision Teaching and Prince’s Trust resources
We assess the effect on attainment in Literacy & Numeracy through the activities outlined below:
Measuring students’ literacy and numeracy ability on intake:
- Baseline assessments Cognitive Abilities Tests (CATs) scores
- KS2 Standard Assessment Tests (SATs)
- Teachers review progress in all subject 4 times during the year. This is based on departmental assessments, classwork and professional judgement.
- PScales/Pivots progress
Measuring progress in literacy:
- moderation of half-termly assessment in writing and reading related to National Curriculum
- Accelerated Reader termly star reading tests
- Progress in 1:1 reading support
Measuring progress in numeracy:
- Moderation of half termly assessment in maths related to National Curriculum
- Progress in mathswatch
- Progress in small group sessions numeracy support
- Progress in in-class support
In 2015-16 Central Lancaster High School received £8,000 for 16 pupils (£500 for each eligible pupil in Year 7) from the Department of Education.
The funding was used as follows:
- Weekly 1:1 sessions for pupils in maths- part pay for member of staff (L3 TA)
- Weekly 1:1 sessions for pupils with reading- part pay for member of staff (L3 TA)
- Implementation of the Accelerated Reader- pay for subscription for 16 pupils
- Implementation of the Accelerated Maths programme- pay for the subscription for 16 pupils
We assess the effect on attainment in Literacy & Numeracy through:
- Measuring students’ literacy and numeracy ability on intake:
- Baseline assessments Cognitive Abilities Tests (CATs) scores
- KS2 Standard Assessment Tests (SATs)
- Teachers review progress in all subject 4 times during the year. This is based on departmental assessments, classwork and professional judgement.
- Measuring progress in literacy:
- moderation of half-termly assessment in writing and reading related to National Curriculum
- Accelerated Reader termly star reading tests
- Progress in 1:1 reading support
- Measuring progress in numeracy:
- Moderation of half termly assessment in maths related to National Curriculum
- Accelerated Maths termly star tests
- Progress in 1:1 numeracy support
Year 7 Catch-Up Funding 2016-17
We have received £10.667 from the DfE. were allocated the same overall amount of year 7 catch-up premium funding we received in 2015 to 2016, adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the size of their year 7 cohort, based on the October 2016 census.
We will use this funding to provide:
- Weekly 1:1 sessions for pupils in maths- part pay for member of staff (L3 TA)
- Weekly 1:1 sessions for pupils with reading- part pay for member of staff (L3 TA)
- Support through the Nurture Group- part pay for a qualified Primary School teacher (L3 TA) to support pupils with very low reading and numeracy skills (raw score of below 80)