ASPIRE
The Bourne Academy Pupil Premium Action Plan
2013-2014 Academic Year
Imagination
is
more
important
than
knowledge
Albert
Einstein
Pupil Premium funding is provided to schools to address the current underlying inequalities and close the attainment gap between children eligible for free
school meals (FSM) and their peers. Pupils are eligible for this funding if they have been registered for FSM at any point in the last 6 years, they are
looked after (in care) or are children of service personnel.
The rate of pupil premium funding is £900 per eligible student from April 2013 to March 2014. From March 2014 the rate increases to £935 per eligible
student. Funding is based on the number of eligible students at the time of the January 2013 census, rather than the number on roll during the academic
year. The Academy has budgeted to receive pupil premium funding of £214,200 during 2013/14, based on a calculation of 238 eligible pupils. It is
anticipated that this level of funding will increase in light of the change in rate from April 2014.
At December 2013 approximately 271 (41%) of the total number of 667 students on roll were eligible for FSM at some point over the last six years and
the Academy currently has 2 Looked After Children (LAC) on roll. Out of the 271 Pupil Premium students, 164 of them are still currently eligible for Free
School Meals.
The Academy will seek to provide an inclusive education for all students that does not marginalise or disadvantage students from more challenging
backgrounds. This approach is also in recognition of the relatively high proportion of students in the Academy who may at some point of their education
have been eligible for FSM.
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The following is a summary of the Academy’s planned programme for the 2013/14 academic year of additional targeted interventions to support our most
vulnerable and disadvantaged groups of students. The Action Plan is constantly being reviewed and adapted in response to the emerging needs and
required support of students.
Action
Academy Lead
Review / scrutiny of list of students potentially
eligible for pupil premium funding (ever 6 years
funding principle)
CHD and CW have
had regular
contact with
Bournemouth
council to ensure
that the academy
has the correct list
of PP students.
CHD has made this
accessible to all
staff by putting it
on the S Drive.
CHd/CW
One-to-one tuition – Maths:
Ongoing tuition provided during Maths lessons and
after school.
Approximately,
£40,000 spent on
one-one tuition.
Plus two thousand
more on Student
residential.
One-to-one tuition – English:
Targeted 1-2-1 tuition for most vulnerable student
cohorts
One-to-one
tutor/Bournemouth
University mentors
paid for during
coursework
revision days.
Approximately
£400
Attendance/ Persistent Absence (including
unauthorised holiday absences)
December 2013
Evidenced by
October 2013
Up to date and comprehensive list of all eligible stud
those entitled to FSM over the last six years (2012/1
purposes), and those entitled over the last five years
planning purposes).
JH
November 2013
Students better prepared for November 2013 and Ju
Maths exams. Improved attainment results for C/D b
students
LC
October 2013 ongoing
Effective targeted support mechanisms put in place.
of the attainment gap between different groups of st
CH
Ongoing / half-termly
review
Demonstrable reductions in lateness across all stude
and in particular amongst students from most disadv
backgrounds
Conducted all year
through by ASJ
ASJ
Ongoing weekly /
monthly progress
tracking meetings
Individual learning plans in place to support individua
progression in line with predicted grades and levels o
attainment.
Attendance of
vulnerable PP
CH / JB/ CHd
Ongoing weekly / halftermly reviews and
Implementation of separate PA Action plan. Home vi
other appropriate interventions developed in consulta
Reduction in punctuality
Student mentoring / progress tracking
Timescales
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students reduced
in years 9 and 11
through personal
attendance lottery.
KF
Aim High (in conjunction with Bournemouth
University):
 Aspire Conference – parent / student review
workshop
 Summer school for Year 11 students (approx.
11 out of 30 students eligible for PP funding)
 Aspirational mentoring programme (Year 10
students)
 University ‘Taster Days’ (e.g. health & social
care; leisure & tourism; forensic science;
engineering)
Student Post 16 Progression:
 100% of all Year 11 students to progress on to
employment, further education or training
 Targeted support for students with at least
one parent / carer currently unemployed
(approx. 41% of year 11 students and 28%
year 10 students)
 Additional targeted external career guidance
and support (Bournemouth Connexions) for
LAC (up to the age of 20) and other students
from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Support for 7&8 PP students who come to the
school below a 3A in English or Maths.
 Lexia- revolutionary computer programme that
helps students learn basic Literacy skills.
 Breton- Small group intervention with Literacy
Coordinator during English sessions to improve
December 2013
VW /
FM
(Bournemouth
Connexions)
Lexia bought by
the academy in
Christmas term.
Early data shows it
is dramatically
improving the
KH/LC/JL/JH
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updates on persistent
absences
parents / carers and. Special monitoring of Year 11 s
potential to prosecute where student attendance is u
Attendance rewards
specifically for PP
students.
From data analysis in October 2013, year 9 and year
have been found to have the worst attendance in sch
Therefore, two attendance groups have been formed
these students meet regularly and are given incentiv
for improved attendance. On average each time this
place, each student has increased their attendance b
percent.
Ongoing to Summer 2014
– planning for summer
school
Nov / Dec – mentoring
programme
Dec/ Jan – Taster Days.
Increased interest and progression of Bourne Academ
to further and higher education in particular amongs
from backgrounds that are currently under-represen
higher education.
Ongoing with regular
weekly / half-termly
reviews and progress
tracking
Every half term/ongoing.
Significant year-on-year and maintained improvemen
comparison to predecessor school (predecessor scho
between 6 -21 NEETs during 2006-2009)
Assessed through progress tracking which takes plac
half term. Will be evidenced through significant impr
in GCSE English Language and Maths results for stud
who’ve taken part in these projects. Also assessed th
looking at the KS4 Predicted ‘gap’ each month.

basic Literacy.
Extra Maths teacher with primary based training
hired to work specifically with these students
This work is also partially funded through Year 7
catch-up funding.
Supporting Underachieving Students.
 Peer Mentoring - sixth formers have been trained
in mentoring to support the 50 most
underachieving students in KS3
 Bournemouth University Mentoring Programmepilot programme designed by the school in which
50 PP underachieving/at risk students will be
allocated a university mentor. The mentors will
then support them with coursework, observe and
support them in a lesson each week and fill out a
report on them for their teachers.
 English, Maths and Science text books given to all
year 11 PP students.
reading age of PP
students in year
8+7.
Jenny Lee
employed as
Primary trained
Maths teacher.
She has
consistently taken
students out in
registration to help
improve Maths
levels.
CHd
Peer mentors have
been trained in
peer mentoring.
The programme
has run since
January but
further staff
members need to
be trained in order
maximize its
potential.
Bournemouth
University students
have worked with
PP students all
year and are now
employed by the
school as
invigilators.
Core text books,
plus pencil cases,
stationery and
additional
resources given to
all Pp students.
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Every half term/on going
Assessed half termly through progress tracking. Stud
also fill out questionnaires to highlight aspects of the
they think have improved through these two scheme
giving qualitative as well as quantitative data. Also a
through looking at the KS4 Predicted ‘gap’ each mon
Vocabulary
Over 60% of our PP students believe they struggle to
communicate and write effectively due to poor
vocabulary. Therefore, each student will be given a
vocabulary book for all lessons.
Every student in
the school now
has a word book.
CHd/LC
Termly meetings with PP
students
Staff, parent and student observations on how these
have improved their work.
Narrowing Gap
The school has employed a PP consultant (Jonathan
Newport) to regularly assess and support the school’s
gap.
Jonathan Newport
has visited the
Academy twice
and on his second
visit rated it as
‘outstanding.’
CHd/JN
On-going half termly
visits
Assessed through the ‘current gap’ worked out each
Final evidence will come through G.C.S.E results in A
2014.
Supporting vulnerable PP students.
PP students who are considered ‘vulnerable’, based on
exclusion rate, home life, absent rate, etc are
highlighted by HOHs and put into a six week
programme with the Bournemouth SUSSED team.
Students take part in after school sessions on sexual,
heath, drugs, etc. If students complete the course,
have an ATL of at least two and are meeting their
target grades, the school will partly fund them to go
on an all-boys or all-girls trip to Barcelona.
Over thirty
students have
taken part in this
programme.
Consequently,
nearly every
student has
improved ATL and
some aspect of
coursework in this
time period.
CHd/KF/SUSSED
team
January 2014
Future exclusion, attainment and absence rate of stu
involved in the course. In particular, in the build to t
(Jan-Apr 2014)
Meeting individual needs of PP students
Each student will complete a personalised “entitlement
plan” that highlights any financial barriers to their
learning. This will be headed up and supported by 6 of
our most successful PP students, who we will consult
throughout.
Every PP student
in KS4 has
completed this
form and as result
we have been able
to overcome a
variety of financial
barriers to
learning. For
example, travel,
stationery, etc.
CHd
Ongoing / termly
Measured by individual exclusion rates, attendance a
attainment rate of individual students based on need
have highlighted.
Financial assistance
In addition to the interventions discussed, PP students
are given financial assistance in other ways to enable
them to have access to the same opportunities as their
peers. These include (but are not limited to):
60% discount on curriculum based educational trips
All financial targets
have been put in
place this year.
The only one on
going is ICT
provision; however
RE is now
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Throughout academic
year
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Travel to and from school
Provision of textbooks and educational materials
Provision of ICT equipment
Additional Curriculum Enrichment activities
Funding towards school uniform
attempting to buy
IPADS for PP
students to use for
homework in
September.
For the 2013/14 academic year the Academy is budgeting to spend its Pupil Premium funding across the following areas which link into the interventions above. This will
be subject to change depending on the requirements of the students over the coming year.
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