Academic Year 2018-2019

The Year 7 Catch-Up Funding is a government initiative designed to target resources on those students who have not met expectations in the Key Stage 2 tests in English and Maths.

For 2018-19 we have been allocated £8608 based on the need of our intake.  Students’ progress is monitored carefully to ensure that the Catch up programme is having impact. Outlined below is the intake information for this year group and how the school plans to use this funding to support our students. The Year 7 Catch Up strategy will be reviewed fully to evaluate its impact and to inform planning for September 2019. Ongoing monitoring will take place as part of our regular strategic evaluation to ensure pupils make progress.

Year 7 Catch-up Data Table 2018-2019

	Male Number and %	Female Number and %	Total and %
Year 7 on roll	73/52%	68/48%	141/100%
KS2 Maths < 100	13/18%	13/19%	26/18%
KS2 English < 100	21/29%	9/13%	30/21%
KS2 Average high school ready <100	14/19%	12/18%	26/18%
Number of pupils in Y7 Catch-Up Cohort	23	14	37 (26%)

 

Key Stage 2:  Proportion of Students Meeting Expectations On Entry

	Reading	GPS	Maths	Writing (TA)	Secondary Ready
National (Last Year)	71%	77%	75%	76%	71%
School	75%	72%	78%	82%	78%
Difference	+4	-5	+3	+6	+7

 

Current Strategies & Expenditure

Strategy	Cost	Intended Impact
1 small literacy group for 2 lessons each per week delivered by HLTA & MFL provision	£1050	To raise literacy levels of students within the cohort in relation to reading, spelling, comprehension or fluency. Through use of corrective reading, accelerated reader and phonics intervention. Progress will be measured by ability ages and standard scores. For students to make progress towards their challenging end of year targets in English, students should reach expected as their target positions to demonstrate good progress from KS2 starting points. To help pupils access the curriculum through delivery of literacy strategies and techniques. Measured through target position of cohort across their whole curriculum.
2 lessons literacy provision for catch-up by SENDCO	£1750
Paired Reading & registration withdrawal (Additional literacy support through English in class support, registration time.)	£1050
Additional maths group by subject specialist to allow small groups for catch-up pupils including one numeracy lesson per week.	£3,330	For students to make progress towards their challenging end of year targets and gain confidence within Mathematics. To help students make real gains with long standing numerical challenges through the use of maths recovery. Progress evidence by individual pupil baseline and completion assessments. Improve Baseline, SAS or NPR score in mathematics
Maths Recovery Time and additional in class support to help students with significant numeracy barriers and need. Delivered by SENDCO and TA.	£700
All provision match funded from PP & SEND	£1000

Total expenditure for academic year £8880

 

Reviewing Academic Year 2017-2018

 

The Year 7 Catch Up Funding is a government initiative designed to target resources on those students who have not met expectations in the Key Stage 2 tests in English and Maths. Previously, the Department for Education (DFE) provided us with an additional £500 for each student below Level 4 in reading and maths so that we could deliver extra support to help these students to ‘catch up’.

This has changed in that the funding allocation is now not a set amount per pupil but a percentage of intake. We received £6128 initially, as we did in the academic year 2016-2017. However due to an increase in pupil numbers we received an additional payment taking the grant to £8,608 in total for the full 2017-2018 academic year.

Provision has been adapted during the year in light of both the additional funding, and to increase impact following careful monitoring of pupil progress, to ensure that the Catch up programme is moving our pupils forward. The details of how the school used this funding to support our students and boost their English, Maths and basic skills are outlined below. The Year 7 Catch Up strategy is reviewed fully to evaluate its impact and to inform future planning.

Year 7 Catch-up Data Table 2017-2018

 

Sept 2017	Number of Male	Number of Female	Total
Year 7 on roll	73	74	147
KS2 Maths < 100	10	11	21
KS2 English < 100	17	15	32
KS2 Average high school ready (Score less than 100)	13	10	23
Number of pupils in Y7 Catch-Up Cohort	18	16	34 (23%)

Key Stage 2:  Percentage of Students Meeting Expectations on Entry

	Reading	GPS	Maths	Writing (TA)	Secondary Ready
National	71%	77%	75%	76%
School	77%	84%	84%	83%	79%
Difference	+6	+7	+9	+7

 

Strategies, Expenditure & Impact

Strategy	Cost	Intended Impact
2 small literacy groups 2 lessons each per week from October delivered SENCO and HLTA	£3150	To raise literacy levels of students within the cohort in relation to reading, spelling, comprehension or fluency. Measured by ability ages and standard scores. For students to make progress towards their challenging end of year targets in English, students should reach expected as their target positions to demonstrate good progress from KS2 starting points.
2 hours maths intervention by specialist maths teacher for students	£4000	To work on individual skills and breakdown numeracy barriers to allow more independent working and curriculum access. For students to make progress towards their challenging end of year targets and gain confidence within Mathematics.

Total for academic year £7150

 

Updated Strategies & Expenditure for January 2018 – July 2018 following Catch-up Impact Review of Autumn Term Data & Increased Government Funding

Strategy	Cost	Impact – Based on summer 2017 Data
Literacy / English 1 small additional literacy groups for 2 lessons each per week from October delivered by SEND HLTA and associated reading programme workbooks.	£1050	Literacy levels of students within the cohort in relation to reading, spelling, comprehension and fluency improved. All but 6 learners in the group improved either their reading and / or spelling age. Others improved in fluency. 82% of catch-up students were at expected standard based on their KS2 starting point. This was achieved by the end of the summer term when measured against their challenging end of year targets in English. Catch up pupils were at expected standard in the vast majority of subjects across the school.
Literacy Provision additional class for 2 hours per week to allow true literacy ability grouping offering Read to Achieve, Accelerated Reader and / or Corrective reading and Comprehension Programmes depending on Pupil Needs	£4000
Numeracy / Maths 1 lesson of maths intervention by specialist maths teacher (HOD) for students from mathematics creating two small numeracy groups of 6-8 pupils once per week. SENDCO teaching 16 pupils with most numerical need since January, who are now grouped together as one set.	£2000	Students received a numeracy lesson in two small groups allowing them to work on individual skills and breakdown numeracy barriers to allow more independent working and curriculum access, this also including the assessment of pupils with long standing numerical challenges through the use of maths recovery. 91% of catch-up students were at expected standard based on their KS2 starting point. This was achieved by the end of the summer term when measured against their challenging end of year targets in Maths.
1 lesson SENDCO Maths Recovery time for assessment, planning and supporting TA.	£2000
4 lessons of TA Maths Recovery Time and additional in class support to help students with significant numeracy barriers and need.	£1080
Total Expenditure for Academic Year 17/18 (Additionality Funded From SEND)	£10,130