Year 7 Catch Up Premium

Intro

At Kingswinford Academy, all members of staff, including LAB members, accept the responsibility of ensuring that Year 7 Literacy and Numeracy Catch Up Premium Grant is used effectively to support the progress of, and narrow the achievement gap for those students who qualify for this funding.

Year 7 Literacy and Numeracy Catch Up Premium

Year 7 Catch Up Premium was provided by the Government to support Year 7 pupils who did not reach the expected standard in the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests in reading and/or mathematics.

The purpose of this funding was to enable schools to provide the students concerned with additional support in literacy and numeracy. The aim was to ensure they make rapid progress and are able to access the curriculum, reaching their full potential at school.

Kingswinford Academy used this funding to enhance and support the learning for specifically identified pupils. Each child is assessed regularly to determine the correct provision and to adjust or amend that provision as circumstances evolve.

In 2019 to 2020, we were allocated funding on the basis that we receive the same overall amount of year 7 catch-up premium funding we received in 2018 to 2019, adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the size of their year 7 cohort, based on the October 2019 census.

The Year 7 Literacy and Numeracy Catch Up Premium has not been offered to schools during the current academic year, being replaced by the Catch Up Premium funding received in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This document is, then, a review of spending during the academic year 2019-2020

Kingswinford Academy Overview

Metric	Data
School Name	Kingswinford Academy
Students in School	901
Number of students in year 7	192
Total catch up funding available	£12,567
Publish Date	September 2020
Statement Authorised by	T Macdonald

Review of 2019/20 Impact

Note that data collection was interrupted due to the Coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions. Scaled scored used at ‘End’ of reporting period were taken in March 2020 and represent progress following 2 from 3 teaching cycles.

Priority	Target	Start	End	Review	Status
Literacy (Reading)	Progress at through Year 7 is above National and Trust average as measured by reading age benchmarks	KS2 Reading 103.1 Average reading age 10y 11m	- Average reading age 11y 6m [March 2020]	Strong reading progress was being made during the year until March testing. COVID restricted access to the full programme, but progress was on track to bridge gaps prior to lockdown.	Partially Achieved
Literacy (Writing)	Progress at through Year 7 is above National and Trust average as measured by WAT scaled scores	KS2 GPVS 106.1 GL Assess English 105.5	English Scaled Score 108.9	Despite lockdown English performance progress was strong with students making more than expected progress through the year.	Achieved
Numeracy	Progress at through Year 7 is above National and Trust average as measured by WAT scaled scores	KS2 Maths 104.4 GL Assess Maths 101.5	Maths Scaled Score 105.9	Despite lockdown Maths performance progress was good with students making broadly expected or more than expected progress through the year.	Achieved

Intervention Strategies

Strategic Aim	Activity
Accelerated Reader	Year 7 students receive 1 x library lesson each week supported by a librarian and an English Teacher. This lesson provides specific literacy intervention and reading development with age appropriate reading material supported by the Accelerated Reader and STAR reader programmes.
Saturday School	Saturday school sessions are provided for targeted students to recover learning gaps. This programme is in place for both English and Maths recovery. This programme was interrupted by COVID-19 restrictions
Additional Support English & Maths	For a limited number of students, specific additional Maths and English intervention is offered through partial withdrawal from other subject areas.
In class/Small group intervention support	Additional Assistant Teachers available to offer in class support or small group withdrawal to address Academic gaps.