A designated fund for Year 7 catch-up is no longer granted, but this section of the website will be updated during 2020/21.
The Year 7 Catch up fund is used to support students in Maths and English. The allocation for 2018/19 is £5,727 and supports 32 students.
Current interventions funded are:
English:
– Group tuition and 1-1 tuition for targeted students, led by an English tutor
– Reading scheme supporting students on a one-to-one programme to enable students to improve their reading age.
Mathematics:
– Group tuition and 1-1 tuition for targeted students, led by a Mathematics tutor.
Impact Analysis to March 2019
- Year 7 catch up premium is being used to support 32 Settle College Year 7 students. 12 students receive support in both English and Maths, 13 students receive support in English only and 8 students receive support in Maths only. 32% of year 7 access catch -up funding.
- In Maths 32% of catch-up students have improved on their baseline ‘within set’ ranking in all 3 tests since commencing mentoring lessons. 84% have improved their ranking in at least one test. The average predicted key stage 3 outcome for the Maths catch-up students exceeding their aspirational target and has increased from November to January.
- In English 50% of catch-up students have improved their reading ages since commencing mentoring lessons. We are still awaiting results for the remainder of the students. The average predicted key stage 3 outcome for the English catch-up students exceeds their aspirational target.
| Pupil Premium Used For | Amount Allocated | Amount spent to March 2019 | Comments |
| Sixth Form reading buddy | £ – | £ – | |
| Lifeboat Reading Scheme | £ – | £ – | |
| Handwriting Support | £ – | £ – | |
| Sixth form support in Class | £ – | £ – | |
| Computerised assessment of ability and progress in Literacy | £425 | £425 | |
| Library Intervention Sessions + Reading Booster | £855.35 | £498.95 | 1 hour per week |
| Vulnerable student support at breaks and lunchtimes | £552.22 | £322.13 | 1 hours per week re TA Support |
| Dictionaries | £166 | £166 | |
| Tutor intervention – English – | £1,864.20 | £1087.45 | £75 per fortnight – English Teacher |
| Tutor intervention – Maths – | £1,864.20 | £1087.45 | £75.00 per fortnight – Maths Teacher |
| Reading Scheme | £ – | £ – | Accelerated Reader |
| Total | £5,726.97 | £3161.98 |
Student Support
- Mentoring
- “Hub” support
- Homework Club
- Sixth Form support
