Literacy and Numeracy Catch Up - Wood Green Academy

The literacy and numeracy catch-up premium gives schools additional funding to support year 7 pupils who did not achieve the expected standard in reading or mathematics at the end of key stage 2 (KS2).

1. Summary information
School	Wood Green Academy			2017/18 Budget	£17,406
Academic Year	2017/18			Date for next internal review of this strategy	After each PC collection (see school calendar)
Total Literacy Catch-up Pupils	78	Total Numeracy Catch-up Pupils	69

1. Current attainment
Maths			Higher Tier: Final Assessment 100-102 (Scaled Score) Average Mark 27 6/16 (38%) students <100 scored more than 27. Foundation Tier: Final Assessment 100-105 (Scaled Score) 17 Students (Every student >100) Average Mark 34 14/53 (26%) Students <100 scored more than 34. 14% students achieved more than 2 levels of progress from their baseline on PC5 data.
English			80% of the current Year 8 pupils – (last year’s Year 7 pupils) ‘‘caught up’ with their peers and made progress based on their reading age / PC data / assessment data.
2. Barriers to future attainment
In-school and external barriers
		High Levels of Deprivation- 0.35 ( (NA 0.22) School Deprivation Indicator) and KS2 Prior Attainment is below/ SIG- 16% FSM, 37% Pupil Premium and 30% EAL Severe SEND status
3. Desired outcomes (desired outcomes and how they will be measured)				Success criteria
Maths	Students who were closest to achieving the “Expected Standard” will have made the appropriate levels of progress over the course of the year.			Students will be measured against a control group of students who have achieved the “Expected Standard”. The idea being that students have made the same progress as others and are achieving the same on assessments.
Maths	Students who are furthest from the “Expected Standard” make progress over the course of the year and improve their basic mathematics skills.			This is much more difficult to measure, a lot of the students in this group are on the SEN register and therefore have help from the SEN department. Students will work through the Power of 2 book which will build their basic skills, we can review the use of the books over the year and check their success.
English	An improvement in ‘UP’ pupils’ readings ages to a level that is same as the year average and hopefully the same as their actual age.			An average reading age for each English group will be calculated at the end of the academic year and it is hoped that ‘UP’ pupils’ reading ages will be the same as the average and hopefully the same as their actual age.
English	Improvements in pupils’ PC data and in pupils’ assessment response percentages during the year, compared to the baseline reading assessment completed at the start of the year.			In order to assess whether Year 7 ‘UP’ pupils have ‘caught up’ with their peers and made improvements, PC data will be compared from PC1 to the final PC of the academic year, in addition to reading age data and assessment data.

5. Planned Expenditure 2017/18
Desired outcome	Chosen action / approach	What is the evidence and rationale for this choice?	How will you ensure it is implemented well?	Staff lead	Cost
Maths	Power of 2 Book	The book was used last year with year 7 students who had a scaled score of between 80 and 85, the feedback and data from this was that it was successful in raising the standards of numeracy.	Students will work through the power of 2 books during skills development lessons. Students will work through Power of 2 books with 6^th form students during form time.	TQM	£93
	Maths Young Leader Awards	As part of the MYLA, students need to mentor their peers. We will use the MYLA students to mentor the students who achieved a score just below 100, with the thought that this small intervention will help close the gap.	EXS runs the MYLA and arranges the mentoring. TQM will liaise with EXS re: topics being covered in mentoring sessions.	TQM EXS	£120
	Key Stage 2 Maths Equipment	Students not having the correct equipment is a barrier to their success.	TQM will liaise with primary schools to see how equipment is utilised in lessons. TQM will liaise with teachers of 7G & W to implement the use of maths equipment in lessons. TQM will purchase necessary equipment and distribute to relevant teachers.	TQM	£250
English	Tutor materials KS3 Book Club KS3 Homework Club Sixth Form Mentoring ‘UP’ Pupil Revision Packs SAM Learning Intervention contribution KS3 Texts / Work Books	There needs to be a range of ‘additional’ support to help pupils to ‘catch up’. There will be after school and lunch time tutoring and support during lesson time, with additional interventions running outside of lesson time.	Monitoring and tracking of specific pupils’ PC data. ‘Intervention Logs’ to complete when supporting KS3 pupils in lesson to monitor pupils’ progress – information from PCs to be added to these ‘trackers’ to highlight whether pupils have or have not made progress. FES to monitor. Record on SIMS	FES FES/ MJM	£2250
English	Reading coach / tutors to provide in-class support	Pupils should make progress with more additional English support either in lesson / or outside.	PC checks FES monitoring Department reviews.	CK	£4000
Staffing	Contribution for responsibilities in Maths and English for Catch up.	Provide a range of support Coordinate catch up Evaluate catch up Additional staffing Smaller classes	PC checks Line management monitoring Department reviews PP and Literacy and Numeracy reviews Governors reports	FES TQM Maths/English staffing.	£10693
Total budgeted cost					£ 17406

1. Review of expenditure
Previous Academic Year 2016/17
	Desired outcome	Chosen action / approach	Estimated impact: Did you meet the success criteria?	Lessons learned (and whether you will continue with this approach)
English	To ensure that underperforming pupils, identified from KS2, make ‘good’ / ‘significant’ progress and ‘catch up’ with their peers, depending on pupils’ starting points.	Tutor/ reading coach)	Improved levels of Literacy. See PC checks	Very successful and cost effective Closer monitoring needed to track the progress of specific pupils.
		KS3 English Support Books	Improved levels of Literacy. See PC checks	Evaluation from SENCo confirm that pupils made good progress in Skills Development lessons – and 7G / 82/EN2C pupils made good progress last year in English –Skills Development Literacy lessons have been mapped to the KS3 English Curriculum. Amendments made to the Skills Development Literacy lessons in order to map them more suitably to the KS3 English Curriculum.
		Reading coach supported pupil’s AR lessons	KS3 classes supported during AR lessons by an additional teacher made progress e.g. the number of books read and the number of AR quizzes taken and passed was high.	We could alter the staffing to enhance the value for money. Closer monitoring needed to track the progress of specific pupils.
Maths	To ensure that underperforming pupils, identified from KS2, make ‘good’ / ‘significant’ progress and ‘catch up’ with their peers, depending on pupils’ starting points.	Academic resources	Improved levels of Numeracy. See PC checks	Monitoring the use of the resources. Focus on using those where evidence of success is clear.