Summary: The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011. The level of the premium in 2011-12 was £488 per pupil for pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and for pupils in care who have been continuously looked after for six months. The Government then decided that eligibility for the Pupil Premium in 2012-13 will be extended to pupils who have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years. It was increased to £623 per pupil in 2012-13. This amount will rise to £900 for the academic year 2013-14.

Pupil Premium – what you need to know – Schools
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An introduction to the Pupil Premium.

new research shows #supplementaryschools are delivering educational support that helps disadvantaged children catch up, why aren't they being funded?

State schools paying private tutors thousands for extra help
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English schools using funding for supporting disadvantaged students to pay as much as £1,400 a day to private tuition firms

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premiere of #supplementaryschools film by @EGbejuade + fellow @LordGreySchool students. With support of National Association of Neighbourhood Mgmnt

Junior Filmmakers screening 1 May '13
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On 1 May 2013 a film comparing supplementary and mainstream schools was shown to teachers as part of the Milton Keynes network of supplementary and mainstream schools – an initiative of the borough's Ethnic Minority Achievement and Support Service (www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/emass). The film was made…