Early reading and phonics support
- 1:1 phonics support with dedicated phonics teacher
- Investment in books to read at home to support phonics stages for the most vulnerable
- Resource packs created to support at-home learning to boost development of sounds
Academic mentors hired through the National Tutoring Programme
Small groups and 1:1 support with key stage 1 in reading and writing.
Catch-up phonics intervention for year 3 pupils
- Phonics screening for all year 3 pupils
- Bespoke programme designed and delivered three times a week to ensure that gaps in phonetic knowledge are addressed
- Phonics resources to support in English sessions in year 3
PiXL transition package, QLA and DTTR used to support swift intervention
- Transition package used to determine gaps in learning
- QLA and papers set by assessment calendar to enable tracking and gap identification
- Support staff used to provide swift and flexible intervention as required
Early language intervention
- Staff CPD on early language development via Nuffield early language intervention
- Appointment of early language lead
- Environment audit for communication friendly spaces
How we will assess the effect of this expenditure on the educational attainment of our pupils
Teachers and the raising standards lead will work together to analyse and compare data to autumn baselines to check that gaps in learning have been addressed and children are on track to meet their targets.
- Phonics target is met or exceeded.
- Communication and language end-of-year target met.
- Children make typical or better progress in communication and language.