What is the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG)?

The Pupil Premium Grant (PPG), introduced in April 2011, aims to increase attainment and aspiration for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing financial support. Research indicates that poverty has a measurable influence on a child’s future life chances.
 
“The pupil premium is designed to address inequality by giving every school and teacher the resources they need to help their most disadvantaged pupils, allowing them the freedom to respond appropriately to individual circumstances.“ GOV.UK (Jan 2014)

Although our proportion of PPG students is low we are constantly investigating ways to narrow the progress and attainment gap by actively supporting these students to meet their academic potential and then go beyond it; “Closing the gap” does not simply mean “catch up”.

If you have previously applied for Free School Meals via the LCC website and your details remain the same, you do not need to do anything else at the moment.

If you have not previously applied, even if your child is currently receiving free meals in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, please apply by visiting: https://lcc.cloud.servelec-synergy.com/SynergyWeb/PortalHome/

Please note, once your child has their updated status this will last for a full school year. The status will only be changed if a re-check is requested by a parent/carer or school.

If your child (from Year 3 upwards) currently receives FSM, and after re-checking is not entitled to free meals from September, please ensure you have made arrangements for lunches upon their return in September.

Pupil premium: overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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The East Midlands Group comprises PP and EAL students and is a regionally identifiable group whose progress and attainment we monitor closely.