COVID-19 Catch-Up Premium Strategy 2023-24

The recovery premium grant is part of the government’s package of funding to support pupils whose education has been impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19). It is a time-limited grant providing over £300m of additional funding for state-funded schools in the 2021 to 2022 academic year and £1bn across the 2022 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024 academic years. It is focused on pupil premium eligible pupils and pupils in specialist settings such as special schools, special units and pupil referral units (PRUs). This is because of the additional impact of the pandemic on these students. However, schools can use it to deliver evidence-based approaches for supporting any pupil based on an assessment of individual need.

Total Covid Catch-Up Premium allocated: £12,760

What does this mean at Marden Primary Academy?

We will work through a tiered approach to ensure that all pupils that have fallen behind are identified, have individual pathways set and that their progress is closely monitored. Strategies, and programmes will be provided to ensure that pupils’ mental health and well-being, following the pandemic, is supported and that children are happy, feel safe and ready to learn. 

We will drive this by means of:

• ‘quality first teaching’, informed by accurate baseline and interim assessments
• targeted academic interventions and support
• considered strategies to promote mental health and physical well-being.

We will invest in IT, PSHE and specific teaching and tutoring programmes.

Our intent:

1. All children will have personalised learning pathways to ensure gaps arising from the impact of Covid-19 are identified quickly and closed. 
2. Purposeful, well-resourced interventions will take place in managed blocks and progress of these will be closely monitored. 
3. All children will participate in structured, considered PSHE programmes and activities to support their mental health and well-being. 
4. Strategies and programmes will be in place to support mental health and well-being if deemed appropriate. 
5. Effective home learning systems will be in place to ensure remote learning is effective if required. 
6. Within KS2, every child will have 1:1 access to a device school and in EYFS/KS1 children to have timetabled access to a device. 
7. Staff will have access to fast, reliable equipment and this will ensure learning can take place in and out of school. 
8. Online safety protocols for children and colleagues are robust.