Good news for local primary schools

The Pupil Premium provides schools with extra money to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Nick Clegg has announced that the Pupil Premium will be increased to £1,300 per eligible primary school pupil in 2014/15, up from £900 per child this year. That’s likely to be an extra £866,000 for primary schools in our constituency of North East Cambridgeshire – funding is £1,948,500 this year, and is likely to rise to £2,814,500 next year.  That’s the biggest rise in the Pupil Premium since it was introduced by the coalition government.

Schools will be able to spend this money in ways that they feel help their pupils best. Evidence shows some schools use it to hire extra staff, organise reading and maths classes for children who need an extra hand, or provide appropriate IT facilities.

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