Policies

The College aims to meet its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), by having due regard to the need to:

Eliminate discrimination and other conduct that is prohibited by the Equality Act 2010
Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it
Foster good relations across all characteristics – between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it

The pupil premium is intended to tackle the achievement gap between students from disadvantaged families and their peers. At the College we are committed to ensuring that all disadvantaged students make accelerated progress through:

Increasing the impact of quality of teaching and focused intervention to secure positive progress for our disadvantaged students, beyond that of all students nationally
Clear and robust tracking of students, reinforced by rigorous accountability measures
Rapid intervention where student attendance falls below 98% to ensure students are attending College and are ready to succeed
Active engagement of our disadvantaged students and their parents, promoting a positive mind-set and 'can-do' mentality, removing barriers to learning and ensuring our disadvantaged students demonstrate the excellent behaviour expected by the College

Objectives

All disadvantaged students will make at least expected progress, in line with national averages for students who are not disadvantaged
All disadvantaged students will have good attendance and behaviour, in line with national averages for students who are not disadvantaged
All disadvantaged students will be successful learners, provided with timely and accurate feedback on their learning and given additional support where required, particularly to develop their Literacy and Numeracy skills
All disadvantaged students will have access to extra-curricular opportunities and be given the chance to develop their cultural capital

Please click below to peruse the pupil premium strategy:

Pupil Premium Strategy Document 2020-2021

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children, their families, and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children. To ensure we fulfil this responsibility at the College, all professionals are trained to ensure their approach is child-centred; what is in the best interest of the child at all times.

Aims

To ensure all students make excellent progress
To rapidly close the attainment gap

Strategies

The Booster Programme

Throughout Year 7 to Year 11, we run a booster programme with additional literacy and numeracy support for students who are not on track to achieve at least a grade 4 in English and Maths at GCSE. Additional information on our booster programme can be found here.

We also utilise a range of other strategies based on students’ individual needs, including resources such as Lexia, bespoke small-group interventions, homework support and Period 6 extended day.

Review of impact

At the College, we recognise the importance of sustaining the progress made in Year 7 to ensure that students reach their full potential. We continue to track the progress of our Booster students as they move through the programme.

2019/20

	Strand 1- October 2019	Strand 2- January 2020	Strand 6- July 2020
% of Booster students on/above/nearly at flight path in English	No data collected due to reduction in data collection points (in line with DfE guidance)	99	No data collected due to College closure (COVID-19)
% of all students on/above/nearly at flight path in English		98
% of Booster students on/above/nearly at flight path in Maths		100
% of all students on/above/nearly at flight path in Maths		98

2018/19

	Strand 1- October 2018	Strand 2- January 2019	Strand 6- July 2019
% of Booster students on/above/nearly at flight path in English	100	100	97 (one student below)
% of all students on/above/nearly at flight path in English	98	98	94
% of Booster students on/above/nearly at flight path in Maths	100	100	88 (four students below)
% of all students on/above/nearly at flight path in Maths	99	97	94

2017/18

	Strand 1- October 2017	Strand 2- January 2018	Strand 6- July 2018
% of Booster students on/above/nearly at flight path in English	100	100	100
% of all students on/above/nearly at flight path in English	95	93	91
% of Booster students on/above/nearly at flight path in Maths	100	100	100
% of all students on/above/nearly at flight path in Maths	99	94	99

2016/17(Year 7)

	Strand 1- October 2016	Strand 2- January 2017	Strand 6- July 2017
% of Booster students on/above/nearly at flight path in English	100	100	97 (one student below)
% of all students on/above/nearly at flight path in English	99	98	96
% of Booster students on/above/nearly at flight path in Maths	100	100	95 (two students below)
% of all students on/above/nearly at flight path in Maths	97	100	99