Education premium for forces children - school not using it - advice please!

[frazzeled]

Hi - my DS started reception in September - there are 11 military children in his school. So far despite discussing with his teacher, and meeting with the acting head there has been no allocated use of the education premium. They have had military children in the past, and it appears have never used the money for its specific purpose. My DH has been deployed all term, and us next term and now feel a little annoyed that there is money available legit extra support but the children are not receiving it.

Firstly I would love to go armed with lists of what other schools provide, and secondly are they legally allowed to just keep delaying organising what to do?

Hi frazzeled, think this is the ideal link for you www.aff.org.uk/army_family_life/education_childcare/primary_secondary.htm#spp :)

The school has to declare how it has used the premium. It has to have a page on its website saying how it has been used to help the children.

From the DfE website:

'How schools present the information in their online statement is a matter for each school. There is certain information that must be in the report: the school’s pupil premium allocation in respect of the current academic year; details of how it is intended that the allocation will be spent; details of how the previous academic year’s allocation was spent, and the impact of this expenditure on the educational attainment of those pupils at the school, in respect of whom grant funding was allocated. You can link to examples of reports schools have produced from this page to get different ideas for how the information can be presented.'

Service children should be recorded as a 'group' for Ofsted, so that their progress can be monitored and compared to the 'home-grown' children.

Thanks for the above - I have a meeting with the school next week to discuss so will go prepared! X