The government announced it would be providing schools with a Coronavirus (COVID-19) catch-up premium. 

Schools’ allocations will be calculated on a per pupil basis, providing each mainstream school with a total of £80 for each pupil in years Reception through to Year 11.

At Westwood Primary School, we had 199 pupils on roll at the time of application, which meant received a total of £15,920.

The government guidance states that schools should use this funding for specific activities to support their pupils to catch up for lost teaching over the previous months, in line with the guidance on curriculum expectations for the next academic year. Schools have the flexibility to spend their funding in the best way for their cohort and circumstances. To support schools to make the best use of this funding, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has published a coronavirus (COVID-19) support guide for schools with evidence-based approaches to catch up for all students.

At Westwood Primary School, we chose to spend our allocation on:-

• Online support for pupils 
• Upgrading the network infrastructure to increase capacity and capability for online learning platforms
• Additional adults to support key year groups (EYFS, Year 1 and UKS2)
• National Tutoring Programme for targeted support