COVID-19 Recovery Premium Strategy
The government has provided a £650 million catch-up premium for the 2020 to 2021 academic year to ensure schools have the support they need to help all pupils make up for the disruption to education caused by the pandemic. Alongside this, the government launched the £350 million National Tutoring Programme to provide additional, targeted support for those children and young people who need the most help.
Further information about the Catch-up Premium can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-catch-up-premium
The Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF) has provided advice on how the funding could be best spent:
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/covid-19-resources/guide-to-supporting-schools-planning/. Our strategy has been informed by this document.
In the 2020-21, academic year, HWPS has been allocated £42,240
Our recovery plan broadly involves a three tier approach:
A universal entitlement to great teaching
Targeted support for those who need some extra help
A commitment to wider strategies to support children and their parents