This week the government unveiled further details of the Pupil Premium which will ensure the most disadvantaged children in our country get the help they need. This will help improve the social mobility and life chances of hundreds of thousands of children from less privileged backgrounds over the coming years.
From April next year every school in England will get an additional £430 for each child in their school on Free School Meals. Based on latest estimates this will mean at least an extra £659,190 for schools to spend on the students who need it most in Camborne & Redruth.
Each year between now and 2015 the amount spent in the area will rise – by 2015 the Governemnt will be spending a total of £2.5bn nationally on the pupil premium.
This is money on top of what is already being allocated for schoolchildren – no school will lose money as result of the Pupil Premium. And it will be given to Head Teachers to spend at their discretion on what they think works best for their school – be it extra one to one classes, breakfast clubs or after-school clubs.
Local MP, George Eustice says, “We all want to give local children the best possible start in life and it is great news, that despite these harsh economic times, the government has been able to find the funding to increase funding to local schools. I have visited many of our local schools and they are doing a fantastic job. With this additional cash, I think they can achieve more still.”
George is pictured (right) with Dave Symons the head teacher of Trewirgie Junior School and George Eustice outside the school.