Literacy and Numeracy Catch Up Fund
Year 7 Catch-Up for English and maths 2016-2017
We received £23,404 for the Year 7 catch-up grant in 16/17.
English
English intervention targeted towards students eligible for the Catch Up fund was successful. Half of the students in English are now working at a level 4 or better since having English intervention. Impact was also significant in terms of student targets with some 67% of the cohort now on track to meet or exceed their targets.
English interventions that ran throughout the year included EAL interventions, Literacy intervention, Lexia and book buddy intervention. These programmes were bespoke and were offered to students depending on their weaknesses and needs. Students were also rotated through a thorough programme of grammar and reading boosters. This focused entirely on getting the ‘basics’ correct and would lay the foundations for future progress in the subject.
Maths
Students eligible for catch up funding did exceptionally well in mathematics in the 2016 – 2017 academic year.
Students arrived at our Academy achieving less that a level 4, after intervention 65% of those students are now level 4+ with a significant number achieving level 5 or better.
We also have many students now achieving a level 3 demonstrating a significant rise and positive progress due to their very low levels upon arrival.
Intervention at our Academy including morning catch up sessions in a computer room before schools and designated intervention after school for eligible students. The impact of these sessions was significant as one can evidence by an overall Progress 8 score of +1.15 for the group.
Year 7 Catch-Up Plan for English and maths 2017-2018
We received £22,462 for the Year 7 catch-up grant in 17/18.
The Academy plan to continue the use of our successful strategies as detailed below.
English
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Intervention |
Details |
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Fresh Start Programme |
Taught by 2 literacy TAs
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Additional Literacy lessons x 2 weekly |
Taught by 2 literacy TAs
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LEXIA programme |
Delivered throughout the year
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Reading Programme |
Delivered by English specialists throughout the year
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Speech and Language intervention |
Delivered by speech and language trainees and TA
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EAL intervention |
Taught by 2 EAL TAs
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Maths
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Intervention |
Details |
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Morning Catch up Sessions |
Taught by our Maths TA
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Hegarty Maths programme |
Delivered throughout the year
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After school targeted booster |
Delivered by experienced Maths teachers
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