Ysgol Bro Hyddgen Pupil Deprivation Grant (PDG) 2019-2020
The Pupil Deprivation Grant (PDG) is used by the Welsh Government to provide financial support to schools. The PDG targets the following aspects specifically:
· Whole School Approaches
· Family and Community Engagement
· Catch up and Tutoring
· Enrichment and Aspirations
· Wellbeing
Pupil Deprivation Grant (PDG)
Total: £51,750
Activities which are in place to target raising standards and closing the poverty gap
· Literacy, Numeracy and well-being intervention and mentoring provision
· Support to ensure appropriate differentiation is put in place
· Tutoring sessions in KS4 which target high achievement in the core subjects, and where appropriate in other subjects
· Homework Club and Breakfast Club provision
· Support for educational visits where appropriate, and general support as appropriate
· Support to receive instrumental lessons from peripatetic teachers
· Learning materials and equipment including iPads, software and books
· Learning evenings with parents and pupils to ensure guidance for parents on how they may support their child to improve achievement standards
· Mentoring sessions where necessary with Learning Coaches to support pupils to develop and achieve working targets
· Tracking systems which measure the progress and effect of the intervention programmes that are in place