In the financial year 2023-24, pupil premium spending is set to increase to almost £2.9 billion.

Kate Burls is the Policy Manager for the Education Endowment Foundation. She leads pupil premium work to help deliver the charity’s aim of breaking the link between educational achievement and income.

In this video, Kate highlights the widening attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. Using this data, she introduces the Education Endowment Foundation’s approach to pupil premium and the importance of using evidence to decide the spending of pupil premium. She emphasises the positive impact of quality teaching not only in delivering interventions for children who need more help but for all students and how this needs to be included in the development of pupil premium strategies.

How useful was this article?

Please click on a star to rate it

In the financial year 2023-24, pupil premium spending is set to increase to almost £2.9 billion. Kate Burls, Policy Manager for the Education Endowment Foundation, discusses the importance of using evidence when allocating pupil premium spending in a school to benefit all students and close the attainment gap.

Register FREE to access 2 more articles

We hope you’ve enjoyed your first article on GE Insights. To access 2 more articles for free, register now to join the Government Events community.

Register Free Now
What you'll receive:
2 FREE articles/videos on GE Insights
Discounts to GE conferences and GovPD training courses
Latest events and training course updates
Fortnightly newsletters
Personalised homepage to save you time
Need unrestricted access to GE Insights Now?
Subscribe Today & Save 50%

(Use discount code CPWR50)