COVID-19 Catch-Up Premium

The impact of COVID-19 and the disruption it caused to education is still being assessed. What we do know is that lockdowns and home learning have impacted families in children in different ways. The COVID-19 Catch-Up Premium is a government initiative that targets extra money to help support those families in children most affected by the pandemic.  
 
The government will allocate £80 per child that attends HCPS in our Reception through to Year 6. For us, that means we will have an additional £30,000 in our school budget. At present, there are no plans for additional funding to be allocated in additional years. 
 
The Catch-Up Premium should be used for specific activities to support children to catch up for lost teaching, in line with the guidance published by the DfE. Although the DfE note that schools have the flexibility to spend the funding in the way that best meets their needs. 
 
The DfE and Ofsted will hold schools accountable for how this additional money has been used to support children and families.  
 
​As such, governors should scrutinise the actions taken by schools to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and details of this should be noted in minutes of governor meetings. Parents and carers should also have the opportunity to check how the school is spending the premium, with details published on this website. 
                                                                                                                  

To read the school's COVID-19 Catch-Up Premium Plan, please click here.