Catch-up Premium

The DfE has allocated £650 million to be spent on ensuring all pupils have the chance to catch up and supporting schools to enable them to do so. Whilst principals/headteachers will decide how the money is spent, the Education Endowment Foundation has published guidance on effective interventions to support schools https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Publications/Covid-19_Resources/Covid-19_support_guide_for_schools.pdf.  For pupils with complex needs, schools should spend this funding on catch–up support to address their individual needs. There is also an allocation of £350 million for a National Tutoring Programme, intended to deliver proven and successful tuition to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people. 

Schools should set out how they will allocate the additional funding to support curriculum recovery this academic year. The EEF guidance suggests a 3-tiered* approach: 

Teaching and whole school strategies  

Targeted approaches  

Wider strategies