Headteacher Update Podcast: Supporting Pupil Premium and disadvantaged children

In this episode, three schools talk about the impact of the cost of living crisis and their work to support Pupil Premium and disadvantaged pupils. Our guests identify their key tenets of effective Pupil Premium practice and talk about specific approaches they are using in their schools. We delve into a range of strategies and ideas for addressing the consequences of poverty in the primary school, including tips for success and lessons learned. We hear about what is happening on the ground in our guests' schools and the particular impacts they are seeing of the cost of living crisis and increasing levels of poverty. We look at different aspects of school life through the lens of poverty, including the day-to-day running of the school, curriculum design, wider school systems, and more. We discuss how to track Pupil Premium interventions and strategies, how to evaluate our spending, and the key ingredients of an effective, high-impact Pupil Premium Strategy. Other topics under discussion include pupil voice, raising aspiration, attendance, quality first teaching and more.