Equality, SEND and Pupil Premium

We are committed to the principles of equality for our whole community. This is shown in a number of ways with our dealings with adults and pupils. However, two of the ways in which we work towards this is through our support for the vulnerable.

Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)

Aspley Guise Village School is an inclusive environment, where reasonable adjustments are made to accommodate the individual needs of all our pupils and, we strive to enable them to:

achieve to the best of their abilities;
be confident and happy;
make successful transitions, in particular into their next stage in education.

We believe wholeheartedly in the early identification of pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and in meeting their particular needs as soon as possible, including removing barriers to learning, providing support and training for all staff working with SEN pupils and involving outside agencies where appropriate.

We are committed to ‘quality first teaching’ and the graduated approach to learning, following a ‘assess, plan, do, review’ structure.

Further information about our approach to supporting pupils with SEN can be found in the SEN information report.

The school SENCO is Miss Vicky Greaves (started April 2022) can be contacted at vgreaves@aspleyguise.school

Details of Central Bedfordshire Council's Local offer can be found here.

Pupil Premium Funding

The Government allocates additional funding to schools each year aimed at improving the life chances and opportunities for pupils who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), Looked After Children (LAC) and children from Service families.

Historically the above groups of children have, on average, made slower progress and achieved less well academically than their peers. We recognise that a wide variety of factors impact on children's progress, including but not limited to:

limited access to social and academic opportunities outside school,

parental difficulty in engaging with school,

high rates of mobility (frequent moves between schools),

limited aspirations and limited belief in their personal potential.

These children may have difficulties with English and Maths skills, so their independent access to the curriculum could be limited. Some may have social/emotional needs and require support in different ways.

Data collected from schools each January is used to determine the amount of funding a school will receive.

For the financial year 2021-22, Aspley Guise received funding amounting to £4255.

We use this funding to provide:

Support the development of quality first teaching that will impact in all pupils, not just those that are vulnerable.
Teaching Assistants who contribute additional support and specific interventions in classrooms
Additional interventions for identified pupils
The offer of free music tuition for pupils from Year 2 upwards who receive Pupil Premium funding
This allows us to address individual needs and provide support as required.

PPG strategy document 2021 2022