The Pupil Premium is a payment made by the government to schools to help raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.
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Each eligible pupil has been allocated £488 for the year from April 2011 to March 2012 and £600 from 2012 to 2013.
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All looked after Children who have been in care for 6 months and are in full time education are eligible for the Pupil Premium.
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Local authorities are responsible for distributing the Pupil Premium payments for LAC to schools and academies. In Dudley the payments are arranged by the Virtual School for Looked After Children.
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Children educated in Dudley but looked after by another local authority, will have their their Pupil Premium paid through the authority that looks after them (not Dudley).
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If a pupil moves school during the year both schools will be entitled to receive a proportion of the Pupil Premium.
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If a child becomes eligible during the year they will be entitled to a proportion of the Pupil Premium.
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The local authority has discretion about how the Pupil Premium is used for children educated in non-mainstream settings .
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The Virtual School monitors the use of the Pupil Premium via the PEP and provides guidance and advice on how it can be spent.
See examples of how the Pupil Premium has been used to raise the attainment of children looked after by Dudley MBC
