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Diary of an NQT: The Pupil Premium, ALFs and seating plans

As part of our Pupil Premium special, our NQT diarist discusses some of his classroom strategies, including the importance of seating plans

My school has a fairly high number of Pupil Premium students, with around 25 per cent of our student body on the Pupil Premium register.

There is at least one Pupil Premium student in every class that I teach, and some of my groups have considerably more than that.

For instance, in my set five year 9 English class, just under half of the students are on the register.

Since starting my NQT year, I have been impressed by my school’s approach to ensuring that Pupil Premium students are appropriately supported.

Within weeks of taking up my post, I had attended a CPD session focusing closely on working with Pupil Premium students. This was very useful and ensured that my practice chimed with the school’s high standards.

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