What is it that makes the difference with Pupil Premium students? Analysing his school’s spending patterns, Simon Taylor reflects on the changing ratio between direct learning practices and wider support services

Towards the end of last term, I finally had the time and head space required to sit down and look at how my school’s budget is allocated between direct standard-raising practices (teachers in classrooms), and indirect practices (wider support services).

It is a ratio I have been wanting to calculate for some time and one I have been concerned about. It turns out I needed to be.

Working in an area of significant social disadvantage (or lack of advantage), I knew I was spending thousands on the discreet practices in terms of wider support and resource, but even so I’m shocked now I’ve actually calculated it.

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