Identify barriers to learning
Use your pupil premium wisely
When working to close the attainment gap, it's not about how much you spend, but how you spend it. Running interventions can be costly, but there's no direct link between schools with a larger income and a low attainment gap.
Be creative when picking a strategy. If you have a good understanding of what the particular barrier is for a pupil, you might be able to find an easy, cost-effective solution. For example, if a pupil is always late for school, an intervention as simple as buying that pupil an alarm clock might be highly effective.
Find out more about how you can spend the pupil premium.
Instead of grouping pupils into categories such as those with special educational needs (SEN), those receiving free school meals (FSM), or pupils with English as an additional language (EAL), try to understand what
