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Teachers 'in the dark' on Pupil Premium

Trade unions
Teachers are being held to account for the progress of their Pupil Premium students but many have no idea how the funding is being spent.

Research by the NASUWT involving more than 2,600 teachers in England found that 53 per cent do not know how their school is spending its Pupil Premium funding.

Furthermore, 87 per cent have not had specific training on the Pupil Premium strategies being employed and 56 per cent have been given specific targets for their Pupil Premium pupils but without specific support plans.

The survey also found that 53 per cent of teachers are not involved in devising Pupil Premium strategies, with these instead being developed by the school. Despite this, 37 per cent said that data-related targets for Pupil Premium students are still included as part of their performance management.

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