Pupil Premium

The ambition is that Pupil Premium students at Welling School will make, at least, expected progress in reading, writing and maths, through quality first teaching, pastoral support and rigorous intervention programmes that support in school and home learning. 

We offer pastoral support through Achievement Team Leaders, Behaviour and Engagement Officers, Year Care Team and our ACE mentors. We aim to increase the engagement in school through the promotion of positive relationships between school, mentors, students and families. Through this we can achieve increased attendance of PP students which allows more exposure to the curriculum on offer and enables us to close the gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils. 

We aim to improve the ‘cultural capital’ of our PP students by offering a wide range of enrichment inside and outside of school. Students will have access to the school extra curricular programme and be provided with the opportunity to learn outside the classroom. 

ACE: A Champion for Every Child Programme:

Every Pupil Premium pupil (and their families) have regular one-to-one contact to build relationships and overcome barriers. Our ACE programme is part of the rollout of the TKAT pilot started in September 2021, which has been externally evaluated by TKAT and the ACE regional lead.

What is TKAT ACE?

At Welling, we strive to create an environment that allows students to BE the very best version of themselves and for us to provide the opportunities for them to BE their own future. The TKAT ACE (A Champion for Every Child) Programme is a pastoral programme that does just this, it gives children their own tutor, an adult who will work with them and their families to help overcome any financial/social/academic barriers they may face to become confident, successful, resilient and happy learners. 

An ACE Tutor’s role is to provide support to the child and the family. They will form trusting relationships and be that pupil’s ‘go to’ person. It is founded in our strong belief that no child should be educationally disadvantaged because of their socioeconomic status. The TKAT ACE Programme supports our Pupil Premium children and families.

What does an ACE tutor do?

Our ACE Tutors meet with our Pupil Premium children on a 1:1 basis or in groups. ACE time is child-centred time, which is tailored to meet the specific needs of the individual child. Together, each child and their ACE Tutor can identify areas of focus and from this will create an action plan. This could include:

• Identifying barriers to learning and finding strategies to support the child and their  family with improving learning outcomes
• Work on improving attendance and punctuality
• Supporting the children with their friendships, emotions, self esteem or ambitions
• Celebrating successes, individuality, resilience
• Working with families 

They may be able to find support with other agencies and also offer extra opportunities in supporting the child with an ambition or aspiration they may have. ACE Tutors will try and help with any barriers that might get in the way of your child becoming the best they can be.

ACE Tutors will listen, support and seek additional help if needed. Our ACE Tutors will also contact parents/carers to talk about their child, offer support and guidance, or just be a person to chat to.