Report No.184/2018 was received from the Strategic Director for People.

Dr T O’Neill, Strategic Director for People, introduced the report the purpose of which was to outline the intention to provide schools with clarity regarding the allocation and spending expectations of the Pupil Premium Plus (PP+) Grant that Rutland County Council received on an annual basis for Children Looked After by the Local Authority. The intention of the Policy was to more precisely link the allocation of PP+ funding to quality assured pupil targets, through the Personal Education Plan process, with the intention to further improve outcomes for Children Looked After by Rutland.

During discussion the following points were raised:

      i.        An ePEP was an electronic Personal Education Plan which enabled all those that needed to, to access the Plan.

    ii.        Mr Walters highlighted that there was no mention of the voice of the child within the report. Ms Curtis stated that the new process would be to capture it on the Personal Education Plan.

DECISION:

1.    Cabinet NOTED the intent of the Pupil Premium Plus Policy.

Reasons for the decision

The Pupil Premium Plus Policy aimed to improve outcomes for Children Looked After or previously Looked After by Rutland through a more targeted allocation of the Pupil Premium Plus funding to greater meet assessed need.