Grant Expenditure

It is our ambition at Corpus Christi Catholic High School that all ‘academically vulnerable learners’ are supported to flourish and to achieve their academic potential.

We aim for our Free School Meal (FSM) eligible learners to make progress in line with their peers, both within the school and nationally.

Our Pupil Development Grant (PDG) strategy seeks to do this in three ways:

1). By ensuring that all lessons at Corpus Christi are exceptional lessons. Our classroom strategy for academically vulnerable learners highlights those aspects of our teaching & learning expectations which we know to have considerable positive impact on the progress of vulnerable learners. Lessons will meet the needs of all learners and enable them to make exceptional progress.

2). Removing all barriers to learning. Our strategy outlines all the ways in which we seek to do this within a three-tiered approach. Leaders work with teachers & support staff to identify barriers to progress, ensure the right learners access the right interventions and then evaluate the impact of these.

3). Ensuring that Corpus Christi is a great place to learn for our vulnerable students. Leaders and staff from all teams across the school communicate high expectation and high ambition for all learners. Adults encourage vulnerable students to be ambitious, take up opportunities and step out of their comfort zone in order to reach their true potential.

Our PDG strategy is reviewed on a year-by-year basis.

Below is the plan for 2024-25.