Education Improvement Grant or RCSIG - Regional Consortia Support Improvement Grant 2021-22

This  plan focuses on raising standards for all, reducing the attainment gap, and delivering an education system that is a source of pride and public confidence, which are our overarching aspirations for education in Wales.

Actions:

• Foundation Phase support staff classroom and intervention structure

• Classroom based intervention and focused groups sessions

• Provision of ongoing assessment strategies to monitor progress of all pupils

• Provision of effective literacy strategies such as  read write inc, handwriting, write dance, squiggle as you wiggle, Nessy and Speech Link.

• Provision of effective Numeracy strategies such as numicon, focused groups, reasoning and choice and challenge tasks.

• Encouraging independence, creativity and self directed learning, through the foundation phase philosophy and our  approach to planning, allowing all pupils to have a voice.

• Enabling pupils to use ICT/DCF skills effectively across the curriculum and areas of learning.

• Providing rich practical learning opportunities both inside and in the outdoors as appropriate.

• Teaching assistants deployed effectively to support all learners.

Success Criteria

• Improved provision and attainment for learners in Pod Pili-Pala, Pod Pengwin and Pod Pysgodyn through developing integral skills to realise the four purposes.

• Maintain good staffing ratios to provide optimum levels of support for pupils

• Provide and deliver effective learning through play and group learning activities.

• Improved standards in Literacy, Numeracy, Wellbeing & Creative Development across the lower pods.

• Increased pupil voice within the planning process resulting in improved pupil independence and self directed learning.

• Increased rich learning opportunities provided in both the indoors and outdoors.

• Teaching assistants deployed effectively impacting on learning progress.

Grant Funding

EIG Funding = £66,393

119 hours per week of staff £80,028 (Subsidised by school) 

Links to SDP: L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, C1, C2

Links to Estyn Framework: NIA 1,2,3,4,5

The entirety of this grant has been used to support pupil progress and well-being.  Adequate staffing has ensured that individual pupils receive the support and attention needed to thrive within their school learning environment as well as through blended learning.