Recruit, Recover, Raise Standards Plan 2023-24
Our RRRS allocation for 2023-24 is £11014.
We are undertaking the following opportunities to support pupils with the ongoing challenges following lockdown and lost learning:
- Employment of an additional Higher Level Teaching Assistant for 1 days per week to co-ordinate whole school independent living approaches and develop action plans and resources to support readiness to learn, so that the proportion of pupils making less than expected progress is minimised.
- Weekly specialist Yoga for ASD sessions with specialist instructor who will target pupils with lowest levels of wellbeing, highest levels of absence and disengagement across both sites and all key stages
Our RRRS plans are regularly scrutinised by the Governing Body, supported by advice and challenge from the Local Authority and from the Education Achievement Service (EAS).
This page gives information on how we spend our Pupil Development Grant (PDG)
Pupil Development Grant (PDG) for 5-15 year olds
There were 112 pupils on the school roll in September 2023 this is an increase from the 101 that were on the school roll in September 2022.
Our free school meal population is under 50%
Ysgol Bryn Derw’s total allocation for PDG for 2034-4 is: £36800; this figure is higher than the 2022-23 allocation.
We are undertaking the following opportunities to support pupils who are facing some of the challenges of poverty and deprivation:
Improving pupil outcomes in literacy and communication through targeted interventions that address pupil readiness to learn and sensory processing/regulation including through music, music therapy and storytelling sessions
Employment of a family liaison officer to provide support, training and advice for families of vulnerable children.
FSM PDG Application 2019 2020 ENGLISH – 1.04.19If you think your child is entitled to Free School Meals, download the form below and return to the address on the form:
FSM PDG Application 2019 2020 CYMRAEG 1.04.2019
If your child receives Free School Meals please see this form for the opportunity to apply for PDG funding. The form can be filled out and emailed to
Email: freeschoolmeals@newport.gov.uk or
posted to Newport City Council, PO Box 60, Newport, NP20 4XN.
The form is also available to access by copying the below link into your browser.
http://www.newport.gov.uk/en/Schools-Education/Schools/School-uniform.aspx
Early Years Pupil Development Grant (EYPDG) for 3-4 year olds
Our EYPDG allocation for 2023-24 is £3450. This figure is higher than the 2021-22 figure. This funding has been targeted to:
1/2 day per week of additional post of HLTA for Social Interaction Skills to co-ordinate delivery of social skills based learning across school in early years groups
Our EIG/PDG plans are regularly scrutinised by the Governing Body, supported by advice and challenge from the Local Authority and from the Education Achievement Service (EAS).
Details of our EIG/PDG plans are included in our School Development Plan and are available at the school.
