Pupil premium and disadvantaged learners

EEF has been working with thousands of schools across the country to establish what works best in raising pupils’ attainment.

There is now a growing body of evidence on how schools can best help disadvantaged pupils make progress.

EEF has published guidance to explain what schools have found works best when spending the pupil premium to improve results.

For more information about EEF’s work and the guide use the following link and YouTube video:

• The EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium
• Sir John Dunford, National Pupil Premium Champion, YouTube video

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Pupil premium funding is a valuable focus to support senior leaders in raising the attainment of disadvantaged young people. However, schools (as well as early years and post-16 settings) must consider how all their resources can be used to achieve this goal.

​For more information about pupil premium use the following links:

• Pupil premium: overview guidance
• Early years pupil premium