The Government currently provide additional funding to our school for each pupil that is eligible for the Pupil Premium. This funding enables us to provide additional equipment, support and activities for children in school. When a child reaches junior school, they will also receive a free school meal (which all infant aged children are currently entitled to regardless of eligibility for the Pupil Premium). To ensure that we receive this additional funding for your child, we ask that parents who qualify take up their entitlement to Pupil Premium. Eligibility criteria and details on how to apply are below:

Your child’s school may qualify for Pupil Premium if your child attends a Nottinghamshire County Council School or Nursery and you receive one of the following benefits:

• income support
• income based jobseeker’s allowance
• income related employment support allowance
• support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• child tax credit, provided you are not entitled to working tax credit and have an annual income
• assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
• guarantee element of state pension credit

You can apply for the Pupil Premium in a number of ways:

• Online: Apply for free school meals and milk
• Telephone: 0300 500 8080
• See the school office for more information

Albany Infant and Nursery School ensures that the Pupil Premium funding we receive is used to meet the needs of both the social/emotional and academic needs of these children. The documents below outline our strategy for allocating the funding. Please feel free to download a copy.