Grant Plans

The schools’ use of grants is regularly scrutinised by the Governing Body, supported by advice from EAS and monitored by the Local Authority. Below please find a Summary of Grant Spending Plans 2024-2025 at Idris Davies School 3-18.

PDG & Standards 2024-2025

The school has received a total Pupil Deprivation Grant of £394,970, Early Years Pupil Deprivation Grant of £13,800 and Education Standards Grant of £201,149 for the financial year 2024-2025. This funding will be use to undertake the following activities:

Attendance Project to support improved/maintained attendance post COVID
Further enhancement of school library
Further implementation and development of the Sparx Reader Programme
Literacy and Numeracy Interventions
FSM Enrichment Opportunities
Uniform and additional Sports Equipment for pupils
Wellbeing Trips
Additional Mental health and Wellbeing support
Enhancement of Outdoor Learning Environment
Further support for our MAT pupils
Additional capacity for Specialist Teaching provided by secondary staff to KS2 pupils
Additional capacity with in English & Mathematics Departments to support intervention and smaller class sizes
Further development of RADY project
Additional Staffing for Early Years

Professional Learning Grant 2024-2025

The school has received a total Professional Learning Grant of £21,910 to undertake the following activities in support of the Professional Learning of Idris Davies School staff.

Introduction of new peer observation programme to provide all staff across the school to enhance the sharing of best practice
SLT Coaching and Mentoring programme
Learning Network School linked with identified need(s)
OLEVI Excellent Teaching programme
OTAP Excellent Teaching Assistant programme
Further development of the whole school professional learning library
EAS Network meetings for LLC, Numeracy & Maths, Science, STEAM, Welsh / Bilingualism.

ALP Grant 2024-2025

The school has received a total ALP Grant of £2699 to undertake the following activities to support pupils to ‘catch up’ after COVID.

Small group interventions KS4 & KS5
Learning Coach across phase

ALN Grant 2024-2025

The school has received a total of £17,378 to undertake the following activities:

Training for school staff on the new ALN Code
Development of Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for learners
Enhanced support for families to engage with the ALN process
TLR for additional ALN coordinators support primary (ALNCos)
Creation and distribution of guidance materials for the school
Expansion of specialist support services, including speech and language therapy
Provision of mental health and wellbeing support tailored to ALN learners
Enhanced ALN provision for pupils