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Analysis: The Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium

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Has extra funding through the pupil premium helped poorer children succeed at school?

Has pupil premium money helped poorer students succeed at school? Professor Rebecca Allen assesses the evidence.

How do you increase the attainment of disadvantaged children? Poorer children consistently perform worse at school by not reaching higher grades at age 16, compared to richer children.  There is broad agreement, across party lines that they require more money to help them succeed and reduce inequality.  Therefore, schools in England adopted the pupil premium policy in 2011 where extra funding was attached to each child in receipt of free school meals.  Professor of Education at University College London, Dr Rebecca Allen assesses how well the policy has been working.  Producer: Nina Robinson Editor: Hugh Levinson

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