Grant Expenditure Overview
All grant expenditure is designed to support specific areas of the school's work, against local, regional and national priorities.
How the delegated grants are spent
At St John's, our grant spending plan is integrated into our School Development Plan (SDP). These focus on our four overarching priorities (2024 - 2027), which are specifically linked to
- Achievement;
- Culture;
- Curriculum; and
- Growth.
A copy of our strategic priorities are outlined below. Each priority has distinct milestones that enable the school to understand how well it is performing and be responsive to need.
Professional Learning Grant
Welsh Government has awarded schools in Wales additional financial support, through a Professional Learning Grant (PLG) to enable staff to prepare for the new curriculum for Wales. The grant has enabled us to continue to offer first class professional learning through the funding of a dedicated learning and teaching team to support our staff through effective planning, implementation as well as delivering our in-house professional learning and our strategic work on the new curriculum.
Pupil Development Grant
The Pupil Development Grant (PDG) is designed to support improving outcomes and provision for students eligible for free school meals (eFSM) and looked after children (LAC). The PDG is intended to help overcome this additional barrier which prevent learners from disadvantaged backgrounds achieving their full potential.
Our PDG is spent in the following ways for 2025-26
- Learning Coach/Mentor(s);
- Additional cover supervisors to support small class teaching;
- Additional mathematics and English teaching;
- Alternative provision (ie. Calon) for those students identified as potentially becoming NEET (not in education, employment and training) and/or require bespoke programmes;
- Uniform provision for those who require this; and
- Enrichment opportunities.
The strategies implemented by the school are drawn upon the most effective practice and educational research from organisations such as Sutton Trust and Education Endowment Fund, which includes well-evidenced interventions as part of a whole-school strategy.
"The school uses its resources including the pupil development grant effectively to reduce the impact of poverty on educational attainment" (Estyn)
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| School Development Plan Priorities (2024-27) |