Policy paper

2010 to 2015 government policy: education of disadvantaged children

How we are making sure disadvantaged pupils get extra support at school with initiatives like the pupil premium and summer schools.

From:
Department for Education, The Rt Hon David Laws, and The Rt Hon Baroness Nicky Morgan
Published
22 April 2013
Last updated
8 May 2015 — See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

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2010 to 2015 government policy: education of disadvantaged children

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This policy paper shows the policy of the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government.

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Published 22 April 2013
Last updated 8 May 2015 + show all updates

  1. Policy document from the 2010 to 2015 government preserved in a different format for reference

  2. Added information about pupil premium funding for the 2015 to 2016 financial year.

  3. Added information about pupil premium funding for the 2015 to 2016 financial year.

  4. Added a link to the Ofsted report on how schools are spending pupil premium funding published on 14 July 2014.

  5. Summer schools 2014 information added and EEF budget updated.

  6. Updated attainment statistics with figures released on 23 January 2014 in SFR05/2014.

  7. Updated the 'service premium' page with details of funding allocations for the financial year 2013 to 2014.

  8. Corrected the April 2011 criteria for pupils who attract pupil premium funding in the ‘pupil premium’ detail page.

  9. Added detailed information about the pupil and service premiums, including allocations up to the financial year 2014 to 2015. Also updated the 'actions' to show the work we're doing and relocated child poverty content to the policy on 'Helping to reduce poverty and improve social justice'.

  10. First published.