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Professional Resources
PPP Guidance
The Looked After Children Pupil Premium Plus (PPP) is managed by the Virtual School Head in the local authority that looks after the child. The Virtual School Head works with schools to ensure that PPP money is spent to the educational benefit of the eligible child and address their individual needs as identified in the PEP.
Pupil Premium Plus (PPP) for looked after children
The Pupil Premium: Conditions of Grant 2020-21 stipulates guidelines set by the government for spending Pupil Premium Plus (PPP) money for Looked After Children.
Different Local Authorities have adopted a variety of approaches for the administration of distribution of Pupil Premium Plus. The document below details the arrangements for the distribution of Pupil Premium Plus for the education of children in care for 2020-21.
PPP arrangements for Leicestershire LAC 2020-21 Opens new window
How should PPP be spent?
| PPP can be spent on... | PPP shouldn't be spent on... |
Therapeutic input, e.g. play therapy, art therapy, equine therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) | Food including school lunches |
Counselling (where there is not and will not be CAMHS involvement) | Activities including clubs, hobbies and family days out |
1:1 tuition in an academic area | School activities including day trips, holidays and associated equipment. (For education residentials, see below) |
Private lessons, particularly where the child can gain accreditation, e.g. music, dance, drama, singing | Day to day transport by car or public transport |
Puchase of equipment for the child's sole use to support learning or development of a skill, e.g. musical instrument, sports equipment | Laptops, clothing and school uniform |
Book purchases | Resources that would normally be in place anyway if the child was not in care |
Costs associated with undertaking the Duke of Edinburgh award | To supplement the ‘pot’ for resource that the child would access anyway* |
Dyslexia assessment | Expenditure on indirect costs such as administrative meeting time |
Contribution towards costly residential education school trips (if all other educational needs are being met) |
*e.g. if the child has SEN and is behind age related expectations, would that child routinely access additional input or attend a small group intervention class? If so, PPP money should not be allocated to this.