More than £1m spent in Harlow on Pupil Premium payments

I was delighted to highlight Burnt Mill School in Harlow - which was also praised by a Government minister - during a parliamentary debate, after it was announced that Harlow schools are receiving over £1m in Pupil Premium payments.

I had raised the issue of Pupil Premium payments – which sees Harlow schools receive a total of £1,012,112 – with Minister of State, Department for Education Sarah Teather who said the Government was planning to allocate £625 million to schools and local authorities in England in 2011-12.

These payments are  excellent news with the money going to help the most vulnerable children in Harlow.

I asked the Minister whether she would look at incentivising schools like Burnt Mill that are using the pupil premium to focus on improving maths and English.

She replied: “I am delighted to hear about that school using the pupil premium in that way. It is good to hear from head teachers examples of how they are spending the money and the impact it is making on the ground.

“I wonder whether the hon. Gentleman would invite the head teacher to write to me to tell me more about the detail of the work that the school is doing and its impact on pupils, as we are looking to try to publicise examples of good practice and it would be helpful to hear what is happening in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency?”