Service Pupil Premium
Who qualifies as a service child?
One or both parents, step parent (living with) or guardian is serving in the armed forces (Royal Navy, Army, RAF and Royal Marines)
Any child whose parents is active as a full time reservist
A child whose parent has died whilst serving in the armed forces and that child is in receipt of a pension from Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War pensions scheme
Finally if they were registered on the ‘school census’ 2016 as a service child and their serving family member has now left the armed forces. The child will be eligible as an ‘ever 6 service child’ (Please see DfE’s ever 6 service child's measure’
What does the money get spent on?
The Service Pupil Premium is spent on pastoral support. Mrs Northeast is our Behaviour Learning Mentor and one of our WBM (well being mentors) here in school. Our service children take priority here at Milton Park to be supported during the deployment cycle, as a family or to meet individual needs.
The school receives £320 for each child registered as having a serving parent, in any armed service.
There is a box to complete on the green registration form upon enrollment to the school.
What does that look like?
We run a club for service children to attend. It is voluntary so children can choose to stay in class if they wish to. Our club is Called Military Monsters and has been running successfully now for 10 years. The club is run by Mrs Northeast and Mrs Gover, our other lovely WBM .
We have a scheduled time each week for the children of deployed parents. During this time we write mail or ‘blueys’ as they are known in the Navy. We create art work and near the end of a deployment we will make a welcome home poster or, for longer deployments, a scrapbook that can be shared with the returning parent.
So why are we different from other schools?
Here at Milton Park we believe that children are at the heart of all we do. We don’t just support children who are on the service children's register. We support children who may live separately from a serving parent. They may be in receipt of free school meals or another form of Pupil Premium. We still support these children and they are included in all the activities.
Who do we work with?
We work collaboratively with Pompey Military Kids club (PMK), Aggies, Local Naval bases, parents, The Naval Families Federation and Local forces charities. We don't like to brag but it was a former pupil of ours who won the competition for designing the logo for PMK.
PMK newsletter - Spring 2024.pdf
If you would like to discuss our Service Children's Provision you an can email Mrs Northeast treetops@miltonparkprimaryschool.co.uk or alternatively call the school number and she will be happy to call you back at a convenient time.