Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government have given schools in Headington an early Christmas present.

The cash is an increase in the Pupil Premium funding, which targets extra money to schools depending on the number of children from disadvantaged backgrounds they have.

The Pupil Premium is a major Liberal Democrat priority that is being delivered by the Coalition Government.

Schools in our area will be awarded extra funding for 2013/14 as follows:

St Andrew’s CE primary gets £47,700 more
Windmill School gets £53,100 more
Bayards Hill gets £187,200  extra
New Marston gets £58,500 extra
Cheney gets an extra £365,400
Sandhills Primary gets £69,300 more

Liberal Democrat Schools Minister, David Laws said:

“We are already seeing across the country how the Pupil Premium is making a difference to children’s lives. Extra tuition, better IT resources and closer work with parents are all examples of how the Pupil Premium is being used to support the most disadvantaged pupils and benefit all their classmates too.

“That’s why I’m so pleased that, next year, we’ll be extending the Pupil Premium to another half a million children, and increasing the money that schools get to £900 per pupil

“This means that, as a result of Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government, more children will get a better start in life.”