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Hi Debs27,

I found this on the first4adoption website:

https://www.first4adoption.org.uk/adoption-support/education-support/pupil-premium/

The Pupil Premium provides extra funding to state-funded schools to help their staff give extra support to disadvantaged pupils including, but not restricted to, those adopted from care. Children in receipt of free school meals or children of forces families are also included. From April 2018, funding was increased to £2300 per pupil and to include all children adopted from care not just those adopted after 30 December 2005 as previously was the case. It is paid to schools so that they can invest in specific support measures to address the issues that may be preventing them from reaching their potential. It applies to all adopted children from Reception class through to Year 11 who are in state-funded education in England and were previously in care in England or Wales.

It also includes children who attend independent schools who are state funded because they have an EHCP which names that particular school eg if the local schools don't offer the support they need.

Thanks both.