Literacy and numeracy are core skills, essential for learners to reach their full academic potential.
Studies show there are three simple things parents can do to that can encourage your child to read.
The literacy and numeracy catch-up premium gives schools additional funding to support year 7 pupils who did not achieve at least level 4 in reading or maths at the end of key stage 2 (KS2).
This funding contributes to the provision of specific interventions aimed at raising students' literacy or numeracy:
You may also be interested in how we use the pupil premium funding.