Useful Links
If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find many of the web links below useful.
Apply for Free School Meals
Link to Portsmouth City Council Apply online
- All parents/carers must apply for free school meals before their child starts school in Year R, so that schools receive the correct funding.
- If you’ve just arrived in Portsmouth, you must apply for free school meals, even if your child received them at their previous school.
- Eligible children may also receive other support, such as free holiday programmes and supermarket vouchers, when these are available.
School Centered Initial Teacher Training (PCP SCITT)
Levelling up funding for schools
Last August the government announced a multi-billion pound funding increase for schools. This will provide every school with more money for every child.
Today we’ve put it in law that local authorities must pass on at least £5,000 per pupil to every secondary school next year, and at least £3,750 per pupil to every primary school. This is to help you better plan for the future, and invest in the young people of this country.
Supporting the most disadvantaged through Pupil Premium
We’re also making sure the most disadvantaged pupils get the support they need to succeed at school - increasing pupil premium rates in 2020-21, in line with inflation.
The rates for pupils eligible through free school meals will increase to £1,345 for primary schools and £955 for secondary schools. The rate for pupils who have been in care will increase to £2,345.
This targeted funding will help every pupil to succeed, no matter their background.
To learn more about getting the most of your pupil premium funding, download the Education Endowment Foundation guide >
New funding tool for schools and parents
The Department for Education is also making it easier for parents and teachers to see how much additional funding their local school has been allocated through the schools National Funding Formula (NFF) next year.
This new online tool allows anyone to easily look up allocations under the NFF for schools in England for 2020-21, and see how the amount has changed since last year (2019-20).