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Government funding
Recovery Premium Funding
“The recovery premium grant is part of the government’s package of funding to support pupils whose education has been impacted by coronavirus. It is a time-limited grant providing over £300m of additional funding for state-funded schools in the 2021 to 2022 academic year and £1bn across the 2022 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024 academic years.”
You can find full details of this option here.
Pupil Premium
Over the past 12 months, more and more of our customers have been using PPG to pay for Digital Theatre+ due to the strong alignment it has with their program. When considering the government directives on PPG spending, you can understand why this may be the case:
- In a recent survey, 72% of English and Drama teachers said that seeing live or filmed performances as opposed to simply reading text helps students to memorise context, meaning and quotes, which is essential for exams.
- All staff and students get unlimited access to Digital Theatre+. NFER recommends that the use of PPG should "promote an ethos of attainment for all pupils" and raise cultural capital in the community.
- Digital Theatre+ is accessible 24/7 from any device, on and off-site, meaning it can be shared with family, guardians or carers. The Education Policy Institute revealed that schools should "make every effort to engage parents and carers..."
