Spending Plans 

The purpose of the Pupil Development Grant is funding given to schools to improve educational attainment and achievements of learners from low income households.

More information about the Welsh Government funding and definition can be accessed by clicking here .

As a school, we want to learn from the best practice in Wales and beyond by:
– planning interventions that focus on improving the attainment of learners from low income households, regularly monitoring learner progress and evaluating the impact of the intervention;
– integrating plans for the effective use of the PDG into the School Improvement Plan, basing our practice on sound evidence and including them as part of a whole school strategy;
– balancing whole school strategies with targeted interventions to ensure that all learners from low income households benefit as individuals, whilst the whole school develops its ability to support every learner to achieve their full potential.

Each school in Wales is allocated a sum of money the ‘Pupil Development Grant (PDG)’ based on the number of learners who are eligible for free school meals (eFSM) and learners who are Looked After Children (LAC).

In 2025-26, Minera School has been allocated £33,350.

This grant will be used to :

• Support trips and visits.

• Purchase  phonics training and resources for staff.

• Provided weekly ELSA groups.

• Continue to fund teaching assistants to provided specific targeted support for pupils in reading, writing and phonics.

We publish how this grant is utilised as part of our School Development Plan which is agreed by the governing body. 

At Minera we have high expectations for all our learners and aim to ensure that the necessary support is focused on individual needs of each and every child.

It is not appropriate for the school to publish a detailed plan as it could identify individual pupils.

All parents can be reassured that all children are treated fairly and equally at Minera and that all information in relation to the PDG is treated with discretion and confidentiality.