1. Pupil Equity Funding in East Lothian
David Scott
Quality Improvement Officer

2. PEF Funding £1,569,600 allocated to East Lothian
1,308 ‘eligible’ pupils – pupils eligible for free school meals
Allocated across 6 secondary schools and 34 primary schools
Section 3F, 3H and 6 of the 2000 Act imposes the following duties on Education Authorities

3. Focus of PEF Part of SG Attainment Challenge
Focussed on narrowing the poverty related attainment gap
Focused on ‘additionality’ – not provision that should already be in place
At the discretion of the HT, in consultation with pupils, parents, staff and the local authority.

4. Focus of PEF
Should be part of school current planning and reporting procedures
Should have a clear rationale
Should be focussed on ‘the gap’ – where is it? How do we know?
Should provide targeted support
Should have a clear plan for evaluating impact

5. East Lothian context
Smaller number of pupils in SIMD 1 and 2 can mask the issues
HTs given clear support and guidance in planning how to use their PEF allocation
Framework in place and LA officers providing a support and challenge role
Some proposals required ‘revision‘
Spending now well underway in most schools

6. Challenges How do we ensure the PEF has an impact?
How do we secure improvement through the most appropriate interventions?
How can we think more ‘out of the box’ rather than traditional solutions?
How can we better engage the Third sector in future?