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The House of Commons Library has confirmed a £220 million real-terms decrease in pupil premium spending since 2015, with schools losing significant amounts.
Will the Government retain and restore the Pupil Premium or allow it to waste away as suggested by its failure to repeat the previous commitment to protect it?
The pupil premium provides £935 per secondary school pupil and £1,320 per primary school pupil who has qualified or been eligible for free school meals in the last six years. Since 2011, over £15 billion was allocated to schools to narrow the attainment gap. With a low unemployment rate, there will be fewer people eligible for free school meals due to changes in benefit eligibility.
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