The government has expanded its “recovery premium” funding to cover all pupils in special schools and alternative provision, not only the most disadvantaged.
The Department for Education published per-pupil cash rates for 2022-23 today for the fund, including doubling grants for deprived secondary pupils.
The pot is one of multiple “premium” and other one-off Covid-related grants in recent years.
Funding is allocated based on the number of pupils eligible for free school meals in the past six years, and the number of looked-after children.
