Guidance

Service pupil premium (SPP)

Service personnel with children in state schools must notify schools of their eligibility for the Service pupil premium (SPP).

• From: Ministry of Defence and Department for Education
• Published: 7 December 2012
• Last updated: 29 August 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

• Publication for Scotland
• Publication for Wales

Documents

Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know

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Service Pupil Premium: examples of best practice

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Service Pupil Premium: further information

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Details

Service personnel with children in state schools must notify schools of their eligibility for the service pupil premium (SPP).

For more information visit the Department for Education website, or contact Armed Forces Families & Safeguarding (AFFS) at People-AFFS-Mailbox@mod.gov.uk.

Published 7 December 2012
Last updated 29 August 2024 + show all updates

1. 29 August 2024

   Updated Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know; examples of best practice; and further information.

2. 19 May 2023

   Updated 'Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know'.

3. 8 September 2021

   Updated the contact email address.

4. 16 June 2021

   Updated the eligibility section in Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know.

5. 4 January 2021

   Updated information in the what you need to know and further information attachments to reflect the fact that the October 2020 census will determine school allocations of SPP funding for the financial year 2021-22.

6. 3 September 2020

   Updated page content and all HTML attachments.

7. 12 March 2020

   Updated the census deadline to January 2021.

8. 11 March 2020

   Updated the 'Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know' page with updated information.

9. 5 December 2019

   Updated SSP further information.

10. 31 October 2019

    Updated the 'what you need to know' page with the latest information on 2015 census.

11. 8 August 2019

    Changed census deadline to 16 January 2020.

12. 8 August 2019

    Added a link to the Education and Skills Funding Agency's guidance: pupil premium 2018 to 2019: conditions of grant to 'Service Pupil Premium: what you need to know'.

13. 2 August 2019

    Fixed broken link.

14. 6 June 2019

    Removed an out of date deadline.

15. 6 June 2019

    Added updated examples of best practice and Service Pupil Premium (SPP) further information

16. 3 October 2018

    Added the Service pupil premium (SPP) information sheet.

17. 23 July 2018

    Updated the page with the confirmed census date of 17 January 2019.

18. 22 May 2018

    Updated email addresses and the closing date for applications.

19. 4 April 2018

    Updated dates as requested by the Directorate for Children & Young People (DCYP).

20. 9 January 2018

    Updated eligibility criteria.

21. 4 January 2018

    Updated information for 2018 applications

22. 21 December 2016

    Added updated information about the SPP and added examples of best practice document.

23. 1 December 2016

    Updated deadline date.

24. 20 November 2015

    Added updated Service Pupil Premium poster, amended due to take place on date and Department for Education website link.

25. 13 January 2015

    Corrected date.

26. 9 January 2015

    Added new version of poster.

27. 20 November 2013

    Added updated SPP details and new poster.

28. 7 December 2012

    First published.