A Level Sociology Education AQA Practice Exam

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What system did the pupil premium replace when it was introduced?

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
Free School Meals (FSM)
Child Benefit Scheme
National Curriculum Fund

The correct answer is: Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)

The pupil premium was introduced to provide additional funding to schools to help disadvantaged children and to improve their educational outcomes. It specifically targeted students who were eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) or those in local authority care, rather than replacing the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), which supported students in further education. The EMA was a financial incentive to encourage students in low-income families to continue their post-16 education. While the pupil premium aims to address broader educational inequality, it does not directly replace the role of the EMA, which is focused more on sustaining students in post-compulsory education. The pupil premium thus aligns more closely with streamlining existing funding structures for schools that receives money based on the number of eligible pupils rather than outright eliminating financial assistance like the EMA.