Addressing a fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat party conference, hosted by Save the Children and Demos, Teather said that while the government would not be dictating how schools should implement the premium there would be guidance offered.
Answering a question by Graeme Duncan of charity Greenhouse, Teather said that schools would be expected to prove the premium goes towards narrowing the attainment gap.
She said: "There's no reason why they can't spend it on after-school clubs, or one-to-one tuition, or use it for a bursary schemes to help families struggling to cope with basic costs. But they will be expected to show that they are narrowing the attainment gap between richer and poorer students.
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