Primary school PE and school sport: funding

Background

1. In April 2013, the Government announced new funding for physical education (PE) and sport. This funding should be used to improve the quality and breadth of PE and sport provision.

2. Funding will be allocated to all maintained and state-funded schools with primary phase pupils,  including: primary, middle, special and non-maintained special schools, academies and pupil referral units from 1 September 2013. 

3. Schools are free to determine how best to use this funding to improve the quality and breadth of PE and sport provision, including increasing participation in PE and sport so that all pupils develop healthy lifestyles and reach the performance levels they are capable of.

Click the link below if you would like to find out more about PE and Sport Premium.

PE and sport premium guidance for primary schools - GOV.UK

How will we be spending the PE and Sport funding and who will benefit?

At Westhouses Primary School we are investing some of our annual funding in affiliating to the Bolsover District School Sport Partnership (BDSSP). BDSSP is passionate about improving the lives of young people, by providing opportunities through Physical Education and Sport. BDSSP will provide a core package to support the school in;

Physical Education such as; continuous professional development signposting and support, inclusion training and support, curriculum support, PE and School Sport Audit

Competition such as; Level 1 School Games (intra-school) support, providng a pathway for sports at KS2 to link to Level 3 School Games event. 

Leadership & Volunteering including the Mini Leader programme - training / mentoring.

Club & Community Links via signposting to local clubs through competition programme.

Talent Identification & Development through pupil and parent workshops

Physical Activity offering Bikeability programme (Y5&6), Balanceability  programme (KS1), Change 4 Life / Physical Activity Hub programme and others. 

Other features include;

• Support for schools to achieve School Games Kitemark for PE and Sport
• Sharing of good practice through regular PLT/Headteacher meetings at cluster and SSP level (min 3 per year)
• PE & School Sport & Physical Activity Health Check

The School has completed an audit of PE, school sport and physical activity to inform how we can further improve our provision.

Our main actions from this PE Health check audit are:

1: To improve PE lessons and teaching within our school.

2: To improve the assessment of pupils in PE in our school.

3: To engage more children in physical activities during lunchtimes and after school clubs.

How will we measure the impact of the PE and Sport Premium?

Through the analysis of the spending of our Sport Premium funding, we will analyse the effectiveness of the ways in which we have spent our Sport Premium funding. This will the through:

• The percentages of children in different groups who have taken part in sporting activities both in and out of school.
• The number of clubs provided and how they have been delivered: have they been accessible and accessed by all children?
• The monitoring of PE lessons - what do we need to do next to improve the quality of teaching in PE?
• Pupil voice interviews: what are the children enjoying and what do they want us to do next to engage them further in physical activity?
• working in partnership with the School Sport Partnership, who assist us in the auditing of our Sport Premium spending.
• The assessment tools of the School Sports Award.