Sports Premium
Vision for the Primary PE and Sport Premium
All pupils leaving primary school physically literate and with the knowledge, skills and motivation necessary to equip them for a healthy, active lifestyle and lifelong participation in physical activity and sport.
The funding has been provided to ensure impact against the following OBJECTIVE:
To achieve self-sustaining improvement in the quality of PE and sport in primary schools. It is important to emphasise that the focus of spending must lead to long lasting impact against the vision (above) that will live on well beyond the Primary PE and Sport Premium funding.
It is expected that schools will see an improvement against the following 5 key indicators:
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The engagement of pupils in regular physical activity – kick-starting healthy active lifestyles
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The profile of PE and sport being raised across the school as a tool for whole school improvement
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Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
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Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils
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Increased participation in competitive sport
How we will use the Primary PE and Sports Premium
Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport they offer. This means that you should use the premium to:
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Develop or add to the PE and sport activities that your school already offers
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Make improvements now that will benefit pupils joining the school in future
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Hire qualified sports coaches to work with teachers
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Provide existing staff with training or resources to help them teach PE and sport more effectively
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Introduce new sports or activities and encourage more pupils to take up sport
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Support and involve the least active children by running or extending school sports clubs, holiday clubs etc
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Run sport competitions
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Increase pupils’ participation in the competitions across schools
What is the Primary PE and Sports Premium not used for
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Employ coaches or specialist teachers to coverplanning preparation and assessment (PPA) arrangements - these should come out of your core staffing budgets
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Teach the minimum requirements of the national curriculum – including those specified for swimming.
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Capital expenditure.
