Funding for Primary School PE and Sports

1. Funding for Primary School PE and Sports The government is providing an extra £150 million of annual funding for the academic years of 2013 to 2014, 2014 to 2015. The aim of this funding is to improve the Physical Education (PE) and Sports programs offered by primary schools, and is provided jointly by various governmental departments, including Education, Health and Culture, and Media and Sport. Although funding will be allocated to primary school head teachers, it will be 'ring fenced' - this means it can only be spent specifically on PE and sport in schools. You can read more about this under 'Accountability' below. Purpose of funding Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, though how they do this remains their decision. This is how Little Leigh plans to use the funding: - Hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work with primary teachers when teaching PE - Paying for professional development opportunities for teachers in PE and sport - Providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE and sport - Running sport competitions, or increasing pupils' participation in the School Games - Buying quality-assured professional development modules or materials for PE and sport - Providing places for pupils on after school sports clubs and holiday clubs

2. Accountability From September 2013, schools will be held to account for how they spend their additional 'ring-fenced' funding. Ofsted will strengthen the coverage of PE and sport within the 'Inspectors' Handbook' and supporting guidance so that both schools and inspectors know how sport and PE will be assessed in future as part of the school's overall provision. One year on, Ofsted will carry out a survey reporting on the first year's expenditure of additional funding and its impact. Schools will also be required to include details of their provision of PE and sport on their website, alongside details of their broader curriculum, so that parents can compare sports provision between schools, both within and beyond the school day.

3. How St Edmund’s and St Benet’s will raise the profile of PE using the Sports Grant The Federation is lucky to have secured the services of Premier Sport who are delivering a variety of PE lessons to children at both schools. This has proved very useful when organising federation teams as our instructor has knowledge of children from both settings. Federation staff participate and up- skill during these sessions and then deliver a further session of PE to their own class. In the Foundation Stage, children focus on covering basic skills in the EYFS and in KS1 children are taught Physical Literacy to ensure they have the necessary basic skills and coordination to move onto more complex aspects of PE in KS2. There is an emphasis on fair play, handshakes, sporting behaviours and coaching techniques. The pupils get to experience a range of games and skills during each half term covering sports such as netball, hockey, athletics, tag rugby, dodgeball, tennis, football, dance and gymnastics. We’re excited to improve our existing offering to get more children involved in traditional sports, as well as to introduce them to new ones they may never have had the opportunity to try. Children are offered the opportunity to participate in very popular sessions at lunchtime and after school (Key Stage dependent)