Sports Premium

Purpose of funding

Annex A: examples of effective use of PE and sport finding (Inspecting primary school PE and school sport: new funding, Briefing for section 5 inspection, Ofsted). It is up to schools to determine how best to use this additional funding. Some examples of how schools are intending to use this funding include:

• paying the most effective teachers an enhanced allowance to lead improvements in PE and school sport and provide staff training on how to teach PE well
• employing specialist PE teachers or qualified coaches to work alongside teachers in lessons to increase their subject knowledge and confidence in PE
• employing a specialist teacher or providing professional development for staff to lead after-school sports clubs for disabled pupils and those with special educational needs
• providing cover staff to release teachers for professional development in PE and sport
• procuring quality-assured professional training for staff to raise their confidence and competence in teaching PE and sport
• paying staff or external sports coaches to run competitions, or to increase pupils' participation in national school games competitions
• quality assuring the work of sports coaches and instructors employed to coach in PE lessons and after-school sports clubs
• buying into existing local sports networks such as school sport partnerships or community sports coaching initiatives
• pooling funding with other local schools to employ a specialist teacher to train existing teachers and teach PE across a cluster of schools
• pooling funding to employ qualified teaching assistants to provide regular sports tournaments, festivals and competitions for pupils of all ages
• employing expert advice to evaluate the school's current strengths and weaknesses in PE and sport, and implement plans for improvement
• providing places for pupils in after-school sport clubs and holiday courses

• engaging the least active pupils in after school activities, for example 'Change4Life' after school clubs
• providing high-quality training for volunteers, parents and carers, governors and adults other than teachers to run sports teams, after school clubs and assist in organising large school sports events
• providing training and payment for midday supervisors to introduce playground games at breaks and lunchtimes
• employing a local coach to provide weekly after-school sport on the school site and at the local club in the evenings, weekends and school holidays
• forging links with PE teachers in local secondary schools to help primary staff improve their PE and sports provision
• establishing strong, sustainable partnerships with local community sports clubs where no links have been made in the past
• establishing a house system to enable regular, inter-house sports competitions for pupils of all ages
• paying for transport, pool hire and instruction to provide additional swimming lessons for those pupils unable to swim by the end of Year 6
• in small, rural or city schools with limited indoor space for PE, paying for transport and access to indoor leisure facilities for weekly PE lessons
• providing extra, additional activities such as outdoor and adventurous activities
• introducing new initiatives such as basic movement skills in the Early Years Foundation Stage, or developing young sports leaders in Key Stage 2
• purchasing specialist equipment and teaching resources to develop a non-traditional activity such as rhythmic gymnastics or a new sport such as competitive cycling
• providing pupils who are gifted and talented in sport with expert, intensive coaching and support.

How will we be spending the Sports Funding and who will benefit?

• to appoint a sports manager to co-ordinate activities, clubs and competitions;
• all children benefit, regardless of sporting ability, through school subsidised after-school sport clubs;
• staff have access to training opportunities and continued professional development through the Sports partnership;

• sports coaches are bought in to deliver higher level skills across school and introduce children to a broad range of sports.
• Sports Premium 2020-21
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• Sports Premium 2022-23
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