Purpose of Funding
Schools have to spend their School Sports Grant funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but they will have the freedom to choose how they do this.
Possible uses for funding include, but are not limited to:
- Hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work alongside classroom teachers when delivering PE.
- New or additional Change 4 Life sports and activity clubs.
- Paying for staff professional development opportunities in PE/sport
- Paying for cover for staff to take part in professional development opportunities linked to PE/sport.
- Running sporting competitions or increasing participation in the School Games.
- Providing places for pupils on after school sports clubs or holiday clubs.
- Buying quality assured professional development modules or materials for PE/sport.
- Purchasing equipment to enhance provision in PE / sport.
At Wolsingham Primary School, we strive to promote healthy and active lifestyles and aim to provide sporting opportunities for all our pupils.
In 2018, 94% Year 6 children could:
- swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
- use a range of strokes effectively
- perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
Summer/Autumn/Spring 2018/19
Allocated funding = £8,894, plus additional funding (Sports Premium Plus) £8,896 = £17,790, plus carry forward from 2017-18 of £9,506 = £27,296
| Key Indicator 1: The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity | Percentage of total allocation: 36.8% Revised: 20% |
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| Continuation of Daily Mile for ALL children in school, including all EYFS children. | Development of events to encourage daily mile. Development of all-weather track to enable daily mile to take place throughout the year. | £7000 Revised funding allocated: £4800 | Staff have seen a big improvement in the levels of stamina and resilience, particularly in the younger children. | Continue the Daily Mile for ALL children in school. Link to national and international sports events, such as the Rugby World Cup and Olympic Games, i.e. run the distance to each host country. |
| Introduction of scooters and ramps for use at lunchtimes. | Purchase scooters, ramps and protective equipment. Carry out risk assessments and organisation of sessions. | £3050 Revised funding allocated: £664 | Scooter sessions are now running and proving very popular. The equipment is also used by children in our after school club. All children have the opportunity to take part. | Continue sessions next year. Consult with children to find ways to improve the experience. |
| Key Indicator 2: The profile of PE and sport being raised across the school as a tool for whole school improvement | Percentage of total allocation: 4.4% | |||
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| Development of Healthy Packed Lunch Policy. | Healthy Action group to agree and write Healthy Packed Lunch policy alongside PE lead. | 0 | Children seek the views of their classmates. Events are discussed, then members of the Healthy Action group help organise and run such events. Children motivated about sport and PE. Children keen to volunteer to lead PE events within school. Children able to take on a range of roles with school sport and PE, i.e reporters, event makers, camera crew etc. | Continue to run Healthy Action group. |
| Premier League Football competition at lunch time during Summer term for children in Years R - 6. | Yr5/6 members of the Healthy Action group used as referees and officials during the matches. | 0 | 49.6% of children are taking part in the Premier League, as players. 50.3% of children are participating in the Premier League, including those children who are officiating matches but can’t play due to injury. | Premier league this year has included Year 1 children. Continue with leagues next year. |
| Increase in the number of classes / pupils accessing organised festivals and competitions. | PE Lead to work with cluster schools when deciding festival programme. PE Lead to produce a register of attendance at competitions and festivals ensuring a greater number of children have the opportunity to participate. | £1200 (transport to festivals) | As a PE cluster we have been invited to more festivals this year, than ever before. At present 4 out of 6 classes (68% of children in school), have attended festivals. ALL classes (Rec-Yr6) were chosen for festivals, but some have been cancelled due to bad weather. | Festivals will continue next year, organised by different PE leads within our cluster. Transport costs are unavoidable, but essential. Continue to offer festival experiences to all ages of children in school. |
| Continue to develop intra-house sporting events. | Half termly sporting events incorporating a range of sports adding to Colour Team competition. Sports crew trained as ‘Pit Crew’ to assist PE leader with maintenance. | 0 | So far this year ALL children in school (Rec-Yr6) have taken part in a Dance festival and cross country competition. Whole school cricket and football competitions and a KS2 Frisbee competitions will run in July. | Continue our programme of intra-school competitions. Link to international events such as the Rugby World Cup and Olympic Games. |
| Key Indicator 3: Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport | Percentage of total allocation: 16.1% | |||
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| Ensure staff have necessary training to deliver the curriculum effectively. | Audit ongoing staff CPD needs identified from questionnaires and monitoring. | £2,000 Supply cover - £1,200 | Teachers continue to deliver all areas of PE with increased confidence. | Focus on specific areas of CPD next year. Some staff to access further training on a sport of their choice, which they will ‘lead’ within school. |
| Regular updates for staff with developments in PE | Staff to attend courses and disseminate information. Staff to feel more confident teaching all areas of PE. | Teachers continue to deliver all areas of PE with increased confidence. | Focus on specific areas of CPD next year. Some staff to access further training on a sport of their choice, which they will ‘lead’ within school. |
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| Funding for a member of staff to complete the Forest Schools Level 3 training. The whole staff to complete Level 1 equivalent training. Seven Forest School sessions for Nursery children and seven sessions for a group of Reception children. All class teachers to incorporate Forest Schools activities into the curriculum. | PE Leader to attend cluster/network meetings. PE Leader to feedback developments to staff during staff meetings. One member of staff to be Level 3 Forest Schools trained. All staff to have basic training. | Training paid for from last financial year. Supply cover costs - £1,200 to complete training | 3 classes have included Forest Schools activities in their curriculum this year. 16% of children attended Forest Schools after school clubs this year. (Spaces were limited due to the staffing and the nature of the activities). | A forest schools curriculum has been developed for 2019/20, for all classes to follow. TA to spend an afternoon per week leading forest schools activities for each different class, supported by the class teacher. |
| Key Indicator 4: Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils | Percentage of total allocation: 28.3% | |||
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| School focus with clarity on intended impact on pupils: | Actions to achieve: | Funding allocated: | Evidence and impact: | Sustainability and suggested next steps: |
| Raise awareness and provide experience of new sports and physical activities provided for all children. | Yoga, ceilidh dance, climbing wall, archery, table tennis, Hockey Purchase equipment to support delivery of Forest Schools. | £4575 £1,500 | 100% of children have accessed yoga during curriculum time. 20% of children in school have accessed yoga as an after school activity. 34 children selected to attend an Ultimate Frisbee festival. 71% of children took part in our Ultimate Frisbee intra-school competition. | Continue to provide yoga across the school. Staff to participate in sessions to gain experience of this activity. Staff to begin to use knowledge and skills acquired with their class. |
| Greater range of after school clubs on offer. | Children asked about clubs and activities they would like to do in school - including Yoga, Table tennis and Forest School. | £50 - table tennis table delivery | 33% of after school clubs offered were PE/sport clubs. 49% of children said PE/Sports clubs were their favourite type of after school club they had attended this year. 63% of children in KS1 and KS2 attended a PE/sport after school club. A range of After school clubs have been offered this year, including yoga, dodgeball, dance, hockey, taekwondo. Football, delivered by Alun Armstong, continues to be very popular. | |
| Key Indicator 5: Increased participation in competitive sport | Percentage of total allocation: 9.5% | |||
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| Funding of fees for specific leagues and competitions, e.g. biathlon and Yr5/6 CVL football. | School to participate in local CVL football events. MAT children to represent the school in regional and national Schools Biathlon competitions. | £15 towards the cost of trophies and medals. £35 affiliation fee | 25.8% of KS2 children have represented the school in a CVL Football competition this year. As part of our PE cluster, 2 extra leagues were offered this year, one for Yr5/6 girls and one for 3/ 4 boys. | Continue to provide funding for affiliation. |
| Funding of transport to allow as many children as possible to attend as many different sports competitions as possible. | Attend most competitions provided through School Games and local organisations. PE Lead to monitor attendance and provide opportunity, where possible, for more than 1 team to represent the school. | £2556 | We have attended 8 out of 10 competitions this year. 52.2% of children have represented the school in at least one School Games competition. 3 teams have qualified for Level 3 finals (Yr3 /4 boys cross country, Yr 5/6 tag rugby and Yr 3/ 4 gymnastics) 3 individuals have qualified for Level 3 finals (EP and GC- cross country and CS- gymnastics). NB- netball and tennis competitions have not been offered this year. Quadkids athletics usually involves children from Yrs 3, 4, 5 and 6 and we would take 2 teams for each age category. This year the event was not ran. Instead schools were asked to collect times and distances for Yr3/ 4 teams as their data could be put forward for a level 3 final. The 2 competitions that were offered, but we didn’t attend were because there was no space left for us to enter a team and/or because children eligible to attend were already out of school at a different activity. | Continue to provide funding for competitions. |
