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 2023,
- 95% of Year 6 children could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
- 90% of Year 6 children could use a range of strokes effectively
- 95% of Year 6 children could perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
Summer/Autumn/Spring 2023/24
Allocated funding = £17,380
| Key Indicator 1: Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport | Percentage of total allocation: 14.3% | |||
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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: |
| Ensure staff have necessary training to deliver the curriculum effectively. | PE Support /team teach - 2 hours per week to support teachers in developing skills in areas identified as requiring development. Staff to feel more confident deliver all aspects of the PE curriculum. | £2,028 | Support directed towards new staff and areas where staff reported less confidence – particularly dance and gymnastics. | Continue to direct CPD towards newer members of staff. |
| Bespoke whole school CPD linked to specific training needs. | £450 | Staff report greater confidence in teaching in these areas. | ||
| Key Indicator 2: The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity | Percentage of total allocation: 6.6% | |||
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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: |
| Continuation of Daily Mile for ALL children in school, including all EYFS children. | Development of events to encourage daily mile. | £0 | Pupils continue to raise fitness levels and increase physical activity throughout the school day. | Continue. |
| Playground Leader training for Y6. | 10 week programme to coach Year 6 pupils to become playground leaders to organise and run playground activities.by Covid-19 | £260 | 26 Year 5 pupils took part in the Playground Leader training and enjoyed the sessions providing them with the skills to develop and lead their own games. Opportunity for them to practise new skills provided via mini festival for KS1 pupils led by Y5 playground leaders. From September 24, as Year 6, they will have a weekly rota to lead playground games for KS1 and KS2 playgrounds. | Continue annual training to provide Year 6 playground leaders each year. |
| Development of gross motor skills and fundamental movement skills for EYFS children. | Purchase weekly FUNdamental Development sessions lead by coach / Team Teach with EYFS staff. | £900 | FUNdamental movement sessions for EYFS have provided staff with increased knowledge about activities to develop gross motor skills with EYFS children. Majority of children have made good progress in this area. Children at lower starting points require additional activities. | Identify opportunities for EYFS children whose gross motor skills require more development than others to take part in fundamental movement activities. |
| Key Indicator 3: The profile of PE and sport being raised across the school as a tool for whole school improvement | Percentage of total allocation: 12.9% | |||
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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: |
| Increase in the number of classes / pupils accessing organised festivals and competitions. | Education Enterprise SLA including 9 festivals across all year groups and 8 competitions leading to county finals. PE Lead to produce a register of attendance at competitions and festivals ensuring a greater number of children have the opportunity to participate. | £2,250 | Y5/6 Handball festival – 29 pupils attended, 3 teams entered into 2 competitions and Wolsingham won both competitions. Y2 Kurling and Boccia Festival – 15 pupils attended. Y5/6 Tag Rugby CVL – 9 pupils attended. Won league. Beat winners of Bishop Auckland league moved on to compete in the county final. Y2 Multiskills Festival – 18 pupils attended. KS2 Cross Country Competition – 16 pupils attended – OM 2nd Y3/4 girls, CG 1st Y3/4 boys, GF 2nd Y3/4 boys, XB 3rd Y5/6 boys – all of these children qualified for the final. Y5/6 Sports Hall Athletics – 30 pupils attended – Team came 9th overall. Y3/4 Tennis Festival – 38 pupils attended. Y5/6 Dodgeball CVL – 9 pupils attended. Cross Country Final – 4 pupils attended. Y3 Tri Golf Festival – 30 pupils attended. Cricket CVL – 9 pupils attended, came second in league and qualified for finals. Year 5/6 Rounders Festival – 28 pupils attended. Year 4 Cricket Festival – 20 pupils attended, 8 Year 6 pupils attended as young sports leaders. | Continue to provide opportunities for pupils to take part in festivals and competitive sport. |
| Continue to develop intra-house sporting events. | Half termly sporting events incorporating a range of sports adding to Colour Team competition. | £0 | Intrahouse dodgeball competition - all pupils Year 1-6 took part. Intrahouse KS1 multi skills competition - all KS1 pupils took part. | Continue to develop opportunities to ensure that half termly events take place. |
| Key Indicator 4: Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils | Percentage of total allocation: 29.6% | |||
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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. | Forest Schools Activities – led by outside provider on weekly basis. Rec-Y6 | £3900 | Y1 – Y6 took part in forest school activities enjoying physical activities outdoors. After school clubs offered for Rec – Y6 which were well attended. | Member of staff now trained to lead sessions in next academic year. |
| After School Club subsidy – club changes per half term and for different year groups. Clubs such as martial arts and dance subsidised offered to children to raise awareness of different sporting opportunities. | £38 per session Education Enterprise | £1248 | Subsidising after school sporting activities (football, tennis, rounders, multiskills, boccia, kurling etc. enabled pupils of low income families to take part in sport outside of school. | Continue to subsidise after school activities to enable more children to attend, especially disadvantaged pupils. |
| Key Indicator 5: Increased participation in competitive sport | Percentage of total allocation: 40.7% | |||
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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: |
| Funding of fees for CVL leagues | School to participate in local CVL events – Y5/6 Football, Y5/6 Dodgeball, Y3/4 Football, Y5/6 Cricket | £480 | Y5/6 Tag Rugby CVL – 9 pupils attended. Won league. Beat winners of Bishop Auckland league moved on to compete in the county final. Y5/6 Dodgeball CVL – 9 pupils attended. Cricket CVL – 9 pupils attended, came second in league and qualified for finals. | Continue to provide access for pupils to take part in central venue leagues. |
| 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. | £6,600 (2 School Games, 8 festivals/ 8 competitions in the year @ £300 per bus and x4 finals buses @ £300 each) | See festivals and competitions attended above. | Continue to enable pupil participation in competition by providing transport to events sue to rural nature of the school. |
