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 2020,
- 86% of Year 6 children could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
- 86% of Year 6 children could use a range of strokes effectively
- 71% of Year 6 children could perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
Summer/Autumn/Spring 2020/21
Allocated funding = £18,000, plus carry forward from 2019-20 of £15,357 = £33,357
| Key Indicator 1: The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity | Percentage of total allocation: 13.1% | |||
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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 | ||
| Replenish and update PE resources. | Update gymnastics resources. Look at new resources needed to support the teaching and learning of some sports, e.g. badminton. | £3,500 | ||
| Provide equipment to ensure physical activity at break times – usual equipment being split due to Covid-19 restrictions. | Purchase a bag of playtime equipment which encourages high levels of activity at break times for each class. | £1,400 | ||
| Set up orienteering course which can be adapted to be regularly incorporated into lessons in other areas of the curriculum. | Remapping of school grounds. Purchase orienteering resources. Training for staff and introductory sessions for pupils. | £250 £380 £1,100 | ||
| Development of gross motor skills and increase levels of activity in Early Years. | Purchase equipment e.g. crawl tunnel, balance stones, ball launcher. | £125 | ||
| 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: 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: |
| Pupil Voice- our Healthy Action Group within school meets regularly to discuss PE, School sport and healthy life styles. | Children assigned roles within the action group. Children from Years 1-6 to form our action group. | £0 | ||
| Premier League Football competition at lunch time during Summer term for children in Years 1 - 6. | Yr5/6 members of the Healthy Action group used as referees and officials during the matches. | £0 | ||
| 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. | £1750 (including transport to festivals) | ||
| Continue to develop intra-house sporting events. | Half termly sporting events incorporating a range of sports adding to Colour Team competition. | £0 | ||
| Key Indicator 3: Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport | Percentage of total allocation: 18.5% | |||
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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. Focus on whole school gymnastics and OAA training. | PE leads to organise whole school training for all staff. Staff to feel more confident deliver all aspects of the PE curriculum. | £1000 | ||
| Staff to train as a coach in specific Staff further develop coaching skills linked to specific sports and pupils benefit from specialist teaching. | Specialist coaches to come into school to coach classes. Each class to have opportunity to work alongside a coach to help further develop their skills. | £1,500 | ||
| Key Indicator 4: Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils | Percentage of total allocation: 21.4% | |||
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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. | PE leads to plan 2 new sport experiences (for the whole school), with links to community clubs. Continue yoga sessions in curriculum time and as an afterschool club. | £1500 £3700 (37 weeks at £100 per week) | ||
| Every class to attend a sporting experience outside of school e.g. Spennymoor Pink Gymnastics Gym, Rock Climbing etc. | Every half term a different class from Y1-6 to attend a sporting experience. (Will depend on COVID-19 closures) | £5,040 Plus £10,500 transport costs | ||
| Key Indicator 5: Increased participation in competitive sport | Percentage of total allocation: 18.2% | |||
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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 football events. | £100 | ||
| 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. | £4750 (15 competitions in the year @ £250 per bus and x4 finals buses @ £250 each) | ||
