Use of Sports Premium
Olympic Legacy Sports Funding
Scotforth St Pauls CE Primary and Nursery P.E and Sport Funding
For many years, we have worked hard to ensure that all our children have access to a varied and exciting programme of sport and P.E., both in school lessons and via the extra-curricular programme we offer. This was recognised when we were awarded the 'School Games Gold Award 2021-22 and 2022-23', which recognises the impact of our PE and Sport curriculum.
We were very pleased when we were allocated sports funding from the government, commencing in October 2013 to improve the quality of sport and P.E. for all our pupils. The allocation is calculated according to the intake of the school and the school provision, including increased participation in P.E and Sport so that all pupils develop healthy lifestyles and their potential. This year is no exception and the government has allocated a sum (c£17590) for our school.
Click here for Scotforth St Pauls CE Primary and Nursery Action Plan 2023/24 with costings and impact updated July 24.
Please click here for the swimming data for 2023-24.
2024-25
PE Curriculum Intent 2024 click here
At Scotforth St Pauls C of E Primary and Nursery School, we aim to engage, motivate and inspire children to develop a love of physical exercise, games and healthy lifestyles. We recognise the benefits of a strong Physical Education curriculum and extra-curricular activity on raising children’s aspirations and self-esteem. Our staff and children are enthusiastic about P.E. and this is shown through teachers’ attitude towards the teaching of high quality P.E. lessons. P.E. teaching at Scotforth follows all requirements of the National Curriculum for Physical Education; providing opportunities for all pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness.
We hope to develop the children into confident and competent learners across a broad range of physical activities, by providing them with a wide range of opportunities to participate in physical exercise, both in a competitive and non-competitive environment. Opportunities to compete in a range of sports and other activities build character, and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. Through the Lancaster School Sports Network, our children are invited to attend festivals and tournaments throughout the year at both inter and intra school levels. We continue to build a love of sport and physical activity amongst our pupils, by offering a broad range of lunchtime and after school clubs led by both staff, coaches and older children acting as play leaders. We hope that through all the sporting opportunities, we can support the children in demonstrating sportsmanship, independence, resilience, respect and leadership values.
Click here for the PE and Sport Action Plan for 2024-25 with detailed spending.
To successfully embed our Physical Education values at Scotforth St Pauls, the staff and children are involved with the following:
- We provide each year group with at least 2 hours of exciting, fun and active P.E. lessons each week.
- Teachers at Scotforth follow the Lancashire P.E. scheme of work. This offers well planned sequences of learning, fulfilling every aspect of the National Curriculum, offering regular assessment opportunities and building in core sporting values such as resilience and respect. EYFS focus on the fundamental movement skills and develop the fine and gross motor skills of the children, so they are ready to begin accessing the different parts of the P.E. curriculum from Year 1. The fundamental movements remain embedded in Key Stage 1 practice to allow for repetition and continued physical development.
- The P.E. Passport App is used to support the planning, assessment and delivery of curriculum P.E.
- Teaching sequences or chosen topics within lessons across year groups have been carefully considered and mapped out. This ensures the children all gain a wide coverage of skills, access a wide variety of physical activities and allows for clear progression throughout school.
- Children in Years 3,4, 5 and 6 attend Lancaster University for their swimming lessons, in order to reach the required level of competency for swimming and water safety by the end of Key Stage 2.
- Regular C.P.D. opportunities are planned for all staff to continue developing their knowledge and understanding of different physical activities offered to KS1 and KS2 children.
- Curriculum resources are selected with the intent of supplying teachers with the means of delivering high quality lessons and introducing the children to a wide range of games, sports and physical activities within their lessons.
- Links are made between P.E and wider curriculum subjects where possible to ensure a holistic approach to learning of fundamental skills is evident across all of children’s teaching and learning. In Science/DT for example, we look at healthy foods which aims to promote a healthy lifestyle. The children learn about how to keep our body healthy, why exercise is important and how to cook healthy foods. In P.E. lessons, this learning continues as teachers reference how exercise helps the body in different ways.
- At lunchtimes, the children on school meals have a well-balanced menu to choose from. We only allow healthy snacks to be eaten during break times.
- Teachers are encouraged to use active brain breaks during school time involving short vigorous aerobic activity such as the Cross Curricular Orienteering in KS2.
- A broader experience of a range of sports and activities are offered to all pupils through the Lancaster School Sports Partnership and the inter-house competitions run by staff and Pupil Sports Leaders in school throughout the year.
- There is an increased participation in competitive sports through the partnership, the local Lancaster schools network and the inter-house competitions.
- Year 5 Buddies model sportsmanship qualities to the Reception children in their role throughout the year.
- Year 6 children have the chance to run sports clubs at lunch time for their peers and younger children, modelling sportsmanship and leadership qualities.
- Children in Y6 have the opportunity to go on the residential to Lockerbie, learning positive behaviours and teamwork in an outdoor, active setting.
- Ensuring all children have the opportunity to attend after-school and extra-curricular sports provision. Children are rotated for competitions and registers are kept for children signing up to after school clubs to ensure the same children do not miss out.
- Offering additional opportunities for children to engage in physical activity by organising theme events, such as a 2 hour session at Salt Ayre on the climbing wall, Bikeability Cycling proficiency training for Y6, Lancaster Bulldogs teaching us Wheelchair Basketball visiting the school, Morecambe FC, Mark Gunn coming to do lunch time clubs e.g. girls' football and some extra curricular activities basketball, multi-skills, Tri-Golf, Lacrosse and Yoga.
The Impact of our PE Curriculum
We aspire for all our children to be engaged, motivated and happy when it comes to Physical Education. We aim for all our children to have secured age-related skills and knowledge before they leave our school. This equips them with the ability to successfully prepare for a healthy and physical life ahead in which they can make informed choices about physical activity. In addition to this we strive for our children to be knowledgeable about healthy competition, team building and resilience in the wider world.
The impact of our Physical Education curriculum can be measured and monitored in a variety of different ways including; learning walks, PE Passport scrutiny, data analysis and tracking and pupil interviews. It is the responsibility of the subject leader to triangulate this evidence to ensure consistency across the whole school. Teachers use the P.E Passport App as well as the P.E progression of skills document (Years 1 to 6) or the EYFS Early Learning Goals to deliver high quality P.E lessons and assess the children as they progress through school. These documents ensure every objective of the National Curriculum is met and that teachers have the tools with which to deliver our P.E and sport provision. Throughout PE lessons, children are actively involved in their target making and progress, teachers provide ‘in-the-moment’ feedback and support. We strive to include all children of differing abilities in Physical Education and provision is made for SEND children in the school.
We endeavour to raise the profile of Physical Education in school by ensuring that we offer a wide range of opportunities for all of our children and allow the children to engage in competition as often as possible. At Scotforth, we run several sport clubs, including several more diverse and unusual sports such as Lacrosse, basketball and fencing which aims to engage a wider range of pupils across school. The variety of additional experiences offered to the children, as well as the raising of the profile of P.E. amongst our children, should see participation in extra-curricular clubs increase. Aside from our rich P.E curriculum, we attend inter-school competitions throughout the year with KS2 children and hold inter-house sports competitions every half term across key stages, involving sports like benchball, dodgeball and athletics. As skills improve and high-quality P.E. teaching is embedded across school, we should see improved participation levels in school competitions. These competitions provide a perfect stage for the sporting and character values that are integral to our P.E. lessons to be reinforced, ensuring our children leave primary school knowing the importance of etiquette, team-work, perseverance, respect and acceptance.
Physical Education Progression Documents
Click on the areas below to help you understand how the children progress through each area of our PE curriculum.
SWIMMING ATHLETICS DANCE GAMES GYMNASTICS NET/WALL STRIKING/FIELDING OAA
2023-24
Click here for Scotforth St Pauls CE Primary and Nursery Action Plan 2022/23 with costings and impact updated July 23.
Please click here for the swimming data for 2022-23.
Please click here to show key achievements 2022-23 and areas to improve 2023-24.
2022-23
PE Curriculum Intent 2022 click here
Click here for the PE and Sport Action Plan for 2022-23 with detailed spending.
Spending Overview:- We are spending the increased allocated money to continue improving the provision with sustainable methods for the children to get the best out of P.E and sport by:-
- To continue being a member of the local Lancaster and Heysham Sport Partnership. This allows our children to participate in more virtual competitive sport, encourages participation for all pupils with festivals and Change4life, gives additional training for staff and access to a wide variety of coaches including Morecambe Football Club, Active Lives and Healthy Heads. A 2 hour session at Salt Ayre on the climbing wall, Bikeability Cycling proficiency training, and allows our school to be part of a network with other local schools. To continue using Lancashire PE Passport assessment tool using iPads and the training involved too (£3000 )
- We have bought back into the Lancaster Primary School Association which is a cluster of local primary schools encouraging inter-school sports competition with again more new opportunities for A and B Teams to play, when it is possible. (£100)
- We have employed specialist teachers and qualified coaches to work alongside teachers in lessons. This term we have got Coach Regan who is working with Y1 and Y3 on their fundamental movement skills. Miss Smith is continuing to run a Change 4 Life club at lunch time to help children to achieve at least 30 minutes of physical activity during the day through 'active playtimes'. We have numerous after-school clubs this term with Multi-skills, Fencing, Athletics, Football (boys and girls) and Karate to name but a few. ( Professional Teachers/ Coaches allowance £8000 annually approx)
- We want to promote new sports and clubs to give children new opportunities for personal development. (£1000) Listening to the 'Pupil Voice'.
- We also want to promote the 'Healthy Lifestyle' where we will have special days to encourage healthy choices and educating the children on what these are.
- New resources and sports kit (£1000
- New trim trail and active equipment at playtimes to encourage more children to be active for longer. (£13000 with help from funding if possible)
- Bikeability for EYFS and KS1 (£500)
- CPD cover for teachers (£1000)
- Transport to events (£1200)
- Resources (£500)
2021-22
Click here for Scotforth St Pauls CE Primary and Nursery Action Plan 2021/22 with costings and impact updated July 22.
Please click here for the swimming data for 2021-22.
Please click here to show key achievements and areas to improve 2021-22.
Aims
We are spending the increased allocated money to continue improving the provision and help with the recovery curriculum for P.E and sport by:-
- To continue being a member of the local Lancaster and Heysham Sport Partnership. This allows our children to participate in more virtual competitive sport, encourages participation for all pupils with festivals and Change4life, gives additional training for staff and access to a wide variety of coaches including Morecambe Football Club, Active Lives and Healthy Heads. A 2 hour session at Salt Ayre on the climbing wall, Bikeability Cycling proficiency training, and allows our school to be part of a network with other local schools. This year it has also given us an assessment tool using Ipads and the training involved too (£3000 )
- We have bought back into the Lancaster Primary School Association which is a cluster of local primary schools encouraging inter-school sports competition with again more new opportunities for A and B Teams to play, when it is possible. (£100)
- We have employed specialist teachers and qualified coaches to work alongside teachers in lessons. This term we have got Coach Jeremy who is working with Y1,Reception on the fundamental movement skills. Coach Dan is teaching a Change 4 Life club where he incorporates values and a positive mindset where we have invited children who we feel would benefit from this opportunity. He is also working on Fundamentals with Y2 and Y3 this term. He also runs a Football club that the school will pay for to provide every child the opportunity to take ( Professional Teachers/ Coaches allowance £8000 annually approx)
- We want to promote new sports and clubs to give children new opportunities for personal development. (£1000) Listening to the 'Pupil Voice' some children said they wanted a Fencing club, therefore we have organised a fencing club to start in November.
- We also want to promote the 'Healthy Lifestyle' where we will have special days to encourage healthy choices and educating the children on what these are.
Click here for Scotforth St Pauls CE Primary and Nursery Action Plan 2021/22 with costings and impact updated July 22.
Please click here for the swimming data for 2021-22.
Please click here to show key achievements and areas to improve 2021-22.
2020/21
Please click here to see how we have spent the premium this year and the impact it has had on our pupils 2020/21.
Please click here to see this years swimming figures. (Please note Swimming lessons have been major impacted by Covid-19 since March 2020)
Please click here to show key achievements and areas to improve 2019/20-2021
Aims
Autumn 2020
We are spending the increased allocated money to continue improving the provision and encourage the 'catch up' for P.E and sport by:-
- To continue being a member of the local Lancaster and Heysham Sport Partnership. This allows our children to participate in more virtual competitive sport, encourages participation for all pupils with festivals and Change4life, gives additional training for staff and access to a wide variety of coaches including Morecambe Football Club, Active Lives and Healthy Heads. A 2 hour session at Salt Ayre on the climbing wall, Bikeability Cycling proficiency training, and allows our school to be part of a network with other local schools. This year it has also given us an assessment tool using Ipads and the training involved too (£3000 )
- We have bought back into the Lancaster Primary School Association which is a cluster of local primary schools encouraging inter-school sports competition with again more new opportunities for A and B Teams to play, when it is possible. (£100)
- We have employed specialist teachers and qualified coaches to work alongside teachers in lessons. This term we have got Coach Jeremy who is working with Y1,Reception on the fundamental movement skills. Coach Dan is teaching Healthy Heads incorporating values and a positive mindset through P.E. with Year 3 ( Professional Teachers/ Coaches allowance £6000 annually approx)
Spring 2021
Unfortunately we had Lockdown, so the plan for swimming is still on hold. We did continue to bring in our Dance teacher this term. She worked with the key worker children and we sent online activities for the children at home.
Summer 2021
After Lockdown, we have started more After School Clubs e.g football, Multiskills (KS1), Rounders ((KS2) still in bubbles. We have also started the C4L lunchtime clubs on a Thursday. Different classes still within bubbles partake increasing their activity levels at Lunchtime. (Coach Dan)
Y6 had priority to continue swimming within their bubble before leaving school.
Y6 had bikeability, where they were taught how to ride their bike safely. (Through SSN package)
Y6 went on their outdoor pursuits residential to Bassenwaite where they were able to do a number of outdoor pursuits e.g kayaking, rock climbing.
Y5 managed to go on a trip to Beacon Fell. (Coach paid for) This allowed the children to be adventurous outside.
2019/20
- SWIMMING
- 93% of our children at the end of Y6 could swim over 25m.
- 90% of the Y6 children could swim with preferred strokes e.g. front crawl, back stroke etc.
- 90% could perform a safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
- We also used part of the Sports Premium money to provide additional provision for teachers and children.
Aims
Autumn 2019
We are spending the increased allocated money to continue improving the provision for P.E and sport by:-
- To continue being a member of the local Lancaster and Heysham Sport Partnership. This allows our children to participate in more competitive sport, encourages participation for all pupils with festivals and Change4life, gives additional training for staff and access to a wide variety of coaches including Morecambe Football Club, Active Lives and Health day. A 2 hour session at Salt Ayre on the climbing wall, Bikeability Cycling proficiency training, and allows our school to be part of a network with other local schools. This year it has also given us an assessment tool using Ipads and the training involved too (£2700 )
- We have bought back into the Lancaster Primary School Association which is a cluster of local primary schools encouraging inter-school sports competition with again more new opportunities for A and B Teams to play. (£100)
- We have employed specialist teachers and qualified coaches to work alongside teachers in lessons. This term we have got Coach Jeremy who is working with Y1,Y2 on the fundamental movement skills and delivering an after school club for KS1 (Multi-skills Aut. 1) Coach Nick is teaching Quikstick hockey in Y3,Y4 and Y6 ( Professional Teachers/ Coaches allowance £6000 annually)
- We have decided to use the 'Sports Premium' to allow ALL KS2 the chance to go swimming. This will allow our children to progress in an important life-skill at an earlier age. We are continuing to employ an extra swimming teacher at the University too, allowing us to take more children at one time. (Approx £4000 annually)
Spring 2020
We have Coach Louise in to teach dance in Autumn 2 KS1 and KS2 in Spring. Coach Steve Pemberton has come in to teach and work on cricket skills e.g. throwing and catching. He has brought 'Allstar Cricket' which is an online resource and also embedding the 'spirit of cricket'. He will be working with Year 1,2 and 3 in Spring 1 and Year 4, 5 and 6 in Spring 2. (Approx £1075 for coaching this term)
Summer 2020
Unfortunately, we could not do what we had planned due to Covid-19. However our new SPORTS KIT arrived during 'Lockdown' and I know lots of children are excited to wear it. Hopefully it won't be too long!!
Also, our 'Sports Area Barriers' came to section off our 'Games Area' on the top playground. At the moment they are helping to section our playground into 'bubble areas' too.
We also won the Y5/6 Boys Large Schools Football Tournament back in Autumn- An Amazing Achievement!!!!
2018/19
Aims
Autumn 2018
We are spending the increased allocated money to continue improving the provision for P.E and sport by:-
- To continue being a member of the local Lancaster and Heysham Sport Partnership. This allows our children to participate in more competitive sport, encourages participation for all pupils with festivals and Change4life, gives additional training for staff and access to a wide variety of coaches including Morecambe Football Club, Active Lives and Health day. A 2 hour session at Salt Ayre on the climbing wall, Bikeability Cycling proficiency training, and allows our school to be part of a network with other local schools. (£1995)
- We have bought back into the Lancaster Primary School Association which is a cluster of local primary schools encouraging inter-school sports competition with again more new opportunities for A and B Teams to play. (£100)
- We have employed specialist teachers and qualified coaches to work alongside teachers in lessons. This term we have got Coach Natasha who is working with Y1,Y3 and Y4 on the fundamental movement skills and dance . Coach Jeremy is teaching attacking and defending in Y2,Y5 and Y6 and delivering an after school club for KS1 (Football Aut. 1 and Basketball KS2 Aut. 2) ( Professional Teachers/ Coaches allowance £6000 annually)
- We also have Diddi Dance in to teach the EYFS. They will be delivering a range of dances and focusing on fundamental movement skills.
- We have decided to use the 'Sports Premium' to allow ALL KS2 the chance to go swimming. Last year we took Year 4,5 and 6 and this year we will be taking Year 3 too. This will allow our children to progress in an important life-skill at an earlier age. We are continuing to employ an extra swimming teacher at the University too, allowing us to take more children at one time. (Approx £4000 annually)
Spring 2019
- We have asked dance teacher 'Coach Louise' to come and work with Year 1,2,3,4 and 5 teaching us modern dance. We are going to be performing to the whole school at the end of the half term in our 'Scotforth Dance Show'.
- Coach Dan is going to be running a Change4 Life club on a Monday lunchtime and hopefully begin training up our lunchtime staff to continue this.
- We will continue to update our resources (£1500 allowance)
- Fund the use of supply teachers so teachers can go on PE and Sport CPD opportunities. (£1000 allowance)
Summer 2019
- Lancaster Bulldogs will be coming back in to give us experience of inclusive sport. They will bring their wheelchairs in so the children can play wheelchair basketball. (£360)
- We will continue to update our resources (£1500 allowance)
- Fund the use of supply teachers so teachers can go on PE and Sport CPD opportunities. (£1000 allowance)
- We have represented the school in many inter-school opportunities.
- Coach Dan is continuing to run the Change4 Life club on a Monday lunchtime.
- SWIMMING 2018-19
- 70% of our children at the end of Y6 could swim over 25m.
- 70% of the Y6 children could swim with preferred strokes e.g. front crawl, back stroke etc.
- 70% could perform a safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
- We also used part of the Sports Premium money to provide additional provision for teachers and children, hence why we have started from Y3 this year to give children more time to achieve this aim.
Successes
- We have taken the Y3 class swimming to give the children an earlier opportunity to partake in swimming and being taught the skills.
- We have won the Y3/4 Girls Netball Tournament.
- The Y3/4 boys Netball team came 3rd in their tournament.
- We came 3rd in the local schools Swimming Gala.
- All Y6 took part in the Salt Ayre Games, competing against local schools.
2017/18
Autumn 2017
We are spending the increased allocated money to continue improving the provision for P.E and sport by:-
- To continue being a member of the local Lancaster and Heysham Sport Partnership. This allows our children to participate in more competitive sport, encourages participation for all pupils, gives additional training for staff and access to a wide variety of coaches. A 2 hour session at Salt Ayre on the climbing wall, Bikeability Cycling proficiency training, and allows our school to be part of a network. (£1995)
- We have bought back into the Lancaster Primary School Association which is a cluster of local primary schools encouraging inter-school sports competition with again more new opportunities for A and B Teams to play. (£100)
- We have employed specialist teachers and qualified coaches to work alongside teachers in lessons. This term we have got Coach Sam who is working with Y1,Y2 and Y3 on the fundamental movement skills. He is also running a lunchtime club where a class is allocated a time to be active and have fun through different types of games. Coach Nick is coaching Hockey in Y4,Y5 and Y6 leading onto a Quikstiks Hockey Tournament with some of the local schools.
- We have also provided extra-curricular clubs for free. This is to try and encourage more children to attend the clubs and extend the PE ethos around sport outside of school and for the rest of their lives. This term we have introduced 'Scooter Hockey' and 'Korfball' for opportunities to try some different and exciting sports. (£1050)
Spring 2018
- We have continued to employ qualified coach, Sam Alsop, to work with Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4. He has been teaching dance and games this term. (£1050)
- Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 have had an Ex-England lacrosse player and coach to teach lacrosse sessions.
- We have also bought some exciting new resources to update our P.E store. After speaking to the teachers, we decided to buy some new I-pads as an assessment tool. We have been using them to take pictures or videos for the children to watch back and evaluate themselves in dance and gymnastics.
- Steph Inglis, Commonwealth silver medalist in Judo, is coming to do a sponsored 'Judo Warm Up' on March 22nd. The children will be sponsored to see how many repetitions they can do in 60 seconds? 40% of the money raised will go to the athletes and 60% will go towards an exciting project!!!!! Watch this space!!!!!
- SWIMMING
- 100% of our children at the end of Y6 could swim over 25m.
- 97% of the Y6 children could swim with preferred strokes e.g. front crawl, back stroke etc.
- 100% could perform a safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
- We also used part of the Sports Premium money to provide additional provision for teachers and children.
Please see link for details of our 2017-18 Action Plan and Budget Tracker
2016/17
Autumn 2016
We began to use the money allocated to us this year by improving provision for P.E and sport through:-
- Employing specialist teachers and/or qualified coaches to work alongside teachers in lessons to increase their subject knowledge. This Autumn term we have two experienced coaches Mr Nick Davey coaching skills in Hockey in Y4,5 and 6, then Y3,Y4,Y5 and Y6 after half term. Also Coach Melissa Gardner coaching the fundamental movement skills through dance and gymnastics in Rec,Y1,Y2 and Y3.
- We have bought back into the local Sport Partnership alongside many other local primary school. This allows us to send staff on additional training, opportunity to access coaches, to be a member of the Youth Sport Trust and access additional competitive opportunites for pupils.
- We have bought into the Lancaster Primary School Association which is a cluster of local primary schools encouraging inter-school sports competition. This term we took part in a Change4life festival for Years 3,4 and 5 which we continued with our change4life club. Also our Year 5/6 Football Team competed in our local schools tournament.
We will continue using our funding to improve the quality of P.E. and Sport by:-
- Employing Coach Melissa to work on dance in KS2. We will then have a whole school dance off to show all our new moves! The profile of dance has certainly increased throughout the school!
- Coach Holly will be with us for the next 8 weeks working with KS1 and KS2. She is part of a project called 'Primary Stars' led by Morecambe Football Club, however funded through the Premier League. Coach Holly will work on skills and values shown through numerous sports, giving children a taste of different additional sports, whilst giving teachers some fresh, new ideas.
- We have also employed a swimming coach to upskill teachers when teaching swimming.
- This term we have entered more inter-school competitions such as Year 3/4 Football Tournament, Quikstiks Hockey (we got through to the semi finals), Tag Rugby Festival (we got through to the quarter finals) and Year 5/6 High 5 Netball competition ( we got through to the final!)
This term our allocation will be spent on:
- Funding a new extra curricular club after school. After talking to the children, majority of the children wanted to attend a gymnastic club. Therefore, we are providing one to try and encourage more children to take part.
- We will look at buying additional resources to aid physical activity at break times/lunch times and update some resources to help the teachers teach PE and sport more effectively.
- 'Lancaster Bulldogs' coach will be coming in with 10 wheelchairs, to allow our children to take part in a wheelchair basketball session.
- We will be entering more inter-school competiitons.
- SWIMMING
- 100% of our children at the end of Y6 could swim over 25m.
- 97% of the Y6 children could swim with preferred strokes e.g. front crawl, back stroke etc.
- 100% could perform a safe self-resue in different water-based situations.
- We also used part of the Sports Premium money to provide additional provision for teachers and children.
- IMPACT
- More children participating in sport with increased opportunities for more extra-curricular clubs across the school.
- Children have more opportunity to be active by increasing our curricular time to 3x P.E slots per week.
- More opportunities for our children to be competitive by attending more tournaments locally and through the SSN package.
- Gained 'silver medal mark' by the School games, last year we got bronze!.
- CPD for staff allow them to teach active and enthusiastic lessons.
- Buying into the SSN package has allowed our school to be part of a network of local schools, offer CPD, competitions, inclusive packages and support.
2015/16
This money is only spent on improving provision for P.E. and sport and we chose to spend it on:
- Employing specialist teachers or qualified coaches to work alongside teachers in lessons to increase their subject knowledge and confidence in P.E. We had Coach Melissa in Autumn and Spring, an experienced (level 3) coach, teaching our staff and children gymnastics and dance.
- Buying into a local School Sport Partnership alongside many of our other local primary schools. As part of this partnership we access additional training for teachers, coaching, additional competitive opportunities for pupils and membership of the Youth Sport Trust.
- Being part of the Lancaster Primary School Association which is a cluster of local primary schools encouraging inter- school sport competition.
- Improving resources-e.g. £700 of the fund has been spent on balancing equipment for the EYFS to use in the outdoor area.
- Buying into 'Cyber Coaching' which is to encourage all staff to use P.E. in all areas of curriculum.
- We had exciting opportunities by playing 'wheelchair basketball'. Sean Gash came in and we all had an opportunity to getinvolved.
Impact:
- The profile of P.E. and Sport has increased throughout school.
- There has been an increase in taking part as a school and as individuals in competitive sports.
- An increase in school success in competitive sports. (Even when up against local schools that are twice or three times the size!)
- An increase in KS1 children taking part in after school clubs.
- An increase leading to 5 1% of KS2 accessing competitive sport.
- P.E lessons are always very active, engaging and challenging. The children follow an agreed programme of learning and all are encouraged to achieve their potential and beyond.
Use of Primary School Sports Funding 2013-14
We are very pleased to announce that we have been allocated approximately £9000 from the government between October 2013 and the next financial year to improve the quality of sport and P.E. for all our pupils. (7/12 allocated October 2013, 5/12 allocated April 2014)
This money is only spent on improving provision for P.E. and sport. Please watch this space to find out how we are spending our money.
- Firstly, we have bought into a local School Sport Partnership alongside many of our other local primary schools. As part of this partnership we will access additional training for teachers, coaching, additional competitive opportunities for pupils and membership of the Youth Sport Trust.
- We also allocated a considerable chunk of our funding to further enhance staff expertise when teaching specific areas of P.E. Therefore were joined in the Autumn term by Coach Lucy. Coach Lucy, who has considerable expertise in dance and gymnastics supported every class teacher in teaching these areas every Wednesday.
- Update: Coach Adam has joined us for the Spring and Summer terms. He is supporting every class teacher in teaching the children athletics and games and providing targeted training/positive role modelling one for children lunchtime per week
- Miss Bradford has been employed since October and works every lunchtime with different groups of children to develop their ball and games skills and to enhance their co-operative capabilities.
- We are delighted with the impact the provision has had and have received very positive feedback from children, parents and staff.
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