Since 2013, the Government has been providing funding for a Sports Premium in school. This funding has been jointly provided by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport.
The funding
The Sports Premium funding has continued into the 2023/2024 academic year.
Accountability
Schools will be held to account for how they spend the sports funding. Ofsted has strengthened its coverage of sport and PE within the Inspectors’ Handbook and supporting guidance, so that schools and inspectors know how sport and PE will be assessed in future as part of the school’s overall provision offered.
The money received is used in a number of different ways to support the provision of improved quality of sports and PE for all pupils. The spending of our sports premium is reported to the Resources governors every term and is analysed in the Head Teacher’s report in the termly governors meeting.
Meeting the National Curriculum for swimming and water safety
- 95% of our current Year 6 cohort can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres?
- 85% of our current Year 6 cohort can use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke]?
- 90% of our current Year 6 cohort are able to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations?
- We have provided CPD to improve the knowledge and confidence of staff to be able to teach swimming and water safety?
