The four objectives of the Primary PE and Sport Premium funding are: To improve the quality of existing PE teaching through continuing professional learning in PE for generalists, so that all primary pupils improve their health, skills and physical literacy, and have broader exposure to a range of sports
- To increase participation levels in competitive sport and healthy activity of pupils, and maintain these into adolescence
- To increase the quality of initial teacher training in PE and sport, and to promote PE specialisation in primary level workforce
- Schools understand and value the benefits of high quality PE and sport, including its use as a tool for whole school improvement.
- Schools understand and value the benefits of high quality PE and sport, including its use as a tool for whole school improvement.
So far we have spent the funding on:-
- Investing in the Durham School Sport Partnership Service Level Agreement (£2500 per year)
- Professional Development for all staff members (included in £2500 SLA + £500 for additional training)
- High quality coaching across a wide range of sports (included in £2500 SLA)
- After school sports clubs (£500)
- A yearly programme of competitions, festivals and tournaments (included in £2500 SLA)
- Network meetings to support PE subject leader (included in £2500 SLA)
- A central co-ordinator for the school sport programmes across the local cluster of schools (included in £2500 SLA)
- Purchase of sports equipment (£500 + additional resources as needed)
- Membership of Cyber Coach website to develop fitness (£100)
- Purchase of medals, trophies and other rewards to encourage participation in sporting events (£50)
- Transport to sporting events (£300)
More details about how we have spent the funding and its impact. There has been a termly programme of support from coaches and CPD training events each half term for all members of staff, which lead to cluster events. The children now have wider opportunities to attend inter-school competition through local cluster events and the Sainsbury’s School Games. Our PE coordinator (Miss Potts) has led staff meetings into planning, monitoring and assessing PE, which were attended by all members of staff. Miss Potts has also received specialist Middle Leadership training and has attended regular cluster meetings to plan for future events, review initiatives and discuss coaching opportunities. The PE coordinator has carried out lesson observations and provided support for other members of staff to improve their teaching of PE.
The impact has been improved standards of performance from children in PE lessons and in cluster competitions and festivals, where we used to regularly finish in last place. In the past year, we have reached the semi-finals of the tag rugby competition, came 3rd out of 10 teams in Hi-5 netball, 2nd place in Y4/5 tennis and also had a child reach the athletics district final for the 1st time. There has also been increased participation in extra-curricular activities across the school, with a wider range of clubs on offer for KS2 than in previous years (e.g. gymnastics and table tennis). Two extra curricular clubs for KS1 are now offered, compared to none in the past 3 years. We have also begun a Change 4 Life club to encourage children who don’t usually attend after school clubs to take part in extra curricular activities.
Teachers now have a greater understanding of the progression of skills in different aspects of PE, which has resulted in standards in the teaching of PE and children’s progress in PE greatly improving.
