PE and Sport Premium

2018-2019 Sports Premium Funding

The PE and sport premium was launched to help primary schools improve the quality of the PE and sport activities they offer their pupils.

The funding goes directly to primary school headteachers so that they can decide how best to use it to provide PE and sporting activities for pupils.

It can be used to:

• develop or add to the PE and sport activities that the school already offers
• make improvements now that will benefit pupils joining the school in future years

For example, funding can be used to:

• hire qualified sports coaches to work with teachers
• provide existing staff with training or resources to help them teach PE and sport more effectively
• introduce new sports or activities and encourage more pupils to take up sport
• support and involve the least active children by running or extending school sports clubs and holiday clubs
• run sport competitions
• increase pupils’ participation in school games

Impact of the 2018-19 Sports Premium Funding

Over the school year 2018/19 the Sports Premium funding has had a positive effect upon the school. With membership to the Uttlesford Schools Sports Partnership we were able to enter 27 competitions/festivals. This allowed for many children to represent the school – we also included B and C teams in many of the events. These events also led to five teams representing Newport at the level 2 USSP competitions. The collective also provides training and CPD for teachers as well as access to programmes such as Active Maths. New equipment and resources have been purchased and replaced to provide all children with the opportunity to be active on a daily basis during break and lunchtimes. Sports Ambassadors are used to monitor and support.

In Year 6 currently, 88% of children can confidently swim 25m and use a range of strokes. 79% of children in Year 6 can perform safe self-rescue. This will be consolidated in the summer term, when Year 6 will have top up swimming and those unable to swim confidently will have intensive support to achieve expectations.

Sustainability in Physical Education is ensured by having  a clear understanding of the needs of the school, analysis of impact of the provision through Sport Premium funding and by making sure that areas that are developed continue to be supported and revisited by the PE lead, Miss Sian O'Riordan and the headteacher, Mrs Rebecca Pine.