What is the Sports Premium?
The funding is being provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport, and will see the money going directly to primary school Head teachers to spend on improving the quality of sport and P.E. for all of their children.
Each school will receive £16,000 plus an extra £10 per pupil (years 1-6) each year for the next 2 years. The money can be spent on sport and P.E. provision in schools. The money will be used so that all children benefit regardless of their sporting ability.
Purpose of the Funding
Sports Premium is allocated to schools to fund additional and sustainable improvements in the provision of PE and sports to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles. This can include:
- The hiring of qualified sports coaching to work with teachers
- Providing staff with training and resources to help them teach PE and sport more effectively
- Introducing new sports and activities and encouraging more pupils to take up sport
The National Curriculum aims are:
- To be physically active, working towards a target of 30 minutes activity during and after the school day
- To excel in a broad range of activities
- To engage in competition
- To lead healthy lifestyles