The PE and Sports Premium is a grant allocated to primary schools based on the number of pupils in the school. It is designed to help schools improve the quality of PE and sports activities they offer pupils. We have been given £15,720 for this academic year.
Funding 2019/20
| Objective | Action | Cost | Intention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying into existing local sports networks such as school sport partnerships or community sports coaching initiatives. Employing expert advice to evaluate the school’s current strengths and weaknesses in PE and sport, and implement plans for improvement | Signed up to William de Ferrers Sports Partnership | £5060 | Continue to enter competitions with William de Ferrers partnership |
| Procuring quality-assured professional training for staff to raise their confidence and competence in teaching PE and sport. Team teaching Gymnastics. | Coaching fundamentals | £3115 | Continue to use high quality coaches to assist with the teaching of Gymnastics |
| Paying staff or external sports coaches to run competitions, or to increase pupils’ participation in national school games competitions Employing a local coach to provide weekly after-school sport and additional sports on the school site | Mr Harrington | £3000 | Use Mr Harrington to run after school clubs and accompany children to Football competitions |
| Providing places for pupils in after-school sport clubs and holiday courses | Jack of All Sports club | £1140 | Mr Harrington to continue to run a range of extra-curricular clubs |
| Providing training and payment for midday supervisors to introduce playground games at breaks and lunchtimes | Mrs Champion | £400 | Play leaders to run activities for other children at lunch time |
| Change for Life club | Mrs Champion | £3000 | Implement a change for life club in Spring 2020 |
| Providing financial support with outdoor and adventurous activities | Support for residential trip | TBC January 2020 | Subsidise residential trip |
| Introducing new initiatives: developing young sports leaders in Key Stage 2 | Mrs Robbins | Encourage sports leaders to run a variety of events throughout the year | |
| Providing pupils who are gifted and talented in sport with expert, intensive coaching and support. | Variety of extra-curricular clubs | Continue to offer a variety of extra-curricular clubs | |
| Raising standards of swimming by increasing the current curriculum target of all children being able to swim 25m unaided to 50m by the end of year 6. | Swimming lessons with Everyone Active | £2500 | Ensure that all children can swim at least 25m by the end of KS2 |
| Replacing and buying new equipment | Ongoing | £600 | Extend the PE equipment available particularly on the upper school field |
| Buying outdoor gym equipment | Leadership team to meet and discuss | £5500 | Buy outdoor Gym equipment to encourage children to be more active throughout the day including lunch time |
| Employing external company to provide extra, additional activities such as outdoor and adventurous activities | Inspire Essex bootcamp | £799.99 | Resilience house day took place in Autumn term. |
Impact of Funding 2018/19
| Objective | Action | Cost | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employing specialist PE teachers or qualified coaches to work alongside teachers in lessons to increase their subject knowledge and confidence in PE | SSCO with Wickford Schools | 3800 | Children competed in a wide variety of sporting competitions in the William De Ferrers Sports Partnership |
| Procuring quality-assured professional training for staff to raise their confidence and competence in teaching PE and sport. | Progressive sports | 3115 | All NQTs fully trained and confident in delivery of gymnastics lessons. |
| Paying staff or external sports coaches to run competitions, or to increase pupils’ participation in national school games competitions | Mr Harrington | 3000 | More pupils participating in clubs, particularly girls football. |
| Employing expert advice to evaluate the school’s current strengths and weaknesses in PE and sport, and implement plans for improvement | SSCO | Lower school PE scheme updated. | |
| Providing places for pupils in after-school sport clubs and holiday courses. Employing a local coach to provide weekly after-school sport and additional sports on the school site. | Jack of All Sports club | 1140 | More uptake in clubs (particularly girls football) |
| Providing training and payment for midday supervisors to introduce playground games at breaks and lunchtimes | Mrs Champion | 400 | Y6 Playleaders leading a range of activities at both school sites during lunchtimes. |
| Change for Life club | Mrs Champion | 3000 | C/F |
| Providing extra, additional activities such as outdoor and adventurous activities | Support for residential trip | ||
| Introducing new initiatives: developing young sports leaders in Key Stage 2 | SSCO | Over 40 Y6 pupils lead a number of activities during the year for children across WPS and other local schools. | |
| Providing pupils who are gifted and talented in sport with expert, intensive coaching and support. | Variety of extra-curricular clubs. | Variety of competitions entered throughout year. | |
| Raising standards of swimming by increasing the current curriculum target of all children being able to swim 25m unaided to 50m by the end of year 6. | Swimming lessons with Everyone Active | 2500 | 60% of year 6 were able to swim over 50m, 54% of year 6 were able to swim over 100m. 57% of year 5 were able to swim over 50m. |
| Encouraging lower school (year 2) to become water safe and efficient | Swimming lessons with Everyone Active | 2500 | C/F |
| Replacing and buying new equipment | Ongoing | 600 | Budget spent replacing equipment as necessary during year. |
| Buying outdoor gym equipment | 5500 | C/F | |
| Reviewing current gymnastic facilities with the view to replace stools, benches and connecting planks | Ongoing | TBC | New benches to be bought next year. |
Impact of Funding 2017/18
| Objective | Action | Cost | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide competitions for all pupils to develop sportsmanship. Opportunities for sports leaders to develop own skills and leadership qualities. | Buy into SSCo partnership | 3234 | Children accessed wide variety of sporting activities throughout the year. Y6 sports leaders organised and ran events for younger pupils. |
| Sports coach runs competitions and provides lunchtime sports activities. | Mr Harrington (Jack of Allsports) | 2280 | Increased number of children attending. |
| Learning Mentor/MDA to introduce and supervise playleaders to develop playground games at lunchtimes | Mrs Champion | 400 | More children engaged at lunchtimes. |
| Providing places in after school sports clubs. | Mr Harrington | 570 | More children attending clubs. |
| Qualified coaches work alongside teachers to develop confidence and competence in PE. | Progressive Sports | 3115 | Teachers feel more confident delivering gymnastics lessons. |
| Raising the standards of all pupils' swimming by increasing the national curriculum target of 25m to 50m by the end of Y6. | Swimming lessons | TBC | |
| TOTAL | £9,599 C/F £6,121 |
Impact of Funding 2016/17
In Autumn 2017, 91/94 (96.8%) children had met the end of KS2 expectation of being able to swim 25m in freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke.
3/94 (3.1%) children had not met the end of KS expectation and could only swim 20m rather than 25m.
82/94 (87.2%) children in year 6 were able to swim above 50m.
93/94 (98.9%) children successfully passed Part 1 of the water safety.
88/94 (93.6%) children successfully passed Part 2 of the water safety.
| Objective | Action | Cost | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy into School Sports Partnership to provide: competitions & tournaments; opportunities for sport leaders. | SSCo partnership | 3148 | Range of sporting competition maintained: swimming gala, rounders, football, netball, athletics. Sport leaders supported Infant school skipping & mini-football tournaments. |
| Sports coach runs competitions and provides lunchtime sports activities. | Mr Harrington (Jack of Allsports) | 3990 | Fewer lunchtime arguments and pupils accessing a broader range of activities. More active lunchtimes encouraged. |
| Learning Mentor/MDA to introduce and supervise playleaders to develop playground games at lunchtimes | Mrs Champion | 400 | Game of the week introduced by playleaders in assembly and delivered during lunchtimes. Variety of pupils join in, including focus pupils. |
| Subsidising swimming to support pupils exceeding the NC requirements. | Swimming lessons | 2731 | 41 pupils participated in swimming gala and 75% of Y6 are currently swimming at above NC level. |
| TOTAL | £10,269 |