What is the Sports Premium?

The Government has continued to provide additional funding for PE and school sport. The funding is allocated based on the number of pupils on roll. The sport funding can only be spent on sport and PE provision in schools.

Purpose of funding

Schools will have to spend the sport funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but they will have the freedom to choose how they do this. The DfE has outlined 5 key indicators.

Key indicator 1:

The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity – Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that primary school children undertake at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day in school

Key indicator 2:

The profile of PE and sport being raised across the school as a tool for whole school improvement

Key indicator 3:

Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport

Key indicator 4:

Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils

Key indicator 5:

Increased participation in competitive sport

Possible uses for the funding include:

• hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work alongside primary teachers when teaching PE
• new or additional Change4Life sport clubs
• paying for professional development opportunities in PE/sport
• providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE/sport
• running sport competitions, or increasing participation in the school games
• buying quality assured professional development modules or materials for PE/sport
• providing places for pupils on after school sport clubs and holiday clubs.