Sports Funding
In April 2013, the Government announced new funding of £150 million for physical education (PE) and sport. This funding should be used to improve the quality and breadth of PE and sport provision.
Funding has been allocated to all maintained and state-funded schools with primary phase pupils, including: primary, middle, special and non-maintained special schools, academies and pupil referral units since 1st September 2013.
Schools are required to use the government funding in the following 5 areas:
- Increasing confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sporting activities, prioritising CPD and training where needed.
- Increasing engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity and sporting activities
- Raising the profile of PE and sport across the school, to support whole school improvement
- Offer a broader and more equal experience of a range of sports and physical activities to all pupils and ensure equal access to sport for boys and girls
- Increasing participation in competitive sport
This is tracked and monitored throughout the year by the PE Subject Leader and reported back to the Department for Education in July; showing how much of the allocation has been spent and the impact the funding has had on the 5 objectives set. An action plan is then determined for the following academic year.
