PE and Sports Funding Premium 2024-25

2. The profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement.

Intent

• Children benefit from high quality sports lessons as part of the curriculum entitlement.
• Develop strong leadership of sport and strengthen networking between local schools of all types: primary, secondary and SEND.

Implementation

• Proportion of employed PE Coach salary and CPD to ensure PE provision is rooted in the most current CPD.
• Leaders to attend available CPD sessions both within LAT and beyond, close work with the PE Curriculum Advisor will continue.
• CA will lead PE CPD alongside Academy leaders.
• Leader to ensure that the curriculum area is well resourced

Total: £13,260

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

Intent

• Improve the quality of teaching in PE through staff CPD from Curriculum Advisor, to further enhance staff competence and confidence in planning, teaching and assessing PE.
• PE co-ordinator to access CPD training opportunities and monitor subject development.
• Increased standards of pupil attainment, against Key Stage Attainment Target.
• Increased enjoyment and positive attitudes through more lessons aligned with the PYP principles.
• Participation in enhanced quality teaching and learning opportunities, leading to better outcomes for pupils.

Implementation

• Subscribe to PE Hub to provide CPD, sequences of learning and detailed guidance to staff.
• Establish a schedule of CPD for teachers and LSAs.
• Reviewing of PE curriculum mapping alongside Curriculum Advisor to ensure that progression of skills and knowledge develops year upon year for all pupil group.

Total: £1,500

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

Intent

• Enhance and extend the range of physical activities and sports offered in and out of the curriculum
• Develop community links within sport, health and wellbeing to ensure that both our curriculum and wrap around care are diverse and supported by specialist training and resources.
• To broaden sports and activities offered to pupils and how these can be used in competitive sport’s events.
• Pupils develop fundamental movement skills and transfer these to sports skills.
• Pupils constantly have the opportunity to practise and enhance their skills in different contexts.
• Pupils are inspired to achieve and participate in a broader range of sports, through positive role models both in and outside of school.

Implementation

• Develop working collaboration with County sporting bodies to grow competitive sports opportunities at Paddock Wood.
• Provide wider sporting opportunities (in a team and individual setting) for all groups of children, particularly those who don’t have access to these opportunities outside of school.
• Pursue further opportunities to work with organisations offering less common sports.
• Increase the menu of extra-curricular sporting clubs for children to access after school.
• Pursue external organisations to run extra-curricular clubs on top of what we already offer.

Total: £2,500

5. Increased participation in competitive sport.

Intent

• Develop pupils’ understanding of sportsmanship and competitive environments.
• Increased opportunities for competitive activities.
• Pupils develop fundamental movement skills in different contexts and under competitive conditions

Implementation

• Maintain girls and boys sports teams, tracking participation rates and those who have least access to competitive sport.
• Increase team membership in other sports.
• Engage with LAT and County competitions throughout the year.
• Regularly engage with stakeholders through newsletters and social media.
• Develop a variety of house competitions so that all pupils can experience competitive sport.

Total: £2,000

2. Engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity

Academy Focus and intended impact on pupils

• Promote a commitment to physical fitness and healthy lifestyles

Actions

• Ensure pupils are taking part in daily activity, e.g. daily run Introduce termly PE fitness challenges where children can record their personal bests.
• Ensure whole school physical events such as a skipathon and athletics challenge.
• Ensure pupils are encouraged to live a healthy lifestyle and raise awareness of this with parents.

Funding allocated

• Sports/ playground equipment
• £500

Evidence and Impact

• New equipment has been purchased for every year group to engage with during PE and playtimes.
• Children have greater opportunities to engage in physical activity and develop a lasting healthy lifestyle.
• PSHE and PE were delivered in unison during Module 2 where every year group completed their own fitness challenge throughout the term. Culminating in Year 6 children teaching the younger students and developing fitness programmes for their families to complete at home.
• Walk/cycle to school week was promoted and engaged with by the whole school community.
• The school provides numerous opportunities for children to succeed and showcase their skills in competitive environments, both within the school and at school-supported external events.

Sustainability and suggested next steps

• Continue to build upon the promotion of daily physical activity and engage parents.

Total: £500

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

Academy Focus and intended impact on pupils

• Raise the profile of PE teaching and Sport further to ensure the PE curriculum and Sport has a high profile

Actions

• Continue CPD in PE and upskill teacher knowledge to ensure high quality PE teaching
• Take part in the National Sports Week
• Raise the profile by strengthening the curriculum with greater cultural capital, e.g famous sports people
• Link PE with other curriculum areas and Inquiry to raise the profile even further, e.g. reading
• Develop the learner attributes through PE and Sport and engage children in reward for this.

Funding allocated

• £1000

Evidence and Impact

• National sports week participation was completed. A focus on careers has interlinked PE with health and well-being.
• Sports days and our Olympic Week has enabled children to make cross-curricular links and made learning purposeful.
• Children have learned the importance of making healthy choices and how physical activity can improve communities and well-being.
• All students, regardless of their abilities and backgrounds, have the opportunity to enjoy PE, acquire new skills, and excel in a variety of sports.

Sustainability and suggested next steps

• Build upon another year of amazing sporting success and opportunities given to all abilities/ groups of children.
• Skills are taught systematically year upon year and are interwoven in a transdisciplinary manner.

Total: £1,000

4. The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity

Academy Focus and intended impact on pupils

• Provide a broader range of sporting opportunities through specialist coaching, extracurricular and outdoor education

Actions

• The range of sports clubs and enrichment offered to pupils is strong already with the following clubs offered:- Cricket, football for KS1, football for KS2, tag rugby, athletics, netball, handball, benchball, dance, karate
• In 23/24 this offer for pupils will expand to include outdoor education and a wider range of clubs for KS1 and KS2.

Funding allocated

• Specialist sports teacher
• New equipment
• £3000

Evidence and Impact

• Ofsted inspection rated Personal Development as Outstanding.
• Co-curricular club has a 100% uptake for disadvantaged children throughout the school year.
• All children are offered clubs (including lunchtime clubs)
• A broader range of sports on offer has engaged disadvantaged and SEN learners.

Sustainability and suggested next steps

• Deliver PE with closer links to our PYP curriculum and make stronger links to learning where possible.

Total: £3,000

5. Increased participation in competitive sport.

Academy Focus and intended impact on pupils

• Continue to provide high quality competitive sporting opportunities across the school and with external partners

Actions

• Continue to work with other Academies within LAT as well as other schools within the local area to take part in competitive league sports competitions.
• A particular focus for 23/24 will be increasing competitive sport for KS1.

Funding allocated

• £2000

Evidence and Impact

• All sporting events have been attended and we have won the large majority of these.
• This collaborative approach has broadened their knowledge on the application of skills taught.
• Opportunities for many different children to represent the school.
• Led by a Specialist PE teacher.
• Organised and ran a well attended football tournament with local primary schools outside of LAT.

Sustainability and suggested next steps

• Re-join the local Primary School leagues as well as taking part in the many LAT competitions.

Total: £2,000