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Sports Premium
What is Sports Premium?
Schools receive PE and sport premium funding based on the number of pupils in years 1 to 6. Schools with 16 or fewer eligible pupils receive £1,000 per pupil. Schools with 17 or more eligible pupils receive £16,000 and an additional payment of £10 per pupil. The breakdown of funding available for academic year 2024-25, including conditions of grant, is available here.
What can Sports Premium be used for?
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provide staff with professional development, mentoring, training and resources to help them teach PE and sport more effectively
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hire qualified sports coaches to work with teachers to enhance or extend current opportunities
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introduce new sports, dance or other activities to encourage more pupils to take up sport and physical activities
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support and involve the least active children by providing targeted activities, and running or extending school sports and holiday clubs
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enter or run more sport competitions
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partner with other schools to run sports activities and clubs
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increase pupils’ participation in the School Games
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encourage pupils to take on leadership or volunteer roles that support sport and physical activity within the school
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provide additional swimming provision targeted to pupils not able to meet the swimming requirements of the national curriculum
- embed physical activity into the school day through active travel to and from school, active playgrounds and active teaching
Key indicators for success within schools
