All young people should have the opportunity to live healthy and active lives. A positive experience of sport and physical activity at a young age can build a lifetime habit of participation and is central to meeting the government’s ambitions for a world-class education system.
Physical activity has numerous benefits for children and young people’s physical health, as well as their mental wellbeing (increasing self-esteem and emotional wellbeing and lowering anxiety and depression). Children who are physically active are happier, more resilient and more trusting of their peers.
At Regent Farm First School we have built a reputation as a school that encourages participation in sport and games. We are a school that sets high expectations for fair play, having respect for our opponents. Through determination and teamwork our children have excelled in a range of sports, winning several city wide tournaments over the past 5 years. We use PE and sports premium to stimulate our children’s curiosity in wide a wide variety of sports and games.
We use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of the physical education (PE), physical activity and sport we provide.
We use the PE and sport premium to:
The PE and sport premium aims to secure improvements in the following 5 key indicators.
Primary PE and Sport Premium Focus for Spending 2020-21
|
Focus |
Planned activities |
Est. cost |
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Identify and target least active children to encourage healthy active lifestyles |
|
3000 |
|
Embed physical activities into daily routines |
|
|
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Lunchtime supervisor/TA training to support active playgrounds |
|
1000 |
|
CPD for teaching and HLTA staff – PE National Curriculum games and athletics |
|
3000 |
|
Promote fundamental movement skills in KS1 |
|
2500 |
|
Promote knowledge of games and sports in KS2 |
|
2500 |
|
Promote healthy lifestyle through national events |
|
1000 |
|
Access to competitive sports events |
|
2000 |