Vernon Primary School
Sports Funding
Following on from the London 2012 Olympics, the government committed to providing additional funding to Primary Schools across the UK. The funding, which has been jointly provided by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport, is to be used for improving the provision of sporting activities and Physical Education (PE) lessons. It is 'ring-fenced', which means it can only be used for this purpose and not spent on anything else.
Sports fund allocation for 2022-23: £19,070.00
Possible uses of the funding include:
- Hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work alongside Primary teachers when delivering the PE part of the curriculum including martial arts, Tri Golf, yoga, lacrosse and hockey coaches.
- Paying for professional development opportunities for teachers in sport and PE.
- Invest in PE planning and assessment tool to support and provide additional CPD.
- Providing class cover to release teachers for professional development opportunities in sport and PE.
- Running sports competitions and transporting pupils to and from events.
- When required, competition club to help prepare children for upcoming events.
- Buying equipment to enhance sport and PE provision.
- To look at including permanent basketball nets on playground
- PE enrichment days and week where specialist coaches are invited in to coach the children and provide CPD for teachers.
- To update playground equipment to encourage more children to become independently involved in sport during break times.
- To provide catch up swimming sessions.
- To provide a wide range of extra-curricular sports clubs.
- Invest in whole staff training to educate about the importance of physical literacy and its profile.
- Provide resources and training to educate parents/carers on the importance of physical literacy and how families can best support their child.
Sports fund allocation for 2020-21: £19,070.00
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The Sports Fund allocation for 2020/21 was spent as follows: |
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A Specialist PE teacher and Sports coaches working alongside school staff to provide CPD. |
8,500.00 |
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A specialist sports coach running after school activities alongside school staff to provide CPD. |
1,700.00 |
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Membership of the Macclesfield School Sports Partnership |
500.00 |
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Specialist tag-rugby sessions and CPD |
1500.00 |
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Outdoor fitness course |
875.00 |
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Specialist circus skills coaching and CPD |
265.00 |
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Specialist football coaching and CPD |
250.00 |
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Football refereeing CPD opportunities for staff members |
500.00 |
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Specialist dance sessions and CPD |
250.00 |
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Specialist yoga and well-being sessions and CPD |
350.00 |
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PE equipment |
4,900.00 |
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Sports equipment storage |
3022.00 |
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Membership of the Stockport South Area Primary Sports Association (SSPSSA) |
50.00 |
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Subscription to PE Passport |
799.00 |
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Catch up swimming lessons |
1150.00 |
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TOTAL |
24,611.00 |
£5,541 was carried over from 2021/22 academic year.
The Sports Grant allocation for 2021/2022 impacted on the school in the following ways:
Membership of the Macclesfield School Sports Partnership (MSSP) has enabled access to up to date and relevant training at reduced costs. It allows children’s involvement and participation in a range of Level2 and Level 3 sporting events, leading to a greater depth of learning of relevant skills, teamwork and sportsmanship. We attended a range of competitions such as, tag-rugby, girls football, netball and rounders.
All the children were able to participate in a range of sports related activities during lessons and sports week. This was a successful event where many children took up new a new sport after being inspired by the activities.
PE equipment was updated and new resources were bought. This included badminton equipment and net, frisbees, hoops, playground equipment, tennis balls, footballs and athletics equipment.
Specialist coaches ran a range of sessions such as, tag-rugby, dance and yoga and well-being and circus skills. This provided invaluable CPD for members of staff.
How will the improvements be sustainable for the future?
We have had a variety of professional sports coaches who have provided CPD for teaching staff such as tag-rugby and dance. We have also had training to referee football matches so that teachers feel more confident when taking children to league or cup games. Teachers have worked alongside sports specialists, developing planning and carrying out team teaching. Teachers are better equipped and skilled to provide high quality PE lessons. Children enjoy high quality, skills focussed PE lessons.
Sporting equipment is regularly updated so that all children are able access a wide variety of sports. Support from MSSP has allowed the school to become more active through active 30:30.
Through the use of PE Passport, members of staff feel more confident teaching lessons and have further support when assessing children.
Swimming
Swimming and water safety is an extremely important part of the PE curriculum at Vernon Primary School and another way of helping children to lead healthy and active lives. Year 3 attended swimming lessons at Poynton Leisure centre in order to meet the National Curriculum requirements. This ensures that nearly every pupil leaving Vernon Primary School can reach the National requirement by the end of Year 6. Children who had not reached the national requirement in Years 4, 5 and 6 attended catch up sessions.
Pupils are grouped according to their ability and are taught to:
- Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
- Use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]
- Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
Results for pupils in Year 6 the end of 2021/22:
93% could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
93% could use a range of strokes effectively (for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke)
93% perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
Sporting Opportunities
Sport at Vernon, is a key part of the curriculum. We are excited that the children have the opportunity to join many extra-curricular activities in addition to their regular PE lessons. Our PE includes dance, gymnastics and games whereby the children can experience varied activities. We enjoy the regular sporting opportunities offered in the area, competing against schools in Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
We look forward to our school teams competing this academic year.
2022-2023
The children at Vernon enjoy many opportunities to try different sports either within lessons or through extra-curricular clubs and visits from outside sporting companies.
We are pleased that 8 by 8 football coaches will be running extra-curricular clubs for both KS1 and KS2 children. Sports Coaching will also offer clubs after school such as, lacrosse, dodgeball and cricket. We hope to continue to invite specialist coaches into school throughout the year to teach new skills to the children.
Sporting competitions are planned to take place this year where the children will take part in competitive events against other primary school children in the area.
Inter-house competitions will happen. Once skills are acquired in PE lessons, tournaments will take place allowing children to utilise their skills in a competitive environment.
We believe that, at Vernon, we provide opportunities for all pupils to find an activity that they can enjoy, build team working abilities and develop their skills at all levels.