Sports Premium

The Government is provides funding directly to primary school headteachers to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their children, the funding is ring-fenced and can only be spent on sport and PE provision in schools. This money can be spent in a number of ways:

hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work alongside primary teachers when teaching PE
new or additional sport clubs
paying for professional development opportunities in PE/sport
providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE/sport
running sport competitions, or increasing participation in the school games
buying quality assured professional development modules or materials for PE/sport
providing places for pupils on after school sport clubs and holiday clubs

The staff, children and governors at Dell Primary all agree that the money must be used so that:

all children benefit regardless of sporting ability,
children are given the opportunity to compete in local and regional tournaments,
staff have access to resources and training opportunities, plus continued professional development to improve the quality of teaching and learning in physical education,
we explore ways to ensure that swimming is developed so that children are water safe as a minimum standard,
children are exposed to a range of traditional and non-traditional sports and health-enhancing activities through the curriculum, clubs and school visits.