Sports Grant Expenditure 2018/2019

PE and Sports Grant Expenditure Report 2018 – 2019 St Stephen’s recognises the importance of providing a wide range of physical activities for children both within the school day and as part of our well established out of hours (before and after school) provision.

Sports and increased physical activity are held in high regard and our aim is to provide a variety of activities that will cater for the interests of most children, including some sports that have a lower profile in the national and international sporting arena.

We are aware that childhood obesity rates are on the rise nationally, and rates of obesity in Farnworth and Kearsley are above national. Therefore, we need to focus on getting our children to move more during the day, and teaching them the importance of continuing this at home.

Our curriculum includes orienteering, gymnastics, games, dance and swimming (Years 3 & 6). The children have at least 2 hours of lessons per week – including 1 hour delivered by specialist P.E. coaches. National research shows that improved physical wellbeing leads to an improvement in mental wellbeing, and so academic performance.

All children are encouraged to participate and the emphasis is on having fun but also on self-improvement and personal challenge. We are an active member of the local Kearsley and Little Lever Primary Cluster who have made a commitment to organise and deliver a number of inter-school competitions throughout the year. This is now in its third year of operation and continues to be successful, supported by all the schools within our cluster.

Please read on to see the details of our Sports Premium grant expenditure.

School Sports Grant 18/19

£17800

17/18 Sports Grant Total Expenditure 17/18

£14093 £16485

Focus of Support  Professional sports coaches delivering PE sessions and after school clubs to Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2  Swimming Lessons for Year 3 – 10 week block.  Zumbini – Reception Class  Inter School Sports  Enrichment afternoon resources for physical activities – Whole School initiative for 2018/19  Curriculum Resources – to implement the Bolton Primary PE Scheme of Work Focus of Support – Subsidised Residential Visits (in school time) for Years 5 & 6  Y5 field trip visit to Grasmere cost subsidised.  Y6 team building outdoor activity residential cost subsidised.

Focus of Support – Subsidised School Trips  Subsidise physical activity trips for all children to keep costs affordable for parents and to enable children to gain access to challenging experiences.

Costs 17/18  Sport and Active Living Coaches Annual SLA – Lesson delivery and staff CPD/After School Clubs/Scheme of Work/Competition opportunities - £10,500  Y3 Swimming Lessons - £1700 plus transport £750  Zumbini - £420 (10 weeks)  Y5 and Y6 residentials - £1365  Enrichment Afternoon Resources – £750  Other Resources (including Play Leader & Curriculum) – £1000

Impact Through funding from the PE and Sport Grant, school is able to offer a wide range of sporting experiences, which are carefully chosen and intended to make a difference and shape children’s lives for the future.

Our school sports teams enjoy a good level of success in competitions and we have seen an increase in participation in sporting activities because of the opportunities we are able to offer. 

Sport and Active Living SLA – Professional Sports Coaches delivering lessons across school, providing children with new experiences in a wide range of sports. Staff CPD through observation of lessons and partnership in curricular lessons. Full access to the Sport and Active Living Scheme of Work. Extra-Curricular Clubs, at no cost to parents, providing opportunity for experiences which may not have been readily available. Entry in competitions to develop children’s self-esteem and confidence.

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Swimming Lessons – Year 3 children are taught to swim, learn survival skills and gain confidence in the water. This is a grounding for the curriculum swimming lessons children receive in Year 6.

Out of 30 pupils within the Year 6 cohort can do each of the following: 

28 can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

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15 can use a range of strokes effectively

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24 can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

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Zumbini – Reception Class. This programme enables children to gain experiences in 3 Early Years Goals (Expressive Arts and Design, Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Physical Development)

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Resources Enrichment Afternoons – multi-age activities Children sign up on a half termly basis and take part in a variety of activities on offer, which last 5 weeks of the half term. They then sign up to a different activity for the next half term, ensuring a wide range of enrichment in a variety of life skills.

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Subsidy of Residentials and trips in school time – helping parents afford for their child to take part in exciting physical activities that they would not normally be able to access.

Providing opportunity for children to gain a wide range of new and challenging experiences.