PE & Sports' Premium

Vision for PE:

At Greenacres Primary School, we believe each child has the right to an outstanding Physical Education programme, providing the foundations for lifelong participation in physical activity and/or sport. We aim to develop and improve pupils’ attitudes towards both participation and competition through regularly timetabled P.E. lessons and extra-curricular activities.

We believe that the context of the school and known risk factors linked to this means we must ensure our children are prepared for the next step in their learning as well as future lives. We believe it is our role to embrace not just the academic but to provide our children with strategies to support mental strength and well-being. Exercise which supports character growth, resilience, confidence and risk taking within safe environments is to be encouraged. In line with this, we also promote healthy lifestyles through our P.S.H.E. curriculum and teach about balanced diets and making appropriate lifestyle choices within our science curriculum.

Aims for PE at Greenacres:

To ensure children lead healthy lifestyles by embracing exercise, healthy minds (meditation and well-being strategies) and balanced diets.
To encourage a healthy lifestyle that promotes lifelong participation in physical activity outside of the school environment by:

- Stimulating a positive attitude and interest in a wide range of physical activities

- Making children aware of the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle

To contribute to the physical development of all children
To develop all children’s self esteem and confidence by:

- Seeing the worth in improvement, not just success

- Providing opportunities to aid social skills (team games, playing fairly, meeting children from other schools, sportsmanship etc)

To provide the opportunity for children to compete
To enable sports based leadership opportunities for children in upper Key Stage 2

Greenacres' Swimming Proficiency at the end of Year 6 2022	Whole School % (including Speech Bubble)	Mainstream %
Able to swim competently 25 metres	82%	90%
Able to use a range of strokes effectively	82%	90%
Able to perform safe self-rescue in different water based situations	82%	90%

Our policy is that children receive swimming lessons weekly in Year 5. The theory behind this is that children make quicker and improved progress in swimming if they have the opportunity to swim weekly for the whole year.

How we intend to spend the 2022-23 Sports' Premium

Area of spend	Cost	Impact	Targeted Area
Risk assessment and maintenance check of sports equipment	£500	Equipment is safe to use and teachers are reassured children can explore safely and confidently.	Whole School
Continue to invest in and develop the range and quality of sports equipment within the school for P.E. sessions	£1000	Children will partake in a wide range of sports with equipment which they would not access elsewhere. This will also encourage risk taking within a safe environment and support confidence growth.	Whole School
Sports at playtime – Develop opportunities for sports and play equipment for children to use and take part in during play times and lunchtimes through our engagement with the OPAL program	£8000	Sports and physical activity will be offered outside of designated PE sessions meaning children’s confidence will grow using the skills they have learnt in lessons. There will be an increased amount of physical activity during the school day.	Whole School
Dance Club after school	£800	Opportunities for all year groups to experience and take part in a variety of different dance styles throughout the year	Whole School
Cookery Club for children after school	£800	Children will learn about the importance of healthy eating as a part of a healthy lifestyle leading to greater mental strength in the longer term.	Key Year Groups
Children in different year groups takes turns (at least once a year for each class) to create a healthy snack which will be sold after school. Smoothie, soup, fruit kebab etc This initiative is known as 'The Kids' Cafe'	£1000	Opportunities for team work, problem solving and risk taking within class groups. Will enable children to plan and carry out an enterprise project.	Whole School
BMX style bikes, scooters, helmets and other safety equipment, training and an after school club	£6000	Bikes and scooters of a range of sizes as well as appropriate safety equipment to be purchased for all children to have a chance at using the new bike track installed in the KS1 playground; training for staff on how to teach children safely; risk assessment creation as well as an after school club in the summer term for children to develop their skills.	Whole School

Expenditure: £18,130

How we spent the 2020-22* Sports' Premium

Area of spend	Cost	Impact	Targeted Area
Risk assessment and maintenance check of sports equipment.	£500	Regular risk assessments were completed.	Whole School
Investment in a BMX style bike track in the KS2 playground	£26,400	The BMX track is an opportunity for children to develop skills already practiced on balance bikes and tricycles in EYFS; this will also allow for an after school club offer as well as play and lunch time activities.	Whole School
Sports at playtime – Develop opportunities for sports and play equipment for children to use and take part in during play times and lunchtimes.	£500	Physical activity at play times has increased. Children independently applied learning in sports activities to play opportunities.	Whole School
Dance Clubs for children after school.	£1000	Children learnt new styles of dance and the value of enjoying dance movement, performing in front of audiences, gaining confidence and new skills	Whole School
Children in different year groups takes turns (once a year for each class) to create a healthy snack which will be sold after school. Smoothie, soup, fruit kebab, etc. This initiative is known as 'The Kids' Cafe'.	£1100	Opportunities for team work, problem solving and risk taking within class groups. Will enable children to plan and carry out an enterprise project.	Whole School
Introduction of the OPAL program with staff	£4,500	Staff are aware and had initial training for the OPAL program; OPAL project has begun (18 month program); small changes to play time and lunch time has already been implemented and feedback from staff and children is very positive.	Whole School

Expenditure: £34,000*

*This figure is significantly higher due to funding being able to be carried over from the previous academic year due to the global pandemic.