PE and Sports Premium

Sports Premium Report 2023/24

The PE and sport premium is allocated to schools to help them provide additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of the physical education, physical activity and sport they provide. The guidance states that as well as this, you should use the PE and sports premium to build capacity and capability within the school, to ensure that improvements made now will benefit children joining the school in future years.

For the academic year 2023-2024, The Rowans was awarded £1000

The funding is used to:

Develop or add to the PE and sport activities that the school already offers.
Make improvements that will benefit pupils joining the school in future years.

The premium must be spent to fund additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport for the benefit of all pupils to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles. The vision for the Primary PE and Sport Premium grant is for “all pupils to leave primary school physically literate with the knowledge, skills and motivation necessary to equip them for a healthy, active lifestyle and lifelong participation in physical activity in sport.”

The funding has been provided to ensure impact against the following OBJECTIVE: To achieve self-sustaining improvement in the quality of PE and sport in primary schools the focus of spending must lead to long lasting impact against the vision (above) that will live on well beyond the Primary PE and Sport Premium funding. School is expected to achieve self- sustaining improvement in the quality of PE and sport against the following 5 key indicators:

The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity – kick starting healthy lifestyles.
The profile of PE and sport being raised across the school as a tool for whole school improvement. 3. Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport.
Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils.
Increased participation in competitive sport.

The grant received of £1000 has been supplemented by school budget to ensure that the teaching of PE is possible.

*PE and sport premium Key outcome indicator (s)*	*Intent*	*Implementation*	*Impact*
1,2	To increase awareness of the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle. To empower the children with knowledge of what is a well-balanced diet and active / healthy lifestyle. Children to take part in a Health and Exercise Programme. Continue daily mile/exercise	Continuation of the healthy lifestyle project Planned PE lessons to continue for all pupils. Curriculum includes learning on Nutrition, Exercise, Sugar and other healthy lifestyle themes.	A better understanding of a healthy lifestyle and the impacts of poor dietary choices. Pupils are more active as a result of the PE curriculum area.
1,2,4	All children to take part in swimming lessons. Children will be confident and safe in the water and make progress from their starting points.	All children take part in a weekly swimming lesson at Oaklands Primary school with the swimming instructor and Rowans staff supporting.	Children are enjoying the experience of swimming which some have never experienced, they are more confident in the water and it is therapeutic for some.
1,3,4	Targeted physical activities provided to encourage least active children to become engaged and involved. Encourage active play during break times and lunchtimes. All children have a minimum of 30 minutes of outdoor play during lunchtime with, and 25 minutes of outdoor play throughout the day with a choice of structured sporting activities on a rota basis. School to ensure children are active for as long as possible during this time.	Continue with timetabled sporting activities. Develop lunch and break time activities and resource these.	Levels of participation increased At break times, staff encourage reluctant children to participate in a range of activity options. Children enjoying being active Primary children took part in house events and sports day.
	New playground equipment be maintained and monitored to ensure active engagement, encourage physical activity on the playground and outside areas	Playground equipment ordered regularly, so children can continue to have access to a wide range of equipment.	New equipment has been purchased, maintained and monitored.