The Primary PE and Sport Premium is additional government funding provided to primary schools in England to improve the quality of physical education, school sport and physical activity. The funding is designed to help schools make sustainable improvements that benefit all pupils, encouraging healthier lifestyles and increasing participation in sport both during and beyond the school day.

The funding is not intended to support existing provision alone. Instead, it should be used to create lasting improvements by developing staff expertise, broadening sporting opportunities and ensuring that all children have access to a high-quality PE curriculum.

At our school, we use the PE and Sport Premium to enhance the experiences available to pupils and to promote a lifelong enjoyment of physical activity. Funding may be used to:

• Employ specialist sports coaches to work alongside teachers and provide high-quality PE lessons.
• Improve teachers' confidence, knowledge and skills through professional development and training.
• Increase opportunities for children to participate in a wide range of sports and physical activities.
• Provide access to competitions, festivals and inter-school sporting events.
• Purchase and maintain high-quality PE equipment and resources.
• Develop active playtimes and lunchtime activities.
• Support targeted programmes that encourage less active pupils to become more involved in physical activity.
• Promote positive physical and mental wellbeing through active lifestyles.

The Department for Education identifies five key indicators that schools should consider when spending their PE and Sport Premium funding:

1. Increasing all staff's confidence, knowledge and skills in teaching PE and sport.
2. Increasing engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity.
3. Raising the profile of PE and sport across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement.
4. Offering a broader range of sports and activities to all pupils.
5. Increasing participation in competitive sport.

We are committed to ensuring that every child benefits from high-quality PE and sporting opportunities. Through careful investment of our PE and Sport Premium funding, we aim to develop confident, active and healthy children who enjoy being physically active and understand the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle throughout their lives.

Swimming Competencies

As part of our Physical Education curriculum, all Year 4 pupils take part in a block of swimming lessons for one term. Lessons are held at Parish Wharf Leisure Centre and are delivered by qualified swimming instructors.

Swimming provides children with the opportunity to develop confidence and water safety skills, as well as improve their swimming technique and overall fitness. Lessons are carefully planned to support children of all abilities, helping them to work towards the national curriculum objective of being able to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.

Transport arrangements and further details will be shared with parents and carers before their child's swimming term begins.

Through these lessons, we aim to foster a lifelong enjoyment of swimming while promoting the importance of water safety and healthy, active lifestyles.

Please see the PE and Sports Premium review document below for information about how St Peter's uses the PE and Sport Premium Funding.