PE and Sport Premium for Primary Schools
The DfE has released the PE and sport premium funding amounts for 2017 to 2018 in Primary Schools. Most state primary schools receive this money (for years 1 to 6). Due to the levy on soft drinks, the rate of funding for the PE and sport premium has doubled when compared to 2016.
Schools will now receive £1,000 per pupil (if there are 16 or fewer in a school) or £16,000 (with 17 or more pupils) and an additional £10 per pupil. This money can be used for a range of sporting and exercise activities, but cannot be used to “teach the minimum requirements of the national curriculum” or “employ coaches or specialist teachers to cover planning preparation and assessment (PPA) arrangements”.
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Monitoring and Evaluating the Pupil Premium, PE and Sport Premium
Governing boards and trustees are responsible for ensuring that this money is well spent. As part of a regular monitoring and evaluation schedule all governors should ensure that they know “how effectively leaders use additional funding, including the pupil premium, and measure its impact on outcomes for pupils, and how effectively governors hold them to account for this.” (Effectiveness of Leadership and Management - Ofsted School Inspection Handbook, page 38)
- It would be worthwhile for governors to undertake a value for money exercise to check on the effectiveness of their Pupil Premium funding.
- How is your board ensuring the funding is used to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport offered?