PRIMARY PE & SPORTS PREMIUM
STATUTORY PRIMARY SCHOOLS' ANNUAL ONLINE REPORTING OF PESS PREMIUM SPEND;IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY
If your school receives PE (physical education) and sport premium funding, you must publish:
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the amount of premium received
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a full breakdown of how it has been spent
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the impact the school has seen on pupils’ PE, physical activity, and sport participation and attainment
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how the improvements will be sustainable in the future
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It is highly recommended that you leave online evidence of previous years' reports as a means of proving impact attained to sustainability.
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You are also required to publish the percentage of pupils within your year 6 cohort in the 2024 to 2025 academic year who have subsequently met the national curriculum requirement to:
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swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
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use a range of strokes effectively
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perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
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Attainment data for year 6 pupils should be provided from their most recent swimming lessons. This may be data from years 3, 4, 5 or 6, depending on the swimming programme at your school.
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Check The Deadline: 31st July 2025
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ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS:
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DfE will sample a number of schools in each local authority to review what they have published on their use of the funding and their swimming attainment. All schools in receipt of the funding will be expected to complete submittal of completed report via the DfE Digital Report Tool that is expected to be released in June with a collaborative DfE, afPE and YST produced webinar expected to be delivered at this time to support schools with guidance in how to complete. Schools are expected to spend the grant for the purpose it was provided only; to make additional and sustainable improvements to the PE, sport and physical activity offered in line with DfE published criteria.
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Link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pe-and-sport-premium-for-primary-schools
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Conditions of Grant Link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-conditions-of-grant-2022-to-2023
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REPORT TEMPLATE:
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Please refer to the following link to down load a template for recording progress of activity that is also designed to assist with planning; monitoring and reporting:
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Word and PDF Versions: https://www.afpe.org.uk/page/WebsiteReporting_Template
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EXEMPLIFICATION SUPPORT DOCUMENT:
PRIMARY PE AND SPORT PREMIUM FIVE KEY INDICATORS
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Please refer to the following document for afPE demonstration of successful monitoring of Five Key Indicators:
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Link: https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/new-exemplification-document-to-support-primary-schools/
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afPE VIDEO GUIDANCE:
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a) New Guidance on the Primary PE and Sport Premium:
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Link: https://www.afpe.org.uk/page/Primary-PE-and-School-Sport-2024-25-FREE-Webinar-Your-Questions-Answered
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b) Former Minister, Edward Timpson Addresses Importance of Sustainability:
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Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhPMbx-Mt_U
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VIDEO: Minister, Edward Timpson, at afPE Conference: Emphasis upon how to utilise coaches to upskill teachers
SWIMMING:
For the 2024-25 academic year, there remains the condition requiring schools to publish how many pupils within their year 6 cohort are meeting the national curriculum requirement to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
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This condition has been made in response to recommendations from the Swim Group, who reviewed curriculum swimming and water safety in primary schools.
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For advice and resources to help deliver successful swimming lessons, please refer to:
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Link: http://www.swimming.org/schoolswimming/using-pe-and-sports-premium/
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION VISION STATEMENT FOR PRIMARY PE & SPORTS PREMIUM
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'ALL pupils leaving primary school physically literate and with the knowledge, skills and motivation necessary to equip them for a healthy, active lifestyle and lifelong participation in physical activity and sport.'
IS YOUR SCHOOL MEETING THE FIVE KEY INDICATORS?
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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. It is important to emphasise that 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. It is expected that schools will see an improvement against the following 5 key indicators:
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the engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity - the Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that all children and young people aged 5 to 18 engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be in school
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the profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement
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increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
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broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils
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increased participation in competitive sport
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Link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pe-and-sport-premium-for-primary-schools
BACKGROUND:
In July of 2017, The Government confirmed the DOUBLING of the PESS Premium from the Autumn term. Furthermore, The Government announced that the proposed Healthy Pupils Capital Programme would also be shelved. July's announcement also included information regarding £1.3bn additional schools funding.
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Department for Education
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/justine-greening-statement-to-parliament-on-school-funding
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Schools Week
http://schoolsweek.co.uk/justine-greening-pledges-additional-1-3-billion-for-schools-over-two-years/
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Association for Physical Education:
DfE GUIDELINES FOR PESS PREMIUM SPENDING:
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'Schools must use the funding to make
additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport they offer. This means that you
should use the premium to:
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develop or add to the PE and sport activities that your school already offers
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build capacity and capability within the school to ensure that improvements made now will benefit pupils joining the school in future years
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For example, you can use your funding
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provide staff with professional development, mentoring, training and resources to help them teach PE and sport more effectively and embed physical activity across your school
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hire qualified sports coaches to work with teachers to enhance or extend current opportunities
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introduce new sports, dance or other activities to encourage more pupils to take up sport and physical activities
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support and involve the least active children by providing targeted activities, and running or extending school sports and holiday clubs
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enter or run more sport competitions
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partner with other schools to run sports activities and clubs
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increase pupils’ participation in the School Games
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encourage pupils to take on leadership or volunteer roles that support sport and physical activity within the school
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raise attainment in primary school swimming to meet requirements of the national curriculum before the end of key stage 2
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embed physical activity into the school day through active travel to and from school, active playgrounds and active teaching
You should not use your funding to:
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capital expenditure (except for goods within the de minimis value for purchases set by the school)
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employing coaches or specialist teachers to cover planning preparation and assessment arrangements (this should be funded from the school’s core staffing budgets)
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teaching the minimum requirements of the national curriculum or, for academies, the existing PE curriculum – apart from top-up swimming lessons after pupils have completed core lessons. Teaching the curriculum should be funded through the school’s core funding
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buying services that will be delivered or used in following academic years (this includes paying for invoices and subscriptions in advance)
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buying staff PE kit
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Examples of what comes under capital expenditure include:
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multi-use games areas and Daily Mile tracks
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Forest School environments and Trim Trails
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buying vehicles
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fixed playground equipment, such as climbing frames
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trophy cabinets or similar
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Examples of what schools should pay for from their staffing budget include:
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subsidising core staffing, such as PE subject leaders or external coaches who are engaged in repeated annual initiatives
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funding the cost of a teaching assistant or apprentice to deliver PE lessons instead of primary teaching staff​
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Schools receive separate funding for the national PE curriculum. An example that falls under this is swimming and water safety lessons and any associated costs, other than additional top-up lessons for pupils who have not been able to meet the national curriculum requirements.
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​https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pe-and-sport-premium-for-primary-schools
