Sports Funding

At The Stoke Poges School we pride ourselves on our outstanding and extensive provision in Physical Education. We have welcomed the government’s generous funding of Primary Physical Education and Sports Premium. This has given us extra opportunities to help our children fulfill their potential in PE and sport and help raise the profile of PE as a tool for whole school improvement. We recognise the importance of children's health and wellbeing and the positive impact exercise can have on spiritual wellbeing. We are aware that children who are active and enjoy P.E and sport are going to achieve academically.

What are the objectives of the Sports Premium?

The Primary PE and Sport Premium is ring-fenced and must only be spent on physical education and sport provision in schools.

The funding aims to achieve improvement in all areas of PE, from the standard of physical education to introducing health focused physical activities and after school sports. The key objectives of the premium are:

• Engage pupils in regular physical and healthy activity
• Raise the profile of PE and sport across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement
• Increase confidence, knowledge, and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
• Create a broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to pupils
• Increase participation in competitive sports

How do we use the funding?

At The Stoke Poges School we use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of the physical education, physical activity and sport we provide. 

Focussing on improving physical education and pupil engagement in sport, the premium has been used here to:

• Develop or add to the physical education activities, and sports that our school provides
• Ensure there is capacity to benefit pupils joining the school in future years by building capability within the school
• Invest in new and updated equipment
• Provide staff with professional development, appropriate training, and resources to help teach PE and sport more effectively. Introduce coaching and new sports to make PE more enjoyable.
• Run and maintain after school sports clubs
• Introduce physical activity throughout the school day

How the Sports Premium affects our pupils?

At The Stoke Poges School the funding has a number of positive effects on pupils such as:

• Strengthening peer relationships especially around club and team sports
• Improving physical fitness and reducing stress
• Making pupils feel valued
• Increasing the confidence of children who would normally distance themselves from being actively involved in PE

Enabling and empowering children who would normally not want to be involved in being active and seeing them participate in new and varied activities is key to their physical and educational development.

Link to government information regarding PE and Sport Premium