Sports Funding
Due to the success and impact of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games
the Government announced new funding of £150 million for physical
education (PE) and sport in April 2013.The funding should be used to improve
the quality and breadth of PE and sport provision. It should also be used to
encourage and inspire children to enjoy and participate in a healthy and
active lifestyle. The 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic games inspired our
nation and more recently the 2016 Rio Olympics showed that with the right
opportunities we can achieve.
At Pennington we are committed to improving the PE provision and raise
achievement for all pupils in sport. We may well produce a future Olympic
champion but whether or not, we will provide all pupils with the opportunity
to learn skills and keep fit and healthy whilst recognising the importance of
teamwork and the enjoyment that can be gained from playing sports.
Our priorities for 2015-16 were to:










Develop staff expertise in teaching all aspects of P.E through providing
additional training and professional development.
Continue to provide quality coaches for teaching weekly PE lessons
across the school to all classes.
Increase participation in sport through the provision of additional after
school and lunchtime active clubs.
Link with local schools to promote sports and competitive opportunities
for Pennington pupils.
Increase participation in local, district and county-wide competitions
and tournaments.
Introduce Pennington Paces and Yokids to encourage the health and
wellbeing benefits to keeping fit.
Fund raise for a path that will circulate the school field and be used for
Pennington Paces daily.
Purchase additional PE resources to enable a wider and ‘new’ range
of sports to be played i.e. rugby balls/ footballs/ gym leotards.
Evaluate the P.E and sports provision in school.
Apply for the School Sports Games Mark to acknowledge Penningtons’
achievements this year.
Here at Pennington we are committed to improving the provision for sport in
the curriculum. With the added funding, we aim to build on what has already
been achieved, ensuring that each and every Pennington child experiences
the benefits.
How much do we get?
Each school receives £8000, plus £5 per pupil on role in January. This is
allocated in two payments in September and April.
How is it spent?
The large majority of our funding this year has been allocated to accessing
sports coaches to work with classes. Onside Sports coaches have worked with
each class for a day and a half every week, teaching one P.E. lesson. The
class teachers have observed and supported each session which has
provided valuable CPD for all staff. Teachers have then repeated and built
upon that session to provide their class with a second P.E. session during the
week.
Below is a more detailed breakdown of the funding for 2015-16.
Detail
Amount (approx.)
Sports Equipment Purchase and Maintenance
£2200
Coaching Costs including Football and
multisports after school activities
£5760
Other After School Activities
£700
Course Fees - Training
£280






An extra curricular Gymnastics club has taken place, allowing Y1- Y6
children who had some gymnastic ability to progress. They went on to
perform in local gymnastics inter schools cluster competitions and
came in 2nd and 3rd places.
Year 5 created a dance and performed at the U dance festival at
Forum 28. Funding has also enabled us to run a tap dancing group for
Years 5 and 6 during the Spring and Summer terms.
An extra curricular club for football has run throughout the year for KS2
and is organised by an Onside coach.
Onside Sports provide a multi skills club once a week. This club was
reviewed and the themes changed to meet the interests and needs of
the children
Netball club for Years 5 and 6 ran in the Summer Term. Children
competed in a local competition and came 2nd. They have also
experienced leadership and all had experience of refereeing.
ECB cricket coaches worked with Years 4, 5 and 6 during the Summer
term to deliver a session per week. They also introduced us to coaches
from 3 local cricket clubs who helped to run a whole school Cricket
Day in July. We sent teams to four local Kwik cricket competitions









including a girls competition held at Dalton Cricket Club, a mixed
competition at Lindal Cricket Club and another mixed competition at
Ulverston Cricket Club.
Year 1 and 2 went swimming once a week throughout the Spring Term
at Dalton Swimming Baths. Our girls and boys swimming team
competed in the Ulverston Schools Gala in the Spring Term.
Years 3 and 4 worked with Paul Rawlinson, a golf coach on Tri Golf and
represented school in the Barrow Schools competition, finishing in the
top five schools in the area.
We attended cross county events locally and two of our Year 5 and 6
runners represented our school at the County Championships in
February.
Yokids provided a range of both curriculum and after school activities
for all age groups throughout the year. This provided positive relaxation
and stretching techniques and was also a lot of fun. The staff even
participated in a session!
We supported pupils who entered local orienteering events and
informed parents of events.
A new style whole school sports day in June combined competitive
opportunities with traditional races, fun field events and opportunities
for leadership and teamwork.
Consultation with Onside Sports over the development of Sports
Buddies and Penn Pals has taken place with a view to making
playtimes even more active next year.
We welcomed Year 10 pupils from UVHS into school in the Autumn term
to lead PE sessions for our pupils, a valuable experience for all
involved.
Termly PE leader update meetings with the SSCO and other primary PE
specialists from the area.
Our priorities for 2016-17 are to:







To continue to develop staff expertise in teaching all aspects of P.E
through providing additional training and professional development.
To continue to provide quality coaches for teaching weekly PE lessons
across the school to all classes.
To increase participation in sport through the provision of additional
after school and lunchtime active clubs.
To complete the building of the pathway/ track to ensure all pupils are
involved in Pennington Paces daily.
To continue to participate in local sports events.
To support gifted and talented pupils.
To provide swimming for Years 3 and 4 with opportunities for swimmers
to achieve life saving and challenge badges.





To purchase new playground equipment and develop the Sports
Buddies/Penn Pals to make ensure playtimes are active and fun for all
pupils.
To introduce a Change for Life club to encourage those children who
may not yet have engaged with an active lifestyle to participate and
enjoy physical activity.
Open a healthy tuckshop to be run by pupils.
Evaluate the P.E and sports provision in school.
To build on the success of 2015-16 when we achieved Schools Games
GOLD award.