PE & Sports Premium
Sports do not build character: they reveal it." - John Wooden
VISION FOR THE PRIMARY PE AND SPORT PREMIUM
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
Objective: To achieve self-sustaining improvement in the quality of PE and sport in our academy against 5 key indicators :
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Key Indicator 1: Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
Key Indicator 2: Engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity
Key Indicator 3: Profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement
Key Indicator 4: Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils
Key Indicator 5: Increased participation in competitive sport
Total Funding allocated: £19,600
The Primary P.E. and Sport Premium funding has been provided to ensure that schools achieve self-sustaining improvement in the quality of PE and sport. The focus of the spending should lead to long lasting impact against the vision (above) that will live on well beyond the funding.
At Dowson, we have a well-established reputation for good Sports and P.E provision and our participation in competitive events, locally, regionally and even nationally. We are committed to providing children with their full entitlement to physical activity. We do this by:
Investing in a full time Sports Coach and a Dance Coach
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Offering a wide range of After School Clubs that give the opportunities for the children to be active and access a variety of experiences outside of the P.E. curriculum offer during the school day.
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Ensuring pupil voice is at the centre of the offer so that they are leading their own active and healthy lifestyles and contributing to playground development to ensure ways of increasing activity / improving healthy lifestyles
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Training pupils to be play leaders and peer supporters in order that they lead the play at lunchtimes, providing children with a variety of games and activities.
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Affording opportunities for participation in additional initiatives during recreation time such as our ‘run a marathon’ scheme.
We are proud to have been awarded the Silver OPAL accreditation for our efforts to ensure that outdoor play and learning is high quality. We recognise the benefits that this brings: it improves and increases opportunities for physical activity and positive socialisation and therefore improves children's mental and physical health.