The sports premium is specific funding designed to improve the provision of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. For this academic year the funding has increased significantly: is allocated on the basis of a £16,000 lump sum and an additional amount of £10 per pupil aged 5 to 11. The Ridge Primary School anticipates receiving funding amounting to £18,000. Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but has the freedom to choose how they do this.

At The Ridge Primary School we have previously used our Sports Premium to focus on developing high quality teaching and learning in P.E. and to increase the uptake of physical activity within and beyond the school day. In the past this has included specialist coaching and mentoring of staff to develop their subject knowledge and funding to facilitate increasing participation in a wide range of sporting festivals and tournaments. A detailed review of the impact of the Sports Premium funding was carried out by PE Subject Leader, Megan Collins and presented to Governors in February 2017. This demonstrated the impact that the funding was having across the school and since this time, the school has gone on to achieve the School Games Gold Award, which is significant for a school of our size. The percentage of Year 6 pupils able to swim at least 25 metres confidently and proficiently, use a range of strokes effectively and perform safe self-rescue in a range of different water bases situations is 83%.

Sports premium funding will be allocated to ensure that these improvements will be sustained. We recognise that staffing has changed over the last year. In addition to a number of established staff changing year groups, we also have two NQTs and a teacher covering a maternity leave for a considerable part of the year. An informal audit of the P.E. content of the Initial Teacher Training has identified that this is an area that our new entrants to the profession, require support to build their knowledge and confidence. Staff who have changed year groups have also identified particular aspects of the P.E. curriculum where they wish to develop their skills in relation to a different programme of learning.

The proposal for Sports Premium for 2017-18 is therefore

- work alongside staff, both NQTs and those new to year groups to support them with planning and delivering high quality P.E. lessons. Coaching and mentoring will focus on developing subject knowledge to facilitate good teaching (including differentiation) and assessment

- support specific provision for Gifted and Talented Pupils and those representing the school in festivals and tournaments

- increase participation in a physical activity for identified pupils through a 'Change for Life' club at lunch times

(5.5 hrs x 38 weeks @ £33p/h inc. on costs) £6900

Other expenditure will include

See detailed evaluation of February 2017 which identified the following impact.