Sports Premium

Introduction
The legacy of the London Olympics 2012 saw the introduction of the Primary School PE and Sport Funding which is focused on securing additional and sustainable improvements in the provision of PE and sport for the benefit of all pupils and to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.

Rationale
All young people should have the opportunity to live healthy and active lives. A positive experience of sport and physical activity at a young age can build a lifetime habit of participation, and is central to meeting the government’s ambitions for a world-class education system.

Physical activity has numerous benefits for children and young people’s physical health, as well as their mental wellbeing (increasing self-esteem and emotional wellbeing and lowering anxiety and depression), and children who are physically active are happier, more resilient and more trusting of their peers. Ensuring that pupils have access to sufficient daily activity can also have wider benefits for pupils and schools, improving
behaviour as well as enhancing academic achievement.

The government is committed to ensuring that children and young people have access to at least 60 minutes of sport and physical activity per day, with a recommendation of 30 minutes of this delivered during the school day.

Eligibility and funding
Funding is paid to academies in two instalments usually in November and May and is based on the number of pupils in Years 1-6 in January census.

Please click on the reports below to see how we have decided to use the PE and Sport Premium funding to secure improvements in the
5 priority areas.

How we use the Sports Premium grant:

“At Woodland i know that my children are in a safe environment where people care for them.”
Parents Evening Comments
“My child is very happy in school.  Their teachers have all been amazing!”
Parents Evening Comments
They love to tell me about school when they get home.”
Parents Evening Comments
“I love to be invited into school – it is always so much fun!”
Parents Evening Comments
“My child is very happy in school.  Their teachers have all been amazing!”
Parents Evening Comments
“Staff care about the children and their wellbeing”
Parents Evening Comments
“Thank you Woodland for being such a good school.  My kids are coming on so well.”
Parents Evening Comments
“The thing I have noticed most is that the staff care about the children and their wellbeing.”
Parents Evening Comments
“My son loves school – you can’t ask for more than that.”
Parents Evening Comments
“I never knew the school was here before we moved and now I think it is the best school in the world!”
Parents Evening Comments
“The office staff are always so friendly and helpful.  Nothing is too much bother for them.”
Parents Evening Comments
“I can’t believe how much my children have learnt this year. “
Parents Evening Comments
“I love Marvellous Me – thank you for all the reminders.  You keep me and my girls on-track!”
Parents Evening Comments
“It’s a safe environment”
Parents evening comments
“Great support system”
Parents evening comments