What is the Sports Premium Grant?

The government is continuing to provide funding for primary school sport for 2024-2025. This funding is being jointly provided by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport, and will see money going directly to primary school head teachers to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their children.

We have a culture of high expectations for all pupils and this is evident throughout the school. We recognise that PE, sport and developing the whole child is the key to our success. Through sport the important qualities of resilience, communication, teamwork, and friendship are improved…..which can then be taken back to the classroom.

From an early age, sport is nurtured and encouraged. Our curriculum shows regular PE lessons (2 hours a week) and sport related topics annually. We hold extra-curricular days which develop children’s understanding of healthy body and mind; we have held healthy body and mind days, Pupils participate in workshops for example the “Tryathalon”

We have a soft outdoor surface suitable for PE, in addition to this we have a grass play area as well as 2 further outdoor play areas.

All Junior Pupils have the Use of Ashbourne Leisure Centre on a weekly Basis.

After school sporting opportunities;

• Multi skills club which includes participation of all (SEN/FSM/ Gender)
• Dance 
• Forest Schools

Lunchtime we employ a Play Activity Leader who leads sporting events across the playground; focusing on developing team work and team games (hockey, basketball, football, athletics……

Partnerships are strong, we are affiliated to the sports development partnership; we take part in football competitions, sports hall athletics, Mini Red Tennis competitions, Squash taster sessions

We work with the local schools annually holding a mini Olympics for the year 2 children in the summer term.

Swimming; All K S 1 and 2 children participate in swimming.

Celebrations of sporting events are through certificates, articles in the Ashbourne News Telegraph and all events are celebrated in the weekly rewards assemblies

Soccer stars coach the children in Multi Skills activities and games on a weekly basis

A Chance to Shine Cricket Programme also takes place.

Continuous Professional Development for the members of Staff

All staff had had training in the following areas;

• Fundamentals of Sport
• We have a trained PE lead who has undertaken a Level 5 PE qualification and is our Physical Education Subject Lead within school
• Cricket Coaching to develop staffs knowledge of skills in cricket and how to teach cricket to children from EYFS-KS2