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PE and Sports Premium Funding Vision
Intent
We pride ourselves, at Hexham First School, in providing opportunities and motivation for all children to lead a healthy and active life. We have always provided active and enjoyable physical education for all our pupils, however the additional funding has enabled us to enhance our offer to ensure that all children benefit from outstanding P.E. teaching. At Hexham First we hope that our children will gain in confidence and begin to recognise the benefits of being healthy and active.
What is PE and Sport Premium
PE and Sport Premium funding is provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport and is allocated to the school head teacher. The funding is restricted and therefore can only be spent on the provision of PE and sport in schools. The purpose of the funding is to ensure schools spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but they have the freedom to choose how they do this. The expectation is that pupils leaving school will be physically literate and will hold knowledge, skills and motivation to equip them for a healthy lifestyle and a natural love for sport.
‘Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of P.E. and sport, but they will have the freedom to choose how they do this’ (DFE June 2013)
For the academic year 2024-2025, Hexham First School will receive £16,865. This is allocated in two slots in the financial year.
PE and Sports Premium Funding Vision
Implementation
At Hexham First School we provide a high-quality physical education programme to develop the competence to succeed in gymnastics, dance, games, athletics, football, tennis and swimming. We are part of Tynedale Schools Sport Partnership (TSSP) of which one PE lesson a week is taught by our highly skilled PE specialists Class teachers teach the second PE lesson. We have other specialist PE opportunities across the academic year so that pupils experience a wide range of PE opportunities. This is planned on the curriculum overview.
Staff observe and have opportunities to team teach with the PE specialist. This gives teachers high quality CPD and informs their future practise. Activities are mapped out for each year group to ensure a breadth of opportunity is available to each child.
PE Offer
In Early years and Key Stage 1, lessons focus on firstly developing fundamental movement skills; ensuring children are increasingly confident and competent to extend their agility, balance and coordination. We also actively promote competitive and co-operative physical activities. As each child progresses through school, they are encouraged to develop these skills and use them in different ways.
In autumn term we have NUFC teaching football and Multi skill PE lessons across school. This is an exciting opportunity and we are excited to work with NUFC. Alongside this we have a 4 week block of Hoopstarz lessons, delivered by Tracey. Children will learn lots of hula hoop skills and learn a range of dynamic skills.
In spring term we have Kidzrfit Tracey who teaches all classes a range of dance and movement skills. The children don't just learn dance and movement, Tracey takes them on a world tour learning foods or the world and capital cities all while having fun. The children will learn a dance and showcase this to the other classes in school.
In KS2, classes focus on developing their skills in multi skills, team games, athletics, football, gymnastics, swimming and tennis. We have seen the benefits of the early input of fundamental skills in Early years and reception, as the children move through school with improved agility and coordination when applying their skills in games.
We enjoy competitive opportunities and strive to enter competitions offered by the Local Authority, TSSP (Tynedale School Sports Partnership) and School Games. Our children are very proud to represent our school at competitions and have worked hard to be the best they can be. Year 4 recently came second in the Multi skills county final. They were so proud of their achievement even though it was a virtual competition, they excelled and came second, a huge achievement. The best bit was the whole class entered and took part as a class team.
After School Clubs
Autumn Term- KS2- multi skills and football with NUFC
Spring term- Gymnastics KS2 and dance KS1.
Summer term- Games
We run alternate key stage extra-curricular activities after school. Every half term we offer each key stage a different after school sport club, run by Specialists and teaching staff. We offer a variety of clubs: gymnastics, multi skills, dance, football and games, to appeal to all interests and abilities. We ensure all children are offered the opportunity to attend extra-curricular sporting activities to increase their levels of physical activity.
Commando Joe's- Co-Jo
We are delighted to announcer we have become part of the Commando Joe's family! We have invested in this exciting new activity and character building program. Commando Joe's was discovered by Ed Stafford, a retired army major who trekked the whole length of the Amazon river. This experience was character building, he had to focus on his self worth, character and determination. Co-Jo focusses on empathy, resilience, kindness and fortitude. We believe that these are integral skills to a successful, happier and healthier life. All the teachers have had their training and are now ready to jump into action and share these exciting challenges with each class. The classes will have missions set and will have to work as a team and over come hurdles in the way, for example, to cross a narrow bridge across a river full of crocodiles to enable their team to set up a safe base camp. The children are already buzzing after the launch of our very own Co- Jo box of resources.
Year 4 Residential Trip
We offer an exciting residential trip to Robinwood which is located in the Cumbrian hills near Alston. Our children know that this is a very special opportunity where they stay away for two nights and three days. They take part in fantastic team building, orienteering and confidence boosting activities, all served in the beautiful Cumbrian hills. They grow and develop as individuals and find talents within themselves they never knew they had. In the word of our previous Robin-wooders “It was epic! I loved the giant swing and faced my fears.”
How we can measure the impact of PE and Sport Premium Funding?
There are 5 key indicators that schools should expect to see improvement:
• the engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity – the Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that all children and young people aged 5 to 18 engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be in school
• the profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement
• increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
• broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils
• increased participation in competitive sport
Impact
We have worked hard to increase the range of sports and physical education offered at Hexham First School. We offer a wide variety of physical education: yoga, cricket, tennis, games, dance, gymnastics, athletics, swimming, tag rugby, football and dance.
Children are enthusiastic and keen to participate in PE and are aware of the health benefits they gain from being active. The children understand the reasons behind making healthy choices and how they benefit from this.
Active time-Every child is active during morning and afternoon break. This has improved by introducing playtime equipment and ‘young leaders’ which engages the less active/enthusiastic children. They love to skip, hop, jump, hula, catch, throw and run. We have noticed how much more calm and happy playtimes are across the school as children are more engaged in their play.
Young Leaders
We asked Year 4's to apply to become young leaders in Autumn term. They had to explain why they would be a good young leader and what skills and qualities they had. We successfully chose 8 Year 4's for the job. They run well chosen and designed activities during breaks to keep children active and happy. The young leaders have taken their roles very seriously and it has been fantastic to see them grow and improve their leadership skills. The children enjoy working with the older children and like taking part in their games, strengthening relationships across the school.
Bike-ability
In Autumn term, we offer a day course on Bike-abiltiy Level 1 for our KS2 pupils. This course is tailored to children who can cycle and need to learn bike safety and how to move around on roads. Our children are keen cyclists right across school and we believe Bike-ability is a key safety component to help build confident and able cyclists.
Staff CPD
Staff are fully committed to enhancing their expertise and skill set. They observe PE lessons and have opportunity to team teach with our PE Specialists.
Competitions
Children love to represent their school at competitions and are becoming more confident at this. They take part in all the TSSP festivals and as many competitions as we can. We have done very well in the multiskills and gymnastics competition and can see how the children are investing more time and commitment to their routines. They feel a real sense of pride representing their school and doing their best. We are equally very proud!
Daily Mile
We encourage our children during afternoon break to complete as many laps as possible to achieve their daily mile. This is all part of their additional 30 minutes of daily activity. children count their laps as they go and feel very proud when they achieve their mile!