Sports Premium Funding

Aspirations and Allocation

Rationale

At Meridian School, we believe physical education gives our children the opportunity to embody our school’s values (confidence, courtesy, responsibility and adventure). Participating in sporting and games activities throughout and after the school day encourages our children to develop healthy, active lifestyles and promotes physical, social, emotional, and mental well-being.

Funding Information

Since 2013, the Government has spent over £450 million on funding for schools, aiming to inspire school sports and allow for additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sports that we offer. This funding is allocated to schools based on the number of children in Years 1 to 6 and has recently increased.

Meridian have welcomed this funding and we are committed to using this resource to continue to develop high quality PE lessons and facilities, alongside greater opportunities for all our young people.

Impact of funding in 2018-19:

• Our commitment to providing children with high quality competition access was recognised with a Gold School Games Mark after external validation.

• 6/8 teachers in school have been supported by a CVC trained PE Specialist in the delivery of a unit of work.

• All children in Key Stage Two have been able to participate in intra-school team games competitions.

• 50% of SEN children in Key Stage Two have attended two inter-school competitions

• All Year 3 and 4 children have attended inter-school competitions

• 50% of our Year 5 and 6 children have been trained as "Playleaders" and deliver high-quality lunchtime activities.

• 100% of our EYFS cohort can confidently ride a balance bike and have developed their core strength and communication skills through a 6-week Balanceability programme.

• We are able to provide particularly high quality swimming instruction through a new scheme of lessons.

• 80% of children who participated in this year's sensory circuits were able to meet all of their targets. All children met at least two targets.

Meridian’s provision for 2017/2018 was £17,800

This will be spent as follows:

Meridian’s provision for 2016/2017 was £8,900

This was spent as follows: