Funding
Total amount allocated for 2024-25 – £18,100
Swimming Data
Meeting national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety.
What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres?
81%
What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]?
81%
What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations?
60%
Schools can choose to use the Primary PE and sport premium to provide additional provision for swimming but this must be for activity over and above the national curriculum requirements. Have you used it in this way?
No
Five Key Indicators of Improvement
1
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.
2
The profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement.
3
Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
4
Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils.
5
Increased participation in competitive sport.
Action Plan and Budget Tracking 2024-25
1. The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity – Chief Medical Officers guidelines recommend that primary school pupils undertake at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day in school.
Implementation
- Breakfast club – to give pupils a healthy and active start to the day.
- Daily Mile – to ensure all children are active during the afternoon and to increase mental wellbeing and concentration.
- Young Leaders – to encourage inclusivity and creativity on the playground.
- Swimming lessons for KS2 – to ensure every child has an equal opportunity to learn to swim.
- Introduction of a specialist swimming school – Shinkai – in order to fully track progression and give every child high-quality lessons and support.
- Specialist coaching to excite pupils, increase skills, develop talents and widen their opportunities.
- Promote sport, motivate and inspire pupils through booking successful athletes to come in to deliver assemblies.
- Various after-school clubs for all age groups – to ensure there is something for as many children as possible to enjoy.
- New playground equipment and more flexible rules e.g. being allowed to climb trees – gives greater freedom to be creative in how they are active.
- Continued use of Trim Trail during playtime, lunch time and as a Shining Stars option.
- Continue with football pitch rota for lunchtime to ensure fair use by all year groups.
Actions to achieve
- Staff continue to utilise all equipment in the Breakfast Club.
- Staff to continue Breakfast Club at the earlier time of 7:45am to encourage greater participation and more time for activities.
- Encourage staff to carry out Daily Mile with class minimum of 3 times a week.
- Young Leaders to continue their practice each day. Set up a new schedule etc. to ensure it is continued throughout the year.
- Send out the detailed list of after-school clubs to all parents well in advance.
- Continue to arrange a successful athlete to give inspiring and motivating assembly, plus do a fitness circuit together.
- Continue to book outside sports organisations to deliver after-school clubs in a range of sports.
- Organisation of transport to/from swimming.
- Organise swimming lessons through Shinkai swimming school as soon as bookings open in Term 1.
- Continue with the Trim Trail rota to ensure each year group has opportunity to use.
- Continue with football pitch rota for lunchtime to ensure fair use by all year groups.
- Embed the lunchtime rota of a different sport being played on the front field each day e.g. rounders, cricket to further raise active minutes of each child.
Funding Allocated
- £3500 PE and playground equipment/set up allowance.
- £6000 (transport, swimming school cost and pool hire)
Impact
- Increased number of children attending Breakfast Club.
- Feedback from teachers and pupils regarding enjoyment of Daily Mile.
- More children are active during lunchtimes due to more ‘fun’ and varied equipment, flexibility of rules and the trim trail.
- More children attend after-school clubs.
- Feedback from Young Leaders.
- Progress made for every KS2 child in swimming lessons, as evidenced fully by Shinkai Swimming School.
- Children received awards and certificates for swimming, increasing their enjoyment of lessons.
Sustainability and suggested next steps
- Continue to check current equipment and order new as and when required.
- Ensure outside visitors (e.g. HSSP Sports coach, after school club coach) are booked and confirmed.
- Organisation of lessons, hire and transport to/from swimming to booked in October.
Total: £9500 – 52%
2. The profile of PESSPA being raised across the school as a tool for whole school improvement.
Implementation
- Celebration assemblies in order to showcase talent and celebrate success.
- Termly sports update sent out in the newsletter – promotes physical activity.
- Sports Day and Active Week to continue to be high profile events – gives memorable experiences to the pupils and increases enjoyment (in turn increasing activeness)
- Display boards around school – promotes enthusiasm for sport.
Actions to achieve
- Ensure medals/trophies/certificates are ready for assembly and given an allocated time to celebrate.
- Ensure newsletter is sent out each term with updated results etc.
- Active Week (with a variety of events) and Sports Day will be planned carefully to ensure successful events.
- Contact Parish Council at the start of the new year to ask for permission to use the recreation ground for numerous purposes e.g. sports day, PE lessons.
- Keep PE display boards updated
Funding Allocated
- £500 for resources e.g. Active Week.
- £300 track line painting
Impact
- More children are requesting to attend events and competitions.
- Newsletter has enabled greater communication between the school and parents of all sports events.
Sustainability and suggested next steps
- Ensure PE profile is raised again through assemblies, newsletters, display boards etc.
- Introduce new whole-school sporting events to ensure full inclusivity e.g. a rounders tournament.
Total: £800 – 5%
3. Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport.
Implementation
- Shared folder of a variety of high-quality plans are available to all staff – ensures all children have access to well-structured, high-quality PE lessons.
- Kent Cricket leading sessions with Y1, 3 and 5, alongside class teacher for CPD.
- Kent Crusaders Coaching for Y4 and Y6, team-teaching with Class Teacher for CPD.
- Dance CPD.
- Training sports leaders and lunch-time supervisors to have greater knowledge of playground activities.
- Involving parents with interest and/or qualifications in a particular area.
Actions to achieve
- Act on PE CPD staff survey results gained in June 2024.
- Staff to continue to share resources and information.
- Book in Ryan Neale to deliver swimming CPD to KS2 staff.
- Communicate on a termly basis with parents to gauge interest in volunteering.
Funding Allocated
- £1000 coaching costs
- £800 CPD cost
Impact
- Feedback from staff – generally more confident to teach a wider range of sports.
- Observing lunchtimes.
- Volunteer parent for Irish Dancing – widening opportunities.
- Parents volunteering to support clubs prior to competitions e.g. hockey, cricket.
Sustainability and suggested next steps
- Ask for parent volunteers again.
Total: £1,800 – 10%
4. Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils.
Implementation
Additional achievements:
- Qualified coaches to deliver after-school clubs in a range of sports e.g. tennis, basketball, football. All clubs open to both KS1 and KS2.
- Qualified Gymnastics coach to deliver PE lessons to all year groups – increases enjoyment and progression of skills.
- Parents volunteering to run/help clubs (Irish Dancing, cricket, hockey, athletics).
- Use of HH Cricket Club for PE lessons to increase involvement and enjoyment.
- Increased number of intra-school competitions to involve ALL pupils.
Actions to achieve
- Organisation of extra-curricular coaches and clubs.
- Continue to fund every pupil premium child to attend one club in the academic year.
- Continue to keep a register of those who attend clubs.
- Raise profile of clubs in assemblies etc.
- Continue to keep communication with HH Cricket Club open to book use.
- Displays/performances to the rest of the school, as the end goal of clubs, to encourage a greater number of pupils wanting to attend.
Funding Allocated
- Pupil premium cost approx £540
- Gymnastics cost £2000
Impact
- Raised participation in extracurricular clubs.
- Greater number of pupils have been involved in sports events and competitions.
Sustainability and suggested next steps
- N/A
Total: £3,540 – 20%
5. Increased participation in competitive sport.
Implementation
- Leigh Academies Trust events give more opportunity outside of MYG and HSSP.
- Increased amount of MYG events booked allows for more children to participate.
- Attending Howard School KS1 and KS2 events gives younger pupils opportunity to compete too.
- Plan competitive sporting opportunities within the school e.g. whole-school football tournament, rounders tournament, sports festival, relay races etc.
Actions to achieve
- Organise letters, transport etc. in advance.
- Book PEPA minibus where possible to cut down on costs.
- Organise after-school training days and lunchtime sessions before MYG.
- Book HHPA into the competitions at the beginning of the academic year.
Funding Allocated
- Transport – £1500
- MYG costs – £450
- HSSP costs – £360
Impact
- Greater enjoyment from events.
- More parental involvement – increased number of parents supporting at events.
- High Halstow have had a lot of success at a range of the competitions throughout the year.
- Greater number of pupils participating/requesting to participate in events.
Sustainability and suggested next steps
- Book all events.
- Organise regular class competitions and whole-school competitions.
Total: £2,310 – 13%