Clavering Primary School

PE AND SPORT PREMIUM

Clavering PESSPA Programme: developing a lifelong love of physical activity

This webpage fulfils our statutory obligation to publish details online of how we spend our PE and Sport Premium.

'The Physical Education (PE), School Sport and Physical Activity Programme Director ensures that the additional sport funding is extremely well used.' (Ofsted, 2019)

'The recent funding to promote pupils’ physical development and extend sporting activities is being used very well.' (Ofsted, 2014)

Other PESSPA-related findings from Ofsted, 2019:

There is a strong programme of competition, residential activities, and after-school clubs available to pupils.

Leaders monitor pupils’ participation levels to ensure that increasing numbers of pupils can represent their school. Curriculum plans are well thought through to ensure that pupils acquire the knowledge and skills required to make excellent progress. As a result, all Year 6 pupils have successfully achieved their 25 metres swimming award and have represented their school in competition.

In PE, study progression documents are extremely detailed. They identify precisely how activities will build upon those previously taught to enable pupils to make excellent progress.

The highly effective PE curriculum provides an important contribution to pupils’ mental and physical wellbeing. It instils in pupils the importance of staying fit and healthy and the benefits of being active. This is evidenced by the wide range of after-school clubs accessed by pupils.

Playtimes are full of fun. There are lots of activities for pupils to participate in, should they wish to. Older pupils support younger pupils in their play by organising games.

Other PESSPA-related findings from Ofsted, 2014:

Pupils really enjoy the very wide range of activities and clubs available to them, especially the different sports activities and are rightly proud of their sporting successes.

In the playground, pupils play well with each other and appreciate the very wide range of play equipment provided for them.

There are excellent opportunities for pupils to engage in a range of additional activities and clubs and pupils appreciate the opportunities to go on school visits and the residential visits.

'I’ve never entered a school which had embedded a culture of Physical Activity more so than Clavering Primary School: a pioneer for Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity (PESSPA) across the country, operating in a local authority with very little opportunities.' Clavering Primary School is 'a beacon of best practice for all things PE, School Sport and Physical Activity.' (Jordan Stephenson, Regional Development Officer, Youth Sport Trust)

'The Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity (PESSPA) provision provided by Clavering Primary School is exceptional.' and 'It is fantastic to see how the School Games values and passion for the subject are embedded across the school and embraced by all students, members of staff and governors.' (Kate Robinson, Hartlepool School Games Organiser)

Clavering Primary School is 'a stellar example of what is possible through PESSPA' and 'there are few schools out there doing as much as Clavering; plus what is so special at Clavering is that it is embedded and led by pupils.' (Stuart Kay, Schools Director, Youth Sport Trust)

Anyone visiting Clavering Primary School can see the impact that the government’s PE and Sport Premium has had in allowing us to develop the Clavering Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity (PESSPA) Programme. The funding has helped us to transform Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity at Clavering, bringing us valuable connections across the country; this is particularly important given that we are a single maintained school in a Local Authority that has no School Sport Partnership or coordinated town-wide PESSPA Programme.

The Clavering PESSPA Programme now brings benefits that spread right across the curriculum and beyond and, year on year, is helping to transform our children’s physical and mental health for the better, providing 'an important contribution to pupils' mental and physical well-being. It instils in pupils the importance of staying fit and healthy and the benefits of being active.' (Ofsted)

WHAT IS THE PE AND SPORT FUNDING?

The Department for Education’s vision for the PE and sport funding is: ALL pupils leaving primary school physically literate and with the knowledge, skills and motivation necessary to equip them for a healthy, active lifestyle and lifelong participation in physical activity and sport.

The funding has been provided to ensure impact against the following objective: to achieve self-sustaining improvement in the quality of PE and sport in primary schools. It is important to emphasise that the focus of spending must lead to long lasting impact against the vision (above) that will live on well beyond the PE and sport funding.

Further background information:

In April 2013, the Government announced new PE and sport funding of £150 million for Physical Education (PE) and sport – often referred to in the media as a ‘Sport Premium’. This funding is intended to improve the quality and breadth of PE and sport provision.

When asked about the PE and sport funding at its launch, Lord Coe reflected: ‘When I stood up in Singapore in 2005, I spoke of London’s vision to connect young people with the inspirational power of the Games so they are inspired to choose sport. By focussing on primary schools, we have the opportunity to use sport and physical activity to shape the daily lives of young people. I know from my own experience what an impact teachers and their engagement can have on the lives of young people.’

In February 2014, former Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced that the funding will continue until 2020, emphasising that: ‘Sport is so important because it encourages children to be active, lead a healthy lifestyle, make friends and, of course, have fun. But quality school sport has benefits that spread right across the curriculum and beyond - it develops confidence and a sense of achievement, it teaches young people how to rise to a challenge, and nurtures the character and skills that will help them get on and succeed in life.’

In July 2017, the Department for Education confirmed that the PE and sport funding would double from September 2017.

DETAILS OF PAYMENTS TO CLAVERING:

Following the government’s funding formula, we have been awarded:

£5,717 for the period September 2013 to March 2014;
£3,608 for the period April 2014 to August 2014;
£5,518 for the period September 2014 to March 2015;
£3,942 for the period April 2015 to August 2015;
£5,565 for the period September 2015 to March 2016;
£3,975 for the period April 2016 to August 2016;
£5,524 for the period September 2016 to March 2017;
£3,946 for the period April 2017 to August 2017;
£11,136 for the period September 2017 to March 2018;
£7,954 for the period April 2018 to August 2018;
£11,188 for the period September 2018 to March 2019;
£7,992 for the period April 2019 to August 2019;
£11,130 for the period September 2019 to March 2020;
£7,950 for the period April 2020 to August 2020;
£11,142 for the period September 2020 to March 2021.
£7,958 for the period April 2021 to August 2021;
£11,025 for the period September 2021 to March 2022;
£7,875 for the period April 2022 to August 2022;
£11,124 for the period September 2022 to March 2023;
£7,964 for the period April 2023 to August 2023.

HOW ARE WE SPENDING OUR PE AND SPORT FUNDING?

In line with governmental expectations, we focus our funding on five key indicators:

the engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity – kick-starting healthy active lifestyles;
the profile of PE and sport being 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.

We are using our funding to improve these five areas as follows:

THE ENGAGEMENT OF ALL PUPILS IN REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - KICK-STARTING HEALTHY ACTIVE LIFESTYLES

External assessment: the 'quality of physical activity' at Clavering Primary School is rated as being GOLD by the Youth Sport Trust (YST).
Clavering PESSPA specialists have worked collaboratively with the Department for Education to share best practice via their online physical activity platform.
Nationally, the Clavering Physical Activity Strategy has been shared at national YST and Schools Games conferences and through case studies with professionals working in tens of thousands of schools; plus, our PESSPA Programme Director has been a keynote speaker at several face-to-face and online conferences for national organisations and regional school sport partnerships.
Locally, the impact of the Clavering Physical Activity Strategy has been shared at local conferences and via the ‘Love Hartlepool’ website; our PESSPA Programme Director is now part of the town’s Obesity Strategy Steering Group.
Clavering was one of the founding members of the ‘Well Schools’ movement, powered by the YST and the BUPA Foundation: a growing organisation of like-minded organisations that believe that wellbeing should be at the heart of education.

Both for physical health and wellbeing benefits, we aim to maximise opportunities for children and all associated with the school to be physically active by promoting all avenues for activity (not just in PE lessons and through competitive sport).

At Clavering, all staff members know that they have a responsibility to promote active, healthy lifestyles and our school staff body is full of positive role models who lead healthy, active lifestyles.

Amongst our pupils, our Upper School pupils are trained as PESSPA Leaders and Girls Active Leaders who make a significant contribution in running our playtime, lunchtime and after-school clubs; in addition, we have Year 6 children who help run our 'Get Up, Get Active' sessions every morning in Key Stage 1.

In addition to our school sport training, we run daily breaktime and lunchtime clubs and activities. Some of these sessions target specific groups of pupils, e.g. children who need additional physical literacy input or children who are considered to be less active. All of our breaktime and lunchtime initiatives are organised freely by Clavering staff members, but part of our PE and Sport Premium is used to purchase resources (including specialist physical literacy and movement resources) for the different activities. After-school, we run PESSPA clubs every day and, again, part of our PE and Sport Premium is used to purchase resources to help provide a broad range of activities. A large percentage of Clavering pupils participate in our breaktime, lunchtime and after-school activities and the number of pupils participating in extra-curricular PESSPA activities has increased significantly since the launch of the PE and Sport Premium.

We are keenly aware that, nationally, there are vulnerable groups of pupils who are not engaged in PE and/or active lifestyles; as a school, we aim to ensure that this isn’t the case at Clavering. For example, Clavering girls are widely regarded for their commitment to and enthusiasm for PE, sport and active lifestyles and we are honoured to have been awarded ‘Girls active’ status for our commitment to and success in engaging and retaining girls in physical activity. We have used part of our PE and Sport Premium to participate in 'Girls active' training for staff and pupils and we have a highly-skilled, committed team of 'Girls active' leaders who are involved in leading clubs and activities, including our termly 'Girls Active' afternoons. We are proud to have received a national ‘Future Leader Award’ from the YST, Women In Sport and This Girl Can for the impact of our Girls Active Programme on girls’ physical health and mental wellbeing.

THE PROFILE OF PE AND SPORT BEING RAISED ACROSS THE SCHOOL AS A TOOL FOR WHOLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Throughout our school, we appreciate that ‘academic attainment and quality of leadership [are] generally better in those schools with strong sport provision’ (Ofsted, 2014) and that there is ‘an overall positive association between the quality of provision of competitive sport and academic attainment in schools’ (Ofsted, 2014).

External assessment: our achievement in 'using high quality PE and school sport as a catalyst for learning' is rated as GOLD by the YST.
The impact of the Clavering PESSPA Programme as a tool for whole school improvement has been shared through local and national conferences and through case studies, written with many national organisations and governmental departments. Organisations including the Department for Education; the Department of Health & Social Care; the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport; the YST; the Association for Physical Education (afPE); the School Games organisation; Sport England; the County Sports Partnership Network; Sports Coach UK; UK Active Kids; and the John Muir Trust have all used information from Clavering about the impact of our PESSPA Programme on whole school improvement.
Clavering was one of the founding members of the ‘Well Schools’ movement, powered by the YST and the BUPA Foundation: a growing organisation of like-minded organisations that believe that wellbeing should be at the heart of education.

At Clavering Primary School, the Clavering PESSPA Programme is part of a wider and established culture that promotes individual academic and sporting excellence. We take the Clavering PESSPA Programme very seriously, investing in it and seeing it as central to our school culture and ethos. A key reason why we invest in and value PE, school sport and physical activity is the wider benefits we believe PESSPA brings in developing the ‘whole person’ and developing a ‘culture of success’.

The drive to excel in PE, sport and outdoor adventure, as well as leading healthy, active lifestyles – encouraged throughout the school – helps to shape each pupil’s character, binds the school together as a whole, and reinforces the drive to compete and excel academically. As the mantra goes: schools that win on the field win in the exam hall. We have had researchers come to Clavering to investigate reasons for certain potentially vulnerable groups’ excellent academic performance and it has been encouraging to see that local and national research teams have recognised the contribution of the Clavering PESSPA Programme to our academic success and, even more importantly, our pupils’ emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Experience has shown that the values our pupils develop in the different aspects of our PESSPA Programme carry across into their academic work – commitment on the playing field is carried across into the classroom and beyond. These values include the Clavering Sports Values – determination, honesty, passion, respect, self-belief and teamwork – which are at the heart of the Clavering PESSPA Programme. Our programme instils these values, along with the qualities of hard work, commitment, self-discipline and resilience. The aim is for these personal qualities to be applied in all aspects of school life, including in pupils’ academic studies, whilst having positive effects on behaviour and attendance.

At Clavering, staff members, governors, families and pupils understand that the Clavering PESSPA Programme isn’t an optional extra; it is a key component in building pupils’ self-esteem, confidence, the school ethos and academic excellence.