The Government provides additional funding to improve provision of Physical Education (P.E.) and Sport in primary schools. This funding is to be spent on provision of P.E. and sport in schools, but schools have been given the freedom to choose how they do this. 

The purpose of the PE and sport premium grant is for schools to make additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport, for the benefit of all primary-aged pupils to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.

This means schools must use the PE and sport premium to:

• build capacity and capability within the school and ensure that improvements to the quality of PE, sport and physical activity provision made now are sustainable and will benefit pupils joining the school in future years; and
• develop or add to the PE, sport and physical activity that the school provides

School leaders, Staff and Governors are committed to use Government funding to raise the standard of skills and achievement in P.E. and recognise that the values taught in P.E. can applied across the curriculum.

At Smeeth Community Primary School, all children receive two hourly curriculum sessions per week, dedicated to physical activity through both Games and PE lessons.  We believe that PE and Games contribute to the development of young people. As well as improving fitness and health by participating in sport, children learn key values of teamwork, perseverance, respect for others and fair play.  This can be done through the participation of lessons, after school activities and competitions, both in and out of school. We also use the funding to provide a variety of free clubs and 'taster days' so that all children are provided with the opportunity to try new activities which they may not otherwise have had the chance to do.

We also aim to use the investment to find sustainable solutions. We believe in investing first and foremost in existing teaching staff and ensuring that staff are developed professionally.  This means a significant investment in supporting teachers in their own CPD so that the quality of teaching and learning will be sustained.