Sports Premium Funding
At Lakeside, we believe that physical education, sport and physical activity play an important part in helping our children to lead happy, healthy and active lives.
The PE and Sport Premium is additional government funding provided to primary schools to help improve the quality and sustainability of their PE, sport and physical activity provision.
How we use the funding
We use our PE and Sport Premium carefully to create opportunities for all pupils to be active, develop their skills and experience the enjoyment and benefits of sport.
Our funding may be used to:
- Improve the quality of PE teaching and develop staff confidence and expertise.
- Provide a broad and varied range of sports and physical activities for pupils to experience.
- Increase opportunities for children to take part in competitive sport, festivals and events.
- Encourage pupils to be physically active throughout the school day, not just during PE lessons.
- Provide equipment and resources that enhance PE, sport and active play.
- Develop opportunities for clubs and extracurricular activities.
- Support pupils who may be less active or who face barriers to participating in sport.
- Promote important qualities such as teamwork, resilience, confidence, determination and respect.
- Establish improvements that can be sustained beyond the period of funding.
Our approach
At Lakeside, our aim is not simply to increase the amount of sport children take part in. We want to develop positive attitudes towards physical activity that children can carry with them throughout their lives.
We regularly consider the impact of our Sport Premium spending, including how it improves participation, develops staff expertise, broadens opportunities for pupils and contributes to sustainable improvements in our PE and sport provision.
Details of our Sport Premium allocation, planned expenditure and the impact of the funding can be found in our annual PE and Sport Premium report, available below.
Our commitment
We want every child at Lakeside to have the opportunity to be active, participate, develop new skills and experience success. Through high-quality PE, inclusive sporting opportunities and an active school culture, we aim to help every pupil develop the confidence and enthusiasm to enjoy physical activity now and in the future.