The PE Curriculum

Take a look at our PE Curriculum Overview document to see what the pupils at Malin Bridge Primary School will be learning about in PE this year. PE and sport premium funding supports our PE provision; please see below for more details. Additional documents relating to PE and school sport can also be found at the bottom of the page.

What is PE and Sport Premium Funding?

The sport premium funding is an initiative facilitated by the current government to enhance the provision of PE and school sport in primary schools. The funding, a direct response to London 2012, has been available to primary schools since 2013-2014. Each year, primary schools receive a lump sum depending on the number of pupils on roll and then a further £10.00 per pupil on roll.

Initially, the funding that Malin Bridge Primary received allowed the school to continue developing its provision. The school will continue to develop its PE curriculum, providing a rich, varied and balanced provision with resources enhanced, providing quality staff CPD and high quality teaching and learning for all children. It will also provide further exciting opportunities for all children to be challenged and allow them to compete in school and out of school.

The Association for Physical Education (afPE) website provides advice on how the primary PE & sport premium should be used.

What did Malin Bridge Primary receive and how did we spend the funding in 2023/24?

For the academic year 2023/24, we received £20,450 of sports premium funding. The funding enabled us to increase our PE resources and training:

• Continue to develop our school swimming curriculum and invite specific year 6s back to join the year 3s in training to reach the required swimming standards.
• Attendance at all available competitions 
• Develop staff continuing professional development (CPD) to elevate confidence in delivering effective PE lessons
• The school’s own curriculum for cycling and swimming ensures that pupils develop important life skills and know how to keep themselves safe.

The successful use of sports premium funding was noted in our most recent Ofsted inspection:

"“Pupils in physical education (PE) lessons learn fundamental physical skills. These are carefully sequenced from the youngest pupils in the two-year-old provision to the oldest pupils in key stage 2. Pupils master these skills, applying them to more-complex sports and team games as they progress. Pupils speak knowledgeably about their learning in subjects such as art. They talk about the wider cultural and social messages that art can communicate. They produce work to a very high standard and are proud of their final pieces.”

"Staff development is prioritized by the school. “

(Inspection report: Malin Bridge Primary School, 26 March and 27 March 2024.

 

What will Malin Bridge use the funding for this year?

We will direct our sports premium funding for this year towards self-sustaining, quality PE provision.

The funds will be spent on resources, staff CPD, transport, participation in competitions through an additional leadership role being identified, health and wellbeing interventions, and continuing to build the success of Malin Bridge Swim School through further training and resources.

Sports Day at EIS Sheffield

Recently, we have taken the children to the EIS (English Institute of Sport) for their annual sports days. They take part in various athletic disciplines using the venue’s excellent track and field facilities. Parents are invited to watch the competition and cheer on the children from the stands - it has been a huge success.

 

 

Malin Bridge Swim School 

In 2018, we began running our own swimming provision, Malin Bridge Swim School and have been recognised by Sheffield Schools Active Awards for ‘Innovation in Swimming’. We currently take Year 3 children swimming, thereby achieving national curriculum requirements ahead of the Year 6 requirement.

Further Information

For more information on our PE and sports provision please see the following documents:

PE & Sport Premium Report 23-24