Sports Premium

At Ebbsfleet Green, we strive to ensure that all children receive an outstanding Physical Education programme, providing the foundations for lifelong participation in physical activity. Our high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all children to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It provides opportunities for children to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness; opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.

What is the Sports Premium?

The Government is providing funding directly to primary school headteachers to spend on improving the quality of sport and P.E. for all their children, the funding is ring-fenced and can only be spent on sport and P.E. provision in schools.

Purpose of funding:

Schools will have to spend the sport funding on improving their provision of P.E. and sport, but they will have the freedom to choose how they do this.

Possible uses of the funding:

hiring specialist P.E. teachers or qualified sports coaches to work alongside primary teachers when teaching P.E.;
new or additional sport clubs;
paying for professional development opportunities in P.E.;
providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in P.E.;
running sport competitions, or increasing participation in the school games;
buying quality assured professional development modules or materials for P.E.;
providing places for children on after school sport clubs and holiday clubs.

How we will be spending the funding at Ebbsfleet Green:

All funding will be used to ensure that:

children benefit regardless of sporting ability;
children are given the opportunity to compete in local and regional tournaments;
staff have access to resources and training opportunities, plus continued professional development to improve the quality of teaching and learning in physical education;
we explore ways to ensure that swimming is developed so that children are water safe as a minimum standard;
children are exposed to a range of traditional and non-traditional sports and health enhancing activities through the curriculum, clubs and school visits.

Allocated funding

For the 2024 - 2025 academic year, Ebbsfleet Green is receiving: £18,800

Area of spend	Cost	Impact	Targeted Area
Risk assessment and maintenance check of sports equipment	£500	Equipment is safe to use and teachers are reassured children can explore safely and confidently.	Whole School
Continue to invest in and develop the range and quality of sports equipment within the school for P.E. sessions	£7000	Children will partake in a wide range of sports with equipment which they would not access elsewhere. This will also encourage risk taking within a safe environment and support confidence growth.	Whole School
Sports at playtime – Develop opportunities for sports and play equipment for children to use and take part in during play times and lunchtimes through Playtime Buddies and related training	£5000	Sports and physical activity will be offered outside of designated PE sessions meaning children’s confidence will grow using the skills they have learnt in lessons. There will be an increased amount of physical activity during the school day.	Whole School
Children in different year groups take turns (at least once a year for each class) to create a healthy meal/snack as part of their kids cafe	£1300	Opportunities for team work, problem solving and risk taking within class groups. Will enable children to plan and carry out an enterprise project.	Whole School
Age-appropriate bikes, scooters, helmets and other continuous provision physical development equipment - replacement and additional to current equipment	£5000	Bikes and scooters as well as appropriate safety equipment to be purchased for all children to have a chance at using the bike track in the EYFS playground or bikes for bike - ability.	Whole School

For the 2024 - 2025 academic year statement, see Statutory Information.

Swimming and water safety

At Ebbsfleet Green, swimming instruction is provided in Key Stage 2 and children are taught to:

swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres;
use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke];
perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

July 2025

What percentage of our current Year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres? 96%

What percentage of our current Year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]? 96%

What percentage of our current Year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations? 93%