Lower Wortley Primary School

PE, Sport and Physical Activity

PE, sport and physical activity play a very important part in the life of Lower Wortley Primary School and at least two sessions per week are dedicated to PE in the curriculum with many other lessons incorporating physical activity. We believe that physical education, sport and an awareness of healthy lifestyles contribute to the holistic development of young people and through participation in sport and physical education, young people learn more about key values such as teamwork, fair play and respect for themselves and others. We have targeted physical activity at break times as a priority and the impact of this is evident when observing playtime activities.

PE and sport are extremely important to us at Lower Wortley Primary School. Our PE ethos is built around everyone participating. Below is a set of words, which can be seen throughout school, which were chosen by Year Six children to highlight how we can be successful at sport. With events such as Spirit Alive and Sports Day, as well as a host of extra curricular clubs, everyone at Lower Wortley is given the chance to participate in friendly, competitive sport and physical activity.

Practise

Achieve

Respect

Teamwork

Improve

Compete

Interact

Perform

Active

Try

Enjoy

As well as encouraging everyone to participate in sport, we also provide many extra curricular opportunities for children to participate in sports and sporting events. Our tagline of 'Enthusiam Breeds Excellence' is intended to inspire our teams to be as good and competitive as they can be whilst still participating with high levels of sportsmanship.

Over recent years we have competed in a range of events both locally and further a fiield including local athletics competitions, West Yorkshire finals for netball,  Cross Country competitions,  city wide football competitions,  tag rugby competitions and Under 11s West Leeds football. 

We were also recognised locally for our sportsmanship when we won the Leeds and Hunslet schools rugby sportsmanship award - something we are extremely proud of.

PE and Sport Premium Funding

Please read the document in the link below which summarises spending and impact of the sport premium.

Sports Premium Report - 2022/23 

Sports Premium Report - 2023/24

PE and the Sports Premium

PE, sport and physical activity play a very important part in the life of Lower Wortley Primary School and at least two sessions per week are dedicated to PE in the curriculum with many other lessons incorporating physical activity. We believe that physical education, sport and an awareness of healthy lifestyles contribute to the holistic development of young people and through participation in sport and physical education, young people learn more about key values such as teamwork, fair play and respect for themselves and others. We have targeted physical activity at break times as a priority to raise participation.

There is significant evidence to show the positive effects of sport and exercise on children’s physical health, growth and development. Furthermore, sport also provides a healthy environment for young people to learn how to deal with competition and how to cope with both winning and losing.

In April 2013, the Government announced new funding (Sport Premium) for physical education (PE), sport and physical activity to improve the quality and breadth of PE and sport provisional School, for three years. Since the funding began we have used the Sport Premium to improve the quality of PE and Sport provision in the following ways:

• providing cover staff to release teachers for professional development in PE and sport
• procuring quality-assured professional training for staff to raise their confidence and competence in teaching PE, sport and physical activity
• employing a regular dance coach to work within school and help develop the confidence of staff to teach in this area
• purchasing extra resources to complement the approved scheme of work which improved the range and progressions of skills taught within PE lessons throughout school
• increasing pupils’ participation in school games competitions and providing cover staff to release teachers to attend school games
• raising the profile of girls sport
• buying into the West Leeds Sports Partnership (previously Active Schools) to develop city wide initiatives in Leeds
• becoming a partner school for the Leeds Rhinos and working with the Leeds Rugby Foundation
• using the funding to support regular sport tournaments, festivals and competitions for pupils of all ages
• establishing, sustainable partnerships with local community sports clubs
• subsidising transport and buying new school team kits to ensure all children are able to access sporting activities
• purchasing new equipment to ensure every child in each class has access to the necessary equipment during PE lessons, including those with SEND
• purchasing PE specific iPads to enable the recording of evidence during PE lessons
• purchasing a computer for the hall to utilise during PE lessons
• purchasing playground equipment such as a climbing wall, age approriate gym equipment, balls, skipping ropes and hoops
• purchasing equipment for the Foundation Stage to use to improve children's physical activity and support essential, early physical development
• purchasing an outdoor music system for use at playtimes
• sending foundation stage staff on training about movement play and then resourcing this area within school 
• accessing a cluster offer through Leeds Rhinos Foundation offering staff support and CPD in schools as well as organised competitions
• improving the KS2 playground and providing more opportunities for physical activity at break times
• raising the profile of physical activity in other lessons in the classroom
• purchasing large scale resources for children who like to engage in imaginative play to challenge physical skills during creative play and providing training for staff on how to encourage effective use of these resources

Since the funding was introduced the following impacts have been identified:

• A wider range of extra curricular opportunities are being offered to children including some from third parties 
• Intra-school sports competitions are now being organised for children throughout school
• Children are playing a leading role in improving physical activity for their peers
• Far more children are participating in clubs, physical activity and competitions -  74% of children from Years 1 - 6 in 2022-23
• The profile of PE and sport has been raised and will continue to be with the implementation of a new PE and Sport displays
• More children are taking an active role in PE lessons - the real PE scheme allows every child to experience success including those with SEND
• Fundamental skills are being taught lower down the school and the benefits of this are evident as children progress
• Staff have developed confidence to teach more creative PE lessons and be more ambitious in their delivery
• The range of both structured and unstructured activities taking place at playtimes and lunchtimes is excellent and has shown a huge increase in the participation of children in physical activity
• Movement play in early years in providing children with more opportunities to develop their core physical skills
• More girls and younger children are accessing extra-curricular clubs 
• Staff are making a determined effort to include more physical activity in their every day teaching and lessons.