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More Money for Sports in Prestwich Primary Schools

by prestwichfocus on 23 April, 2013

Your local Lib Dem team have welcomed the announcement by Government that an extra £150 million a year is to be invested in primary school sport as part of the legacy from the UK hosting of the Olympic and Paralympic Games last year.

The money means an extr £567,935 for school sports in Bury from September. Every state primary school in Bury will receive funding for sports in 2013/14 and 2014/15, roughly – £9,250 per primary school. The funding is the equivalent of around two days a week of a primary teacher’s time to provide more sport for their pupils.

In Prestwich the provisional figures are;

Butterstile Primary School £9,430
Heaton Park Primary School £9,460
Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School £9,615
Park View Primary School £9,720
Sedgley Park Community Primary School £8,995
St Hilda’s Church of England Primary School £8,385
St Margaret’s Church of England Primary School £9,065
St Mary’s Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich £8,885

The figures are provisional, based on this year’s school census, so although schools will receive approximately these amounts, the final allocations will depend on the exact number of children on the school roll next year and the year after.

The Government says the new scheme will involve:-
– Lump sums for schools – a typical primary school with 250 primary-aged pupils would receive £9,250 per year, the equivalent of around two days a week of a primary teacher or a coach’s time
– A greater role for sporting and voluntary organisations, including sport’s National Governing Bodies (NGBs), who will increase the specialist coaching and skills development on offer for primary schools
– Tougher assessment of sport provision by inspectorate Ofsted to ensure the funding is bringing the maximum benefit for all pupils, with schools held to account for how they spend the money
– Sport England investing £1.5m a year of lottery funding through the County Sport partnerships to help schools link up with local sports coaches, clubs and sports governing bodies
– More primary teachers with a particular specialism in PE via a new teacher training scheme.

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