Sports Premium

Sports premium money is provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport. The funding is ring-fenced to improve the provision of PE and sport in schools. 

Approved uses for the funding include: 

• hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work with primary teachers when teaching PE 
• supporting and engaging the least active children through new or additional Change4Life clubs 
• paying for professional development opportunities for teachers in PE and sport 
• providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE and sport 
• running sports competitions, or increasing pupils’ participation in the School Games 
• buying quality assured professional development modules or materials for PE and sport 
• providing places for pupils on after-school sports clubs and holiday clubs 
• pooling the additional funding with that of other local schools. 

Total funding grant available to schools in the Phoenix Federation for 2021-2022 was £17,739 at Grinling Gibbons. 

Our 2021-22 Sports Premium Strategy can be found here: