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We are delighted to announce that we, South Witham Academy, have achieved the School Games Platinum Mark Award for the 2022/23 academic year. This is the highest award on offer!
The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.
With every single child at South Witham Academy competing in local inter-school competitions this year, we are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, including those young volunteers, leaders and officials who made our competitions possible.
As part of our application, we were asked to fulfil criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded this year.
We are proud to demonstrate a whole school commitment to Health and Fitness and had previously been awarded the 'Gold' School Games Mark for 5 consecutive years. All members of our school community, pupils, staff, Governors and parents are invited to share in this through different allegiances, but thereby as a collective, ensuring all pupils have opportunity to keep healthy and pursue fitness. The Government has provided the Sports Premium Funding to assist in this development. At South Witham Academy we will provide information on how this funding has been used within our school over the course of an academic year
Our Funding :
- Total number of pupils on role Years 1-6: 87
- Amount of Sports Premium Funding: £16,000 plus £10 per pupil.
Our Principles:
- We ensure that all pupils receive at least 2 hours of quality Physical Education teaching and learning each week.
- We ensure provision is made for pupils to access sports coaching beyond the school day over the course of the academic year.
- We actively encourage participation by pupils in a competitive sporting environment.
- We hold Healthy School status and abide these principles.
- We are committed to supporting all pupils and families in pursuit of living and maintaining a healthy life style.
Our Focus:
- To use the Sports Premium Funding to improve the quality and breadth of Physical Education and sport provision.
Our Provision:
- To purchase an outstanding programme of Physical Education development through using a combination of both Lincolnshire and Rutland School Games Provisions. We also use 'Finding Fitness' to further enhance provision. This means we have access to: sports coaching and leadership programmes for pupils; professional development for staff; the inclusion of new or additional sports clubs; providing places on after school sports and holiday clubs; increasing participation in festivals and sporting competitions; sports development programmes for sporting Gifted and Talented pupils.
- To improve the quality of teaching and learning through the purchase of professional development training for staff.
- To purchase documentation that supports safe practise in Physical Education across the whole school.
Visit the Government Website for PE & Sport Premium
Vision and Aims for PE and School Sport
Please click on attachment below to read our Vision and Aims for PE and School Sport.