Sports Information
In 2013, the Government announced funding for Primary school PE. Each school receives a set amount depending on the number of pupils on roll.
St Mary's has invested this funding in a number of different objectives this term which include:-
Specialist sports provision and coaching for both teachers and pupils through Premier Sport.org.
Lunchtime and after school training clubs for both KS1 and KS2 children.
Booster swimming lessons.
Department for Education
All young people should have the opportunity to live healthy and active lives. A positive experience of sport and physical activity at a young age can build a lifetime habit of participation, and is central to meeting the government’s ambitions for a world-class education system.
Physical activity has numerous benefits for children and young people’s physical health, as well as their mental well being (increasing self-esteem and emotional well being and lowering anxiety and depression), and children who are physically active are happier, more resilient and more trusting of their peers. Ensuring that pupils have access to sufficient daily activity can also have wider benefits for pupils and schools, improving behaviour as well as enhancing academic achievement.