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PE and Sport Premium: What schools need to know

The first tranche payment of this academic year’s PE and sport premium for primary schools is due to land with schools this month. Following the release of the updated School Sport and Active Action Plan in July of this year, Emma Mackenzie-Hogg of the Youth Sport Trust takes a closer look at what primary schools will need to do differently in terms of how they plan, allocate, and report on the investment.

DfE school sport plan: Two hours of PE a week and award for equal access

Two further years of PE and sports premium funding also confirmed, along with £57m to open up school facilities in the evenings

Review of rugby in schools calls for evidence from teachers

Rugby in Schools review, led by United Learning chief Sir Jon Coles, comes amid heightened awareness of head injuries

Let all girls play football at school, say Lionesses after Euros victory

England women’s squad writes to Tory leadership hopefuls asking them to ‘invest’ in girls’ football

£25m for instruments as music hubs and PE premium extended

Schools asked to “offer at least one hour of music curriculum a week”,
with a ‘music development plan’ and music lead

Ofsted’s guide to ‘raising the quality’ of PE

An ambitious PE curriculum ‘levels the playing field’ for all pupils

50 schools sought for £980k girls sport scheme

DfE says ‘Your Time’ programme will offer opportunities for girls to access competitive sport

Private schools extend Olympic medal lead but Eton stumbles

Twenty prime ministers may have once graced Eton’s playing fields, but – for the first time in nearly three decades – they did not produce a single medal winner for Team GB at an Olympic Games. England’s most famous private school is likely to be quietly mourning the lack of Old Etonians on the podium […]