Sports Funding

Spending, Impact and Success

Since September 2013, government Education, Sports and Health departments have issued LaceyField with a substantial yearly amount of money, ring-fenced to be spent by the school on ‘improving the quality of sport and PE’. With careful planning and consideration, the school is delighted with the outcome and provision it has been able to provide to all pupils this academic year and we will build upon these foundations for the next academic year too. We are incredibly proud of all the achievements that LaceyField has gained this year- from football to dancing and, through to the development of Paralympic sports, our children have had extensive opportunities to develop their skills.

Click the links below for a full report of our spending:

Previous academic years:

In summary, the money awarded has:

Funded high quality coaching for our pupils whilst delivering CPD opportunities to allow our staff to upgrade their skills
Provided numerous after-school clubs and extra-curricular clubs
Allowed target pupils to access Change4Life activities and provide them with the tools and knowledge to lead a healthy and active lifestyle
Worked collaboratively with local schools and the Wolds School Sports Partnership to allow our pupils to remain active and achieve success in the many disciplines offered
Allowed the PE lead an opportunity for release time to deliver and monitor the curriculum and provision effectively
Allowed the PE lead to monitor the progress and activity of all pupils, ensuring that 100% of the children access an experience additional to the PE curriculum
Upgraded YST membership to supply additional resources for tracking progress and providing support
Provided transport to numerous competitions and events around the county and country
Developed Paralympic sports sessions within all years
Provided pupils and their families with an opportunity to fully participate in Sports Week through a Sports Day, Football Fun, Orienteering, Charity run along with KS1/2 liaison
Supplied additional equipment to be able to deliver high quality PE lessons- pupils have increased participation in all sessions
Continued pupil rewards for sporting effort
Developed the skills of upper school pupils to help them deliver activities for peers and younger pupils, and assist the sports co-ordinator in sport-related roles
Provided top-up swimming to 30 Y5/6 pupils to achieve their 25m distance

Awards & recognition

We have again attained School Games award gold as testament to the commitments to health, sport and fitness at Lacey Gardens. Data collected shows a significant increase in the number of our pupils having been engaged in extra-curricular sporting. PE and Sports funding is allowing a much higher percentage of pupils to access extra- curricular activities, Level 2 events and to achieve their potential.

In addition to the gold School Games Mark, we proudly hold the YST silver award. LGJS has an active Twitter account allowing us to keep parents and the community updated on our progresses and success. This links to the school website. We have developed a strong link with British Cycling, who will provide further delivery and support.