At Torah Temimah, we recognise the contribution of PE and sport to the health and well-being of children. We believe that an innovative, varied PE curriculum and extra-curricular opportunities have a positive influence on the concentration, attitude and academic achievement of all our children.
Torah Temimah provides opportunities for children to learn and engage in a range of team, individual, competitive and non-competitive sports within the framework of the National Curriculum.
All children have at least one formal PE lesson each week. In addition, children in Year 4 have swimming lessons once a week in the summer term at the local Willesden sports centre.
We work in collaboration with Maccabi GB to ensure that every child in Key Stages 1 and 2 is taught PE by a specialist Schools PE Instructor. Our swimming lessons are taught in ability groups by specialist school swimming Instructors.
Weekly lunchtime sports clubs for pupils in Years 1-6, led by a specialist Sports Instructor from Maccabi GB. These clubs help pupils to develop enjoyment of sport and exercise.
We engage in competitive sports against other schools whenever possible. These events include both cricket matches and football tournaments organised by Maccabi GB.
In early 2021, we installed a new active play area on previously under-used ground adjacent to the main school playground. This has led to an observable significant increase in the number of children engaging in a range of strenuous physical activity at break times, as well as adding opportunities to develop balance, coordination, stamina, strength and encouraging risk-taking in a safe environment.
Primary School Sports Funding
Our Primary School Sports Funding (‘Sports Premium’) enables us to continue and extend our provision through employing specialist sports and swimming professional Instructors and supporting our staff to deliver in-house quality PE sessions, including for Early Years. It also allows us to extend opportunities for physical activity and exercise for pupils by enhancing facilities in school.
Click here for the Department of Education link to the Primary School’s Sports Funding page.
Purpose of the funding
Schools have to spend the sport funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but they have the freedom to choose how they do this. We are allocated £17,560 for the academic year 22/23.
We have allocated this funding to:
- Employment of specialist qualified PE and sports Instructors via Maccabi GB: £2,50
- Additional lunchtime club led by professional PE/sports Instructor: £750
- Staff Inset & CPD in teaching and promoting PE, sport, health and fitness: £500
- Additional staffing to assist in PE lessons to ensure greater levels of participation: £1250
- Summer term Sports Day for all children from Reception to Year 6 with additional specialist staff support from Maccabi GB: £600
- Additional staffing, playground equipment and resources to promote greater levels of physical activity in a greater range of activities at break times: £1600
- Maintenance and addition of high quality PE equipment: £750
- Sustaining provision of off-site swimming: £1,500
- Physical activities for Year 6 (post-SATs cycling proficiency, canoeing, subsidised residential 3-day walking tour and associated activities): £1500
- Storage for additional PE equipment: £175
NB: above figures are rounded approximations. Our spending plans for 2021-22 are very similar to the above, but in addition include additional professional coaching, heavily subsidised after-school clubs, further CPD for all staff on PE and active play, developing inter-school competitive sport, and further investment in improved on-site facilities including for Early Years.
The outcomes and impact of the Sports Premium include:
- Rising levels of attainment in PE in all classes, with a greater range of sports and skills taught by specialist Instructors.
- Sustained provision of weekly swimming lessons at local sports centre, with specialist swimming Instructors.
- Sustained good levels of attainment & progress in swimming.
- Near-100% participation in weekly PE lessons and Sports Day.
- Near-100% participation in additional KS2 tennis lessons in the summer term.
- Increased numbers of children participating in sport, PE and a varied range of lunchtime physical activity, games and clubs.
- Positive pupil feedback in School Council (pupil) meetings and in monitoring & evaluation meetings between pupils and senior staff.
- Improved access to high quality PE and sports equipment.
- Greater staff confidence in teaching and assessing PE.
- Improving playground facilities to encourage greater participation in a range of vigorous outdoor play activity.
- Improving access and frequency of use of outdoor facilities in the neighbouring Gladstone Park.
- Increasing opportunities for competitive sport within school and against other schools.
Swimming outcomes: 2021 and 2022
Owing to the closure of swimming pools due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we were unable to assess the swimming outcomes for Year 6 pupils in 2020.
In summer 2022, the number of pupils in Year 6 who are able to achieve the national curriculum requirements for swimming are:
| Year 6 2021-22 | |
| Met all 3 requirements | 77% |
| Met 2 out of 3 requirements | 12% |
| Met 1 out of 3 requirements | 8% |
| Met 0 out of 3 requirements | 4% |
(percentages may not total 100% due to rounding)
In 2019, the numbers who met the national curriculum requirements for swimming were:
| Year 6 2018-19 | |
| Met all 3 requirements | 73% |
| Met 2 out of 3 requirements | 12% |
| Met 1 out of 3 requirements | 4% |
| Met 0 out of 3 requirements | 12% |
(percentages may not total 100% due to rounding)
The national curriculum requirements for swimming are:
- able to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
- use a range of strokes effectively
- perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
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