What has/is being done

Impact/Outcome

Improving teaching and learning

Provide curriculum PE support with a programme of observation, modelled lessons and team teaching to individual teachers and the PE subject leader

Inset/CPD opportunities for staff

Lesson planning and curriculum map support that all staff can access and utilise

Improved quality of provision and greater confidence for staff being supported by upskilling them and then they are able to share planning and good practice with colleagues

PE CPD support has been provided by the partnership manager, community coaches and additional support as a result of funding for Badminton England, Sussex County Cricket Coaches and community support from qualified staff within the DSP team

Improved achievement levels and expectations for pupils in terms of outcomes and expectations as a result of curriculum support, resources and inset

Support members of staff with issues such as class management/health and safety concerns in PE

Gifted and talent identification (signpost to local clubs within the community and the wider area e.g. Badminton England, South Coast Elite Basketball including children who have been invited to attend county training sessions identified on the talent ID pathway, a partnership cross country team with over 100 runners from the five schools entering the city-wide event that saw the partnership win two trophies from four events – a great success!

Regular dialogue/meetings/point of contact with the subject leader to provide up to date support and guidance on Physical Education including matters relating to local and national programmes

Subject leaders attend regular meetings and are updated on National Initiatives and PE developments including OFSTED

Staff have the opportunity to attend cluster insets and then utilise the new skills with their classes and colleagues, insets offered have been in gymnastics, warm up games, delivering high quality PE sessions and School Games applications.

School to Community

Developing the health and wellbeing of young people

Provide opportunities to increase participation

Competitions Programme

Leadership programmes

A programme of new and enhanced out of school hours opportunities have been offered including both competitive and non-competitive activities utilising the excellent facilities within the partnership

Commonwealth games friendship community torch run – all schools from the partnership were involved in the run that started at Woodingdean and finished at Saltdean visiting all schools.  There were torch runners from each school involved as well members of staff and parents/carers of sports captains and over 2000 children/adults took part in the laps at the different schools when the torches arrived.  Sports captains undertook a six-week training programme to prepare for the event

All children in year 5 (over 200) will have the opportunity to take part in leadership sessions during curriculum time which culminates with them running a PE sessions/multi skills events for KS1 and leadership activities for other children (over 400 children from keystage one to take part in these leadership sessions).   

Introduction of the ’Daily Mile’ as a pilot project that can then be rolled out to schools, providing feedback and evidence from the staff and pupils involved to monitor the impact on wellbeing, fitness levels, behaviour support and enhance classroom learning across all curriculum areas identifying WWW and EBI for future groups

The Deans Community Champions Cup is contested throughout the year in football, netball, hockey, athletics, cross country, tag rugby, cricket, volleyball and tennis.  Trophies and medals are presented to the winners and runners up from each individual competition.  Each school is awarded points for each individual competition and at the end of the year a cup is awarded to the Champions and Runners up based on the results of all of the twelve competitions, congratulations to Our Lady of Lourdes as the Champions for this academic year.  Many highlights including over 300 children running in the mini mile event and over 70 children from year 6 taking part in the Beach Sports Competition day at Yellowave

Some competition winners have the opportunity to represent the cluster at the School Games City Final event which can lead onto the National School Games

Gifted and talented runners based on the mini mile event were identified from each primary school and they came together to form a ‘Deans Partnership Team’ at the City cross country event picking up numerous medals and team prizes

New opportunities being offered linked to Badminton England, Rottingdean Cricket Club with support from Sussex County Cricket Club, South Coast Elite Basketball development and Virgin Active tennis

Community Rugby Festival that will take place at Longhill with over 100 children from keystage 2 in conjunction with the Sussex Rugby Development Programme

Over 300 children taking part in the initiatives linked to Badminton, Cricket, Tennis and Basketball

Change4life multi skill clubs are offered for year’s reception, 1, 2 and 3 during the course of the year.

Over 300 children took part in the various clubs from the different primary schools

Community Clubs run in various activities for the cluster of schools for dance, cricket, basketball, gymnastics, athletics, football and tennis

Low cost holiday programmes delivered at central sites, these were delivered in multisport, dance and football

Provide opportunities to increase participation with local providers e.g. Longhill Leisure Centre by way of supporting the academy after school club programme

Year 6 children have the opportunity to become ‘sports captains’ and lead various activities and represent the school in different ways.  This programme is linked to literacy in terms of the application form and persuasive writing.  Those chosen then help in a number of ways such as assisting with the multi skills clubs for younger children and reporting on events for the school noticeboards/website

Longhill High School young leaders supporting events children during the year and providing over 50 hours of additional community PE support through the programme

Enrichment opportunities

Raise the profile of PE and School Sport

Community events/special events

Regular celebration of events in assemblies with certificate presentations and sharing of results from competitions

Clarendon dance show – over 190 children from the partnership took part with an audience of over 500 in attendance. 

Community Cricket day held at Rottingdean Cricket Club for children and parents/carers to participate in cricket coaching through the summer

Visit to Twickenham to see Rugby which is attended by over 50 children, parents/carers and staff

Visit to Eastbourne to see the international tennis championships was attended by over 120 children and staff

Reporting and communication

Provide ongoing information for each school through the lead member of staff for PE

To keep schools fully informed of latest curriculum initiatives/OFSTED requirements and support

Regular meetings for lead members of staff from each school

Disseminate minutes from meetings to key personnel/stakeholders

Provide immediate support as and when needed for OFSTED inspections, schools that have been inspected received feedback from OFSTED indicating a positive response towards the way the partnership works and supports schools and that the funding is being used effectively

Meetings are also offered to the PE link governors from each school to discuss the partnership programme

Partnership sustainability

Create a partnership identity and gain support from local companies

Sponsorship has been received from a number of local companies for initiatives such as multi skills club, sports captains’ t-shirts

Maslen Estate Agents supported the torch run with funding for medals and providing support vehicle for the runners

Additional information

Each school contributes £10350 from the Sports premium funding allocation, this money pays for the staffing and associated running costs of the Deans Sports Partnership

The additional funding remaining for each school is spent within the Sports Premium funding guidelines in a number of different ways as outlined below