PE and Sport Premium for Primary Schools Review of the first year’s use of funding. Background The Government allocated funding to schools with the aim of ‘Getting more people playing sport’. Tracey Marshall was employed from September 2013 for two years shared by a partnership of schools to up skill school staff and raise the profile of PE and Sport. The schools in the partnership are: Rokeby Park Primary, Sidmouth Primary, Newland St John CE Primary, and St. Nicholas Primary. She works at Rokeby every Tuesday. Teaching Tracey has supported the following classes and staff: Year 6 – Miss East Year 5- Mrs. Roantree Year 4- Mrs. Wilkinson Year 1/2 – Miss McHugh. She has been observed teaching by the teachers, she has team taught with them and she has observed the teacher’s teaching. Her record of support is complete and she has reported that the teaching in Y4 + Y5 is outstanding. This year she has taught Gym Multi skills Dance Basketball Rounders Athletics Tracey has raised the profile of PE by putting up sports displays and information around the school. She has also audited and organised resources. Tracey has ensured that all staff are working towards the National Curriculum targets and the pupils know what they have to do to succeed. The Director of Education commented on his recent visit that Rokeby Park was the first school he had visited that had PE levels on display. Next Year she will support and train: YR – Mrs. Wyatt Y2 – Mrs. Harrison (PE leader) Y3 – Miss Hall Y6 – Miss Stainton (Schools Direct Student) In this way she will have up skilled the majority of our staff. Accountability Tracey has been observed by two governors, Mr Gordon and Mr. Shepherd. Mr. Gordon teaches PE at Sirius Academy and Mr. Shepherd is a qualified football referee. She reported that they found her lesson to be outstanding. Sports clubs and competitions Tracey has run a Football Club which was very well attended. The school entered a Hull Schools competition and we are proud to say we came second place. She ran a Rounders club and the school came 3rd in a Hull competition in a recent event at St. Mary’s. She took the pupils to an athletics competition called Quad Kids. The school came 5th although individual pupils came first in different events. The school also took part in Commonwealth Games athletics at Costello Stadium and went to the KC Stadium to watch the Squash and participate in training sessions with professional coaches.