Up until very recently, each school received a grant for the development and improvement of PE in schools. Schools were required to produce  a plan that details what this will be spent on. The trustees of the MAT oversaw this plan and reviewed the spend regularly.

Purpose of funding

Schools  had to spend the sport funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but they  had the freedom to choose how they do this.

Possible uses for the funding included:

• hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work alongside primary teachers when teaching PE
• paying for professional development opportunities in PE/sport
• providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE/sport
• running sport competitions, or increasing participation in the school games
• buying quality assured professional development modules or materials for PE/sport
• providing places for pupils on after school sport clubs and holiday clubs.