Primary PE & Sport Premium Funding 2021-22

We are delighted to inform you that at 10:30 this morning, 17th June 2021, the Department for Education announced the Primary PE & Sport Premium funding will continue in the 2021/22 academic year.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said

“I am pleased to announce that we will continue to fund the PE and Sport Premium next year, so primary schools can continue to prioritise children’s physical wellbeing alongside education recovery. Children’s physical health has never been more important, and I am proud that this investment will build on our actions across government to support this activity – including through our School Sport and Activity Action Plan, and our £10.1 million investment helping school sport facilities and swimming pools.”

The funding for the next academic year can be used by schools alongside any money left over from the Primary PE and Sport Premium grant this year or last. These underspends can be used by schools until 31 July 2022, and will help them to prioritise physical activities, sport and physical education with mental health and wellbeing support, or education catch up and tutoring.

We trust this is a much welcomed and timely announcement and that you now find yourselves in a position to return your Plymouth SSP subscription forms for the forthcoming academic year.  Please note that the deadline for return is next Friday 25th June to ensure we have time to secure staffing from secondary schools.

We cannot wait to see what the next year holds for physical education, school sport and physical activity in schools and thank you all for your continued support!

www.youthsporttrust.org/news-insight/news/primary-pe-sport-premium-confirmed-2021 

www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/primary-pe-and-sport-premium-to-continue-at-320-million-for-2021-22/