Use your PE & sport premium to bring your playground to life 

What is the PE & sport premium?

The UK government provides £320m of funding to schools across the country so that they can develop the quality of PE and sport offered to their pupils, and to ensure that any improvements made will also benefit pupils joining the school in future years.

Most schools will receive at least £16,000 per academic year and are able to utilise this to make the most of their outdoor space. It’s recommended that children and young people have access to a minimum of an hour of physical activity each day, with a suggested 30 minutes of this being during the school day. Whether it’s during PE lessons, after school sport clubs, or during break times and lunch times – using playground markings is a great way to do it!

Why should we spend our PE & sport premium on playground markings?

Improving children’s health and fitness is our mission and we have a huge range of playground markings to help achieve this and to minimise childhood obesity. From sports courts, running tracks and games, to active trails, mile a day laps and circuits – all our markings have been designed to encourage physical play, activity and education.

What’s more, our playground markings are made from high quality, durable preformed thermoplastic, guaranteed to last at least 4 years but often many more – meaning the markings will be around for future generations to come.

Unspent funding due to COVID-19

As a result of COVID-19, the UK government has agreed that any PE & sport premium funding that has not been spent during the 2019-2020 academic year, can be carried over into the 2020-2021 academic year. Any underspends carried forward now must be used in full by the end of the 2020-2021 academic year.

Contact us today to discuss how you could get the most out of your funding with a completely customised playground plan tailored to your school’s needs.

More information on PE & sport premium can be found in the government’s guidance.