Dan Roan of the BBC first announced last night that a big announcement on schools sports is expected and the Telegraph has followed up with additional details suggesting primary schools are to receive more than £100 million of funding for intensive sports teaching. This is from the Telegraph…
The funding deal, to be unveiled in the coming days by David Cameron, will effectively guarantee that children will continue to have access to specialist sports teaching at least once a week. Competitive sports will form the centrepiece of the lessons.
Every primary school is to be given a sports grant that is based on its number of pupils.
No 10 sources said it will then be up to head teachers to decide how they spend the money, such as by hiring specialist coaches from sport governing bodies or bringing in local sports clubs.
The funding is being provided from across government with the education, health and sport departments all contributing. It is seen as a key part of the London 2012 Olympic legacy and Lord Coe, who was chairman of the Games’ organising committee, is understood to have been involved closely in drawing up the plans.
The peer has previously spoken of his frustration at failing to secure funding for school sports.
The governing bodies for the different Olympic sports, which receive generous taxpayer subsidies, are expected to be involved in the scheme. They will be briefed on the plans before the end of the week. A well-placed source said: “This is a good package, with extra money, which should help ensure the lasting legacy from the London Games. It is the last piece of the legacy jigsaw.”
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