Primary Education: Sports

(asked on 14th December 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to confirm details of future funding allocations for the primary physical education and sport premium funding.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 21st December 2021

Physical education remains a foundation subject which is compulsory at all four key stages of the national curriculum. As such, physical education is funded from the core schools’ budget.

The department is considering arrangements for the primary PE and sport premium for the 2022-23 academic year and beyond. We are aware of the importance of providing schools with sufficient notice of future funding and will confirm the position as early as possible in the new year.

The department is also working to deliver on the nearly £30 million announced in October towards improving and opening up school sport facilities in England, as well as to improve the teaching of PE at primary school. We will continue to work closely with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver on the aims of the school sport and activity action plan which we will be updating next year.

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