PE Schemes of Work, Entry Forms and Sport Premium Funding — Leeds North West Teacher Resources for 2025/26
The teacher-facing resources hub. Everything PE leads need to plan the year — schemes of work, rule books, calendars, entry forms — plus a working guide to what PE & Sport Premium funding can and can't pay for.
The Leeds North West PE Schemes of Work — KS1 and KS2 Coverage
The partnership's PE schemes of work are published as a planning resource for member schools. They're not statutory and they're not a curriculum — they're a structured set of lesson plans that map the National Curriculum PE requirements onto the equipment, time and space that a typical Leeds primary actually has.
Coverage at a glance:
| Phase | Strands | Units per year | Lesson plans included |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS1 (Y1–2) | Fundamental movement, dance, gymnastics, games (small-sided) | 6 units / year | 36 lesson plans, 30-min format |
| Lower KS2 (Y3–4) | Athletics, gymnastics, dance, invasion games, net/wall, striking/fielding, OAA | 8 units / year | 48 lesson plans, 45-min format |
| Upper KS2 (Y5–6) | Athletics, gym, dance, invasion games, net/wall, striking/fielding, swimming, OAA | 8 units / year | 48 lesson plans, 45-min format |
Each lesson plan includes a learning objective, equipment list, warm-up structure, three differentiated activity blocks, a plenary, and an assessment-for-learning prompt. Member schools can download via the partnership's resource portal.
Where to Find Entry Forms, Calendars and Rule Books
Resources live in three places. Bookmark the calendar page — it's the single most-used resource each term.
Competition calendars
Primary & secondary calendar for inter-school fixtures. Inclusion calendar for adapted events. Updated each September.
Entry forms
Per-event entry forms linked from each calendar entry. Typically open 6 weeks before the event, close 3 weeks before. Confirmation pack sent the week before.
Rule books
Per-sport local rule books published with each entry confirmation pack. Cover age-group adaptations to the NGB rules — match length, equipment, inclusion-category rules. Reissued annually each September.
Schemes of work
Partnership resource portal — KS1, lower-KS2 and upper-KS2 packs. Member schools have login access via the PE lead.
PE & Sport Premium Funding — What It Can and Can't Be Spent On
The PE and Sport Premium is a ring-fenced government grant paid to primary schools each year. For 2025/26 the funding remains at £16,000 base per school + £10 per pupil (Y1–Y6) — the formula schools have been working with since the post-2022 doubling.
It must be used to make additional and sustainable improvements to PE and sport. The official five key indicators are: engagement of all pupils, the profile of PE/sport, increased confidence/knowledge of staff, broader experience of sport for pupils, and increased participation in competitive sport.
| Eligible spend | Ineligible spend |
|---|---|
| Hiring qualified sports coaches to work with teachers (CPD focus) | Hiring coaches to replace teachers in curriculum PE (this is core funding's job) |
| Providing CPD courses for staff | Funding salaries that should sit in core budget |
| Buying small equipment (balls, kit, agility gear) | Capital builds — new sports halls, fixed pitches, permanent flooring |
| Subsidising membership of the Leeds North West SSP | Paying for events that don't link to the five key indicators |
| Transport to inter-school fixtures and festivals | School trips not connected to PE or sport |
| After-school and lunchtime sports leader programmes | Capital purchases for community use rather than pupil use |
Five High-Impact Ways Leeds Schools Use the Sport Premium
Across the partnership's 60+ member schools, the same five spend categories deliver the most reported impact year-on-year. Rough share-of-spend numbers from our 2024/25 sample.
SSP membership + competition entry (~25%)
Covers partnership membership, entry costs for inter-school fixtures, transport to festivals. Highest-volume engagement per pound spent.
Staff CPD (~20%)
External CPD providers or partnership-run twilights. Most reported uplift in PE teaching confidence comes from sustained CPD rather than one-off.
Sports leaders + lunchtime programmes (~18%)
Training KS2 sports leaders + buying equipment trolleys + lunchtime staffing. Cheap per active minute; high reach across less-active pupils.
Small equipment refresh (~15%)
Balls, mats, agility ladders, throwing implements. Schools who do an annual audit and refresh top items deliver more lesson MVPA than schools who refresh ad-hoc.
Specialist coach CPD (rather than replacement) (~12%)
Coach works alongside the teacher, not instead — teacher learns the unit and runs it independently next year. The sustainability test.
The remaining ~10% typically covers swimming top-ups, OAA day trips, and small bespoke spends (e.g. accessibility equipment for a specific pupil cohort).
The Reporting Template — What You Need to Publish on Your Website
Every school receiving the Sport Premium must publish an annual statement on its website by 31 July each year. The Department for Education publishes a template; the partnership's recommended version adds a few clarity-helping fields.
The published statement must cover:
- Funding received this academic year and any carry-over from last year
- Total spent against each of the five key indicators
- Impact reported — preferably with pupil numbers, not just narrative
- How spend is sustainable (the most-missed field)
- Swimming attainment data for Y6 leavers — % able to swim 25m, % able to use a range of strokes, % able to perform safe self-rescue
Audits and the 2025 Government Conditions
The DfE confirmed in early 2025 that conditions of grant remain unchanged for 2025/26 — but compliance audits are continuing. The audit checks two things: (a) that the money has been spent on eligible categories, and (b) that the published statement matches the actual spend.
Two practical takeaways:
- Keep evidence. Invoices, CPD certificates, sports-leader training rosters — the audit asks for documentation, not just totals.
- The website statement is the source of truth. If your statement says you spent £4,000 on CPD, your invoices need to add up to £4,000 on CPD. Mismatches are the most common audit flag.
The partnership runs an optional pre-audit review each May for member schools — we read your draft statement and flag any mismatches before publication.
FAQs for Head Teachers and PE Leads
Can the Sport Premium be used to pay our SSP membership?
What if our school has more carry-over than the rules now allow?
Are non-PE staff CPD courses eligible?
Can we use the funding to pay for the swimming top-up?
Where does the schemes of work resource sit relative to PE curriculum providers like Get Set 4 PE or PE Hub?
