Sports Premium
The primary PE & Sport Premium was introduced in March 2013 to improve the provision of Physical Education and school sport in primary schools across England. The £150 million per year funding is provided jointly by the Department of Education, Health, and Culture, Media & Sport (DFE, DH, DCMS). The funding is allocated directly to primary schools and is ringfenced. This means it may only be spent on improving the provision of PE & sport in schools. In February 2014 the government committed to continue the funding until 2020. In the 2016 Budget, Chancellor George Osborne announced that the revenue from the soft drinks industry levy would be used to double the Primary PE & Sport Premium from £160 million per year to £320 million per year from September 2017, to help schools to support healthier, more active lifestyles. This additional funding will enable primary schools to make further improvements to the quality and breadth of PE & sport they offer.