CYP Now - Government urged to clarify future of PE and sport funding for primary schools

The government is being urged to provide clarity to primary schools over whether £320m of funding for PE and sport will be made available for the next academic year.

Sport will be vital in helping children recover from lockdown, the Youth Sports Trust said. Picture: Youth Sports Trust

In an open letter to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, the Youth Sports Trust said uncertainty over the provision of the primary PE and sport premium was “actively undermining” the ability of primary schools to plan their provision from September.

We have today written an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education to ask for urgent clarity on the continuation of the primary PE & Sport Premium. https://t.co/xgYPKxFpaJ pic.twitter.com/wC2rRCvAJR

The charity said sport and physical education would have a vital role to play in helping young people recover from the consequences of several months of lockdown imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic once they start their return to school.

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