PE and sport are crucial

The Cam Academy Trust is very clear that physical education, sport and physical activity are a central part of the proper education of all young people.

We are very keen that this is true in all schools in the Trust, regardless of context and age range

This strongly fits within the Trust’s ‘Broad Education’ principle Excellent education must be broad in its nature, strongly including areas beyond standard academic courses and programmes PE and Sport is clearly an important element of that

One example of taking this seriously across the Trust is the Schools Sports Partnership that we run to serve schools in the South Cambridgeshire area

This is overseen by our Partnership Manager and School Games Organiser, Claire McDonnell, who has written about that work below Another means of supporting quality Sport and Physical Education is through our work with and Trust-level membership of the Youth Sport Trust

Through this, we have access to provision that can develop and enhance the offer in all our schools, for example through visits from Athlete Mentors to our schools and high-quality professional development to all staff teaching PE and Sport

This is overseen by Hannah Curtis, the Trust’s Director of Sport and PE, who has an important role in supporting quality PE and sport in our schools

We were pleased with the recent confirmation of Government targeted funding for PE and Sport for the next two years for primary schools as well as for the network of School Games organisers

We shall certainly be looking to continue to use this funding effectively to ensure full access to a range of sports for all our pupils and high-quality physical education in the curriculum of all our schools

Stephen Munday, CEO