David Cameron speeds up cash for school sport...

In light of the Government's announcement of a ring-fenced funding pot worth £150 million to be ploughed into school sport, David Cameron has held a special No 10 summit and told Children and Education Minister Edward Timpson to take personal responsibility for ensuring money goes quickly to the right places.

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And off the back of a fantastic 2012 of sporting endeavour, the government has stepped up to ensure that the legacy of 2012 is realised and as a nation we can deliver on expectations.

So, what is this ring-fenced funding?

The new fund is worth £150 million per annum for the next two years. Funded by the Department for Education (£80 million), the Department of Health (£60 million) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (£10 million), it will see funds go directly into the hands of primary school head teachers for them to spend on sport. In a move that shows the government’s commitment to school sport the Sport Premium will be ring fenced and can only be spent on sport provision in schools. No other funding for schools is ring-fenced.

Funding for schools will be calculated by reference to the number of primary-aged pupils (ie children between the ages of 5 and 11). All schools with 17 or more primary-aged pupils will receive a lump sum of £8,000 plus a premium of £5 per pupil. Smaller schools will receive the sum of £500 per pupil. Thus, a school with 16 eligible pupils would receive £8,000; a school with 12 such pupils would receive £6,000 and a school with 5 such pupils - the smallest that we know of - would receive £2,500.

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