Ministers are preparing to plough up to £150million into primary schools to help them improve sports reports The Daily Mail today.
Downing Street is expected to make an announcement in the next few days on a new scheme to give schools thousands of pounds which must be spent on sport.
The money will help ensure that children will continue to have access to specialist sports teaching at least once a week, with a focus on competitive sports.
National sports’ governing bodies will be encouraged to provide expertise and coaches to work alongside teachers.
It follows widespread criticism of the government for making cuts in schools sports.
In 2010, Education Secretary Michael Gove provoked an outcry by abolishing £162million of ring-fenced funding for the national School Sport Partnerships.
The BBC said the Football Association, England and Wales Cricket Board, Lawn Tennis Association and other organisations, including Olympic bodies funded by the taxpayer, will be briefed on the plans tomorrow.The new funding is being drawn from across government departments, including education health and sport. It comes after widespread calls for more investment in school sport to help build on the legacy potential of the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics.
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