Opening School Facilities Fund Phase 2

"What a terrific response from schools across Bedfordshire to the Opening Schools Facility Fund application window. Demand for funding support outstripped supply and the quality of the applications made it a very competitive process. As a team we were delighted with how many schools demonstrated their passion and determination to work to support young people who face multiple barriers to participation and we hope we can continue to work with all schools to reduce the inequalities many face."

Clare Fitzboydon, Director of team BEDS&LUTON

In February 2021 Sport England announced that £10.1 million of Department for Education funding (DfE) will be invested into the Active Partnership network to:

support schools to open their facilities outside of the normal school day
to increase the breadth and volume of sports and activities available

Particular focus will be on those schools with a high percentage of pupils eligible for FSM, Pupil Premium and SEND; also schools within areas of deprivation where physical activity levels are typically low.

For more information or support, contact annelise@teambedsandluton.co.uk

* Please note that this round of funding of applications is now closed.

Take a few minutes and watch our video to understand the Impact of the Opening School Facilities Funded Projects across our Active Partnership communities.

Opening School Facilities, Phase 2 Project Summary (PDF, 24 Mb)
A summary of the team BEDS&LUTON's Opening School Facilities, Phase 2 funding programme
Opening School Facilities Information (MS Word, 344 Kb)

Congratulations to these 33 schools across Luton, Central Bedfordshire and Bedford who have been successful in securing a portion of Sport England's Opening School Facilities funding.

Luton	Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Cardinal Newman Catholic School	Hadrian Academy	Hazeldene School
Stockwood Park Academy	Stanbridge Lower School	Grange Academy
Icknield High School	Sandy Secondary	Sharnbrook Academy
Chalk Hills Academy	Vandyke Upper School	Lincroft Academy
Farley Junior Academy	Maulden Lower School	Great Ouse Primary Academy
Stopsley High School	Gilbert Inglefield Academy	Livingstone Primary School
River Bank Primary School	Cedars Upper School	Kempston Challenger Academy
Beech Hill Community Primary	Parkfields Middle School	St John's Special School and College
Challney High School for Girls	Stratton Upper School
Lealands High School	Heathwood Lower School
	Shefford Lower School
	Hockliffe Lower School
	Silsoe Lower School
	Linslade School
	Beaudesert Lower School

Checklist for Successful Schools

To ensure your pupils and communities can access these fantastic opportunities at your schools as soon as possible, we have created a checklist of tasks and a collection of supporting documents to help you through the process.

To do	status	To do	status
Read, sign and return Service Level agreement		Risk assess new activities/provision considering COVID (see documents below)
Complete and return New Supplier form with school's details		Read and adhere to Health and Safety guidance for new provision considering COVID (see documents below)
Send school's bank details on school letterhead		Ensure new provision runs in line with GDPR laws
Purchase Order number received from Active Luton		Collect data as outlined in the appendix of the SLA (see data collection document below) Deadline Monday 19th September 2021.
Send invoice for full amount of school's award		Collect evidence from participants/parents/carers/leaders/teachers ie photographic/video/quotes. Deadline Monday 19th September 2021.
Purchase equipment/organise delivery to begin provision in line with SLA		Complete and submit a case study. Deadline Friday 29th October 2021.

Sport England required data

Project Data Collection. Deadline Monday 19th September 2021. (MS Word, 29 Kb)
The collection of this data is mandatory and in the appendix of your SLA

Supporting documents

tBL Risk Assessment Template (MS Word, 31 Kb)
To be amended according to provision
AfPE Risk Assessment Template (MS Word, 251 Kb)
To be amended. NB this RA is for PESSPA activities and this will need to be seriously considered when completing for OSHL activities
Case Study Template (MS Word, 24 Kb)
A case study of your project must be submitted by Friday 29th October 2021.

Guidance supported by the Active Partnership network for opening up your schools to pupils and the community safely (PDF, 503 Kb)
A comprehensive list of documents that will support the safe reopening of your school (MS Excel, 24 Kb)
A detailed list of policies and documents to support your reopening (MS Excel, 22 Kb)

Opening School Facilities Funding Project Evaluation