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 |
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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 |
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Lealands High School |
Heathwood Lower School |
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Shefford Lower School |
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Hockliffe Lower School |
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Silsoe Lower School |
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Linslade School |
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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) |
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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) |
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Send school's bank details on school letterhead |
Ensure new provision runs in line with GDPR laws |
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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. |
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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. |
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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)