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<p>Participation in sport by children in schools is a key part of the sporting legacy
from the 2012 Games. Since the 2013/14 academic year, a ring-fenced primary school
sports fund of over £150m per year has been in place. This fund, the PE and School
Sport Premium, is paid direct to every primary school headteacher in England and is
ring-fenced. Government has committed to funding the PE and Primary School Sport premium
throughout this Parliament. Two independent reports, by Ofsted and research company
NatCen, have found that the premium is being used effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Another
element of the sporting legacy from London 2012 is the School Games. The School Games
were established in 2011 and consist of competition over four levels (intra-school,
inter-school, county and national finals) for schoolchildren aged 5 to under-19. They
were designed to build on the 2012 Games and enable every child to participate in
competitive sport, including disabled children. 19,000 schools have signed up to the
School Games and over 7,000,000 young people have taken part in the Games since their
inception. School Games alumni are making their presence felt in elite sporting competition:
150 competitors in last year's Glasgow Commonwealth Games had previously competed
at the School Games.</p><p> </p><p>Other elements of the sporting legacy include:</p><p>
</p><p>· 1.4 million more people playing sport once a week than when we won the bid
in 2005</p><p>· more than £1bn over 5 years invested in youth and community sport</p><p>·
a 13% increase in funding for elite sport for the four years leading to Rio 2016 (a
7% increase for Olympic athletes and a 45% increase for Paralympians)</p><p>· more
than 12,000 visits to schools and communities by 1,477 GB Olympic and Paralymipc athletes
since London 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The sporting legacy benefits from London 2012 are
being felt across England.</p>
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