Opening Schools Facilities Fund - Copeland

School

OSF Funding used for:

The Whitehaven Academy

The academy have purchased equipment to support their sports clubs such as trampolining and badminton. By upgrading their futsal capability they will be opening up to community users at weekends from next term. Encouraging their pupils to enjoy outdoor activities with basketball hoops and orienteering and fell running kit.  OSF has also funding catch up swimming to ensure pupils have this essential life skill.

West Lakes Academy

OSF is supporting the school to maximise the use of its indoor climbing wall for both the school pupils and local community. This will include climbing qualifications, vital safety equipment and enabling more members of the public to use their facility. 

Mayfield School 

The funding secured the purchase of secure storage and a range of adaptive bikes for pupils with severe learning difficulties.  It will allow the delivery of after-school and holiday sessions.

St Benedict’s Catholic High School 

The investment has been utilised to buy equipment to develop after school sessions in football and orienteering as well as purchasing an electronic basketball scoreboard.  In year 2, the funding has been used to provide specific equipment for an after school athletics club to allow delivery of a more expansive offer in hurdles and high jump.  Looking ahead funding will support after school cricket and gymnastic sessions.

Valley Primary

Funding secured to purchase Activall portable boards for use by the children in their school and their families and also community groups.  These boards encourage people of all ages and capabilities to keep active. The project was extended with the funding of some Loose Parts play equipment to further support the objective whilst allowing more participants to be involved at the same time.