England Women's star Fara Williams saysThe FA’s specialist Tesco Skills programme can play a big part in a new multi-million pound primary school sport initiative.

The Government has announced an £150m-a-year investment that will go towards helping the youngest pupils who dream of following in the footsteps of England Euro hopefuls like Williams.

The Liverpool Ladies star is hoping to go to this summer’s UEFA Women’s European Championship finals with England and is also a dedicated FA Tesco Skills coach.

Under the new plans unveiled on Saturday, head teachers will be able to access Tesco Skills coaches and resources to deliver school sport.

The programme, which works with boys and girls aged five to 11, demonstrates how sport can develop high quality coaching, physical education engagement, teacher training, resources and development to meet this demand.

Williams, who this week helped England win the Cyprus Cup tournament, said: “Good quality sport in schools at the earliest ages is so important. The boys and girls I coach love their sessions because they are fun, inventive and always of a high quality.

“All FA Skills Coaches have to reach incredibly high coaching and educational standards to deliver our courses. It is what makes the programme stand out, and it is why teachers learn so much from delivering alongside it.

“Not many boys or girls who go through the programme will become an England player like me, but they will develop their physical literacy, learn basic football skills and enjoy themselves enough to hopefully gain a sporting interest and habit for life."

Increasing the number of primary teachers with a sporting interest, and training and up-skilling those to deliver quality physical education is an essential part of the Government’s wider proposals.

The FA, aligned to its Skills Programme, has already produced afPE (Association for Physical Education) accredited teacher resource materials which are available to all current and aspiring teachers.

The FA is also developing a new four-year Coaching Strategy which will include an offer of a free ‘Football in the Curriculum’ course for each teacher training at university from the 2013/14 season, with the aspiration of extending this offer to every trainee teacher by the end of the strategy.

Furthermore, afPE have accredited The FA’s Tesco Skills Programme, demonstrating their confidence in the quality of the content, delivery of the programme, support for teacher’s professional development and teacher resources.

Leading professional clubs in both the Premier League and Football League run a range of community programmes, many of which involve school coaching. The policy will allow those clubs to tailor their engagement with local primary schools to meet the requirements of individual schools.