PE, School Sport and Club Links strategy
The government invested £978m between 2003/04 and 2007/08 to delivery the PE, School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) strategy.
The government target was to increase the take up of sporting opportunities by 5 to 16 year olds so that 85% of children by 2008 experience a minimum of two hours high quality PE and school sport within and beyond the curriculum each week. In fact the target was surpassed and 86% of children not take part in at least two hour of high quality sport a week, according to the School Sport Survey, published by the Department of Children, Schools and Families.
The national strategy is being delivered through nine interlinked workstrands. The first two:
Sports Colleges
School Sport Partnerships
A national PE and school sports infrastructure has been established, creating a network of 400 colleges and partnerships (families of schools which work together)
The remaining seven workstrands:
are the tools the schools and partnerships draw on to enable children to take up their 2 hour entitlement and move towards the 2010 ambition.
More information about the PE, School Sport and Club Links strategy can be found at http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/subjects/pe/
Sport England plays a strategic role in supporting the Governments PESSCL strategy and in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust is responsible for managing the Club Links and Step into Sport programmes.
Step Into Sport and Club Links together are the key strands of PESSCL that aim to provide the all-important links from high quality School Sport to high quality Community Sport and to ensure that all young people have the best possible experience – whether as a participant or as a volunteer.
Step into Sport
Step into Sport is one of the eight strands of the joint DCMS /DFES National School Sport Strategy. It is managed by Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust with Sports Leaders UK providing a high quality sports leadership tutor training service. School sport partnerships work with 49 county sport partnerships and 23 National Governing Bodies of sport, to target 14-19 year olds by providing opportunities for young people get involved in leadership and volunteering in sport.
The community volunteering aspect of Step into Sport enables16-19 year olds to take part in a range of activities that sports clubs and other organisations put on. Through Step into Sport, young people can play a variety of volunteering roles including managing events and facilities, media duties and running the club, as well as the assistant coach or referee roles. The aim is to support young volunteers to develop key life skills, and gain new skills, knowledge, self-confidence and qualifications through the opportunities presented by Step into Sport.
Awards for Young Sports Leaders and Volunteers 2008-09
23 National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) are supported by Sport England, to develop and implement volunteer support strategies, and establish a network of volunteer co-ordinators for their respective sports to receive, develop, and deploy young volunteers. In addition to the generic leadership training courses developed and administered by Sports Leaders UK, several NGBs have developed sport specific courses aimed at training and developing the next generation of sports volunteers.
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Creating High Quality Placements for Young Volunteers
A new Step into Sport publication has been developed (September 06) to provide guidance to sports clubs and other organisations, on providing community volunteering opportunities for young people. Information is provided on the benefits of being involved, recruiting young volunteers, and different ways of volunteering. The document provides a variety of detailed case studies from which sports clubs and other organisations can draw upon. The publication may also be helpful to County Sports Partnerships, School Sports Partnerships and Sports Development officers.
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Club Links
The main aim of the Club Links programme is to create and develop links between schools and sports clubs to increase the number of children participating in sports clubs.
The target is to increase the percentage of 5 to 16 year olds who are members of or participate in national governing body accredited sports clubs from 14% in 2002 to 25% by 2008.
There is already a lot of good practice in clubs and many volunteers already offer young people excellent opportunities to make progress in the wider sporting environment. The PESSCL survey 2004/05 showed that an average of 22% of pupils in School Sport Partnerships participated in at least one sports club with links to the school, already surpassing the 2006 target of 20% of children.
22 National Governing Bodies receive funding to work with and support their accredited clubs to make sustainable and effective links with schools by working in partnership with County Sport Partnerships and School Sport Partnerships.
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Canoeing
Cricket
Cycling
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Hockey
Judo
Netball
Orienteering
Rowing
Rugby Football League
Rugby Football Union
Sailing
Squash
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Multi Skill Clubs
In addition, 800 multi skill clubs are being delivered through the network of School Sport partnerships for young children aged between 7 and 11 years,These clubs will provide additional opportunities for children to develop fundamental movement and fundamental sport skills and act as a stepping stone into club sport.
For more information on Multi skill clubs click here
http://www.youthsporttrust.org/linkAttachments/scuk-multi-skils-faqs.pdf
Dance Links
Dance Links is a dance specific project within Club Links. Its aim is to help improve links between School Sport Partnerships (SSPs) and dance providers.. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Sports and Arts Division has developed the plan, working with Arts Council of England (ACE) and Youth Dance England (YDE),
Dance Links aim over a two year period is to significantly increase the number of young people participating in Dance beyond school, and to enhance the choice and quality of their experience in order to increase the likelihood of their maintaining life-long participation in dance. The project aims to increase the number of schools linking with outside of school providers from 32% to 40% from 2006-2008.The Fitness Industry Association is delivering the Adopt a School programme with their member health clubs/leisure centres to build links with local primary schools to create a pathway for 10/11 year olds between their school and local leisure centre.
The Fitness Industry Association
The Fitness Industry Association is delivering the Adopt a School programme with their member health clubs/leisure centres to build links with local primary schools to create a pathway for 10/11 year olds between their school and local leisure centre.
For more information on Adopt a School click here www.adoptaschool.org.uk
‘School club links’ guide
In April a school-club link PESSCL publication was launched to support School Sport Partnerships, schools and sports clubs develop effective and sustainable links. Information is provided on how to lay down the foundations of an effective link and how this will impact on young people. The document provides a variety of detailed case studies from which schools and clubs can draw upon, supported by advice about to check if a club or school is high quality and key factors that should be considered when making a sustainable link.
Further information is available from http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/subjects/pe/
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