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Why growing government influence?

‘Feel good’ factor. Social control. Create healthy workforce. Why growing government influence?. Sport is big-business. Generate patriotism/ loyalty. Attract international competition. Reflected glory. Sport England. Main objective –develop English sport by influencing

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Why growing government influence?

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  1. ‘Feel good’ factor Social control Create healthy workforce Why growing government influence? Sport is big-business Generate patriotism/ loyalty Attract international competition Reflected glory

  2. Sport England • Main objective –develop English sport by influencing • Answerable to Government through Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Mission - to make England an and sporting nation sports providers active successful

  3. Strategic lead for English sport Make investments through partners Role of Sport England Influence the decision-makers and public opinion on sport Provide advice and support to partners and customers

  4. Stay – retain participants though effective network of clubs and facilities Start – increase participation – especially priority groups Objectives of Sport England Maximise efficiency – operate and maintain resources Succeed – achieve success at every level

  5. Sport England Policies • Step into Sport ( ) – encourages young people to become • (SAZ) – improve levels of participation in • Sporting Champions – using World Champions as in schools to SIS volunteers Sport Action Zones deprived areas role models motivate

  6. Sport England - summary • Government agency for increasing • Main policy – National Framework for Sport • Works to improve • Works with and to ensure a structure for development of talent • Allocates involvement in sport participation YST UK Sport funding

  7. Question (i)Name three policies that Sport England have developed to encourage increased participation in sport. (3 marks) (ii) Why has the government in the United Kingdom become increasingly involved in developing specific policies to encourage participation in sport? (4 marks)

  8. Answer (i) Active Programme/Active schools/Active communities/Active sports/World class; National Junior Sport Programme (Tops programme – Top Tots/Top Play/Top Sport/Top Skill); Sports Colleges/School Sport Co-ordinators; Activemark/Sportsmark/clubmark; Coaching for Teachers; Sport Action Zones; Sports Development Officers; Development fund (to target specific groups); Plan/develop sport facilities according to need of a local area. 3 marks

  9. Answer (ii) Sport seen as important part of society/people expect it/popular political vote; Improves health/fitness of the population/concerns over obesity better than cure/prevents strain on NHS Contributes to education policies; Helps prevent crime/social control; Creates employment/gives people life skills; Part of system of governments joined up policies; Wanting more control of sport/how money is spent/revenue from sport; Increase medal winners/national pride/feel good factor/standard of elite; Social-cultural policies/integration of society/equal opportunities/ regeneration

  10. National Lottery • Set up in 1995 to for good causes • is a named good cause • Sport England named as • Two major themes • Provide for all to take part in sport • To help raise money Sport distributor of funds equality of opportunity the talented become stars

  11. Current Government policies • Sports Colleges • School Sport Co-ordinators • Physical Education and School Sport Club Links strategy (SSCo) (PESSCLs)

  12. Developing school-club links • Aim – PE/school sport improves: minimum of 2 hours high quality PE and school sport Attendance/commitment/concentration Fitness/health Potential for success at international level

  13. Sports colleges • Part of specialists school programme • by end of 2007 • Deliver Government’s • Provide facilities/expertise for 400 ‘Plan for Sport’ for pupils and community

  14. Sports Colleges Inputs and outputs of specialist sports colleges Increased funding UKSI network centres Govt grant and lottery funding Community clubs Community schools Additional staffing Feeder primary schools Enhanced facilities

  15. School sport co-ordinators 3200 • by 2007 • Work with groups of at Sports College • to improve P.E. and school sport primary schools • Partnership Development Manager (PDM) Primary Link Teacher (PLT)

  16. School Sport Partnerships - aims strategic plan • Develop • Develop • Develop opportunities for • Increase participation in • Provide opportunities in • Raise of pupils links between schools – especially at KS 2 and 3 extra-curricular sport community sport leadership, officiating and coaching for all standards

  17. School Sport Partnership PDM PLT PLT SSCo SSCo SSCo SSCo PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT

  18. The P.E. and School Sport Club Links Strategy (PESSCLS) • Part of • Aim is for high quality • Minimum high quality sport and P.E. each week – moving towards school sport co-ordinators partnership P.E. and sport 2 hours 4 hours

  19. Active Sports Sport England Co-ordinated by • Active schools – • Active communities – • Active sports – • World Class England – foundation remove barriers to participation link participation to excellence four funding programmes

  20. Active Sports programme • Funded mainly through • Regionalised via • Linked into other programmes – Lottery Local Authorities National Junior Sports Programme, Sportsmark, Coaching for teachers

  21. The active sports programme Excelling Participating Active Communities Active sports World Class Active Schools

  22. Sports Leaders UK motivation • Provides and to become involved with local community sport • Part of - • Sports Leaders Awards – opportunity Step into Sport Initiative £7 million Junior 14-16, Community 16+, Higher and Basic Expedition

  23. Sports Leaders UK – core values • Developing – organisational, motivational and communication skills • Developing – reach potential • Provide stepping stone to • Encouraging • Reducing • Supporting more active, healthier leadership skills for life employment volunteering youth crime communities

  24. TOP Programme and Youth Sports Trust • Mission – support education and development of children through PE and school sport • Promote best quality • TOP programmes provide teaching, coaching and facilities • Resource cards, Child-friendly equipment, Quality training for teachers and deliverers, Tackles social exclusion, Supporting gifted and talented individuals

  25. NGBs and WSPs Whole Sport Plan • for every NGB • Lets Sport England measure success of • Value for money - stay, start, succeed funding

  26. Sport England • Aim – Increase and sustain participation levels • Through formal sports and informal activities • Based only on • Through a community sport provision ‘delivery system’ Regionalised

  27. Youth Sports Trust School age • children • Programme and • E.g equipment provision TOP programme Teacher training

  28. Question Government policy has become increasingly focussed on improving the link between school physical education departments and sports clubs within the community. Why is the government adopting this approach? Identify recent initiatives that have been developed to achieve this objective. (3 marks)

  29. Answer Increase level of sport / performance / spot talent early on/participation pyramid Increase medal haul Get more involved in sport/positive attitudes fostered by sport/use of leisure time Increase in co-ordinated government policies Health and fitness of population Sports colleges/School Sport Coordinators/Physical Education School Sports Club Links Strategy (PESSCLS)/Active Mark/ SportsmarkActive programme/TOP’s programme

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