School – Club links, Sports Colleges, SSCo’s & PESSCL

1. School – Club links, Sports Colleges, SSCo’s & PESSCL AS-Level PE Theory AQA

2. What other factors influence a student’s experience? • Aside from the NCPE, there are many organisations and initiatives which aim to improve the experiences of young people in sport. • Organisations include Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust. • Initiatives currently in action are the PESSCL Strategy and the School Sports Co-ordinator Programme.

3. School –Club Links, what did you find out? DEVELOPING SCHOOL CLUB LINKS • SOCIAL INCLUSION – Heart of gov plans to target groups (results of unemployment, poor skills, low incomes, poor housing, crime, bad health and family breakdown) • Write down key term P174 • “Game plan” strategy to deliver gov sport and Phys Act objectives

4. “GAME PLAN” • 2 main objectives • Increase participation = health benefits = reduce costs of inactivity • Improve national success in competition for “feel good factor” of public • 4 areas to address to achieve this:

5. “GAME PLAN” • Grass-roots participation: focus on disadvantaged groups; women, young, old. Barriers of groups need to be addressed; time, info, motivation, facilities, coaches, etc. • High Performance Sport: prioritise funding for sport at highest level with better elite development • Mega sporting events: cautious approach to hosting – clear assessment of benefits to cost • Delivery: reform and deciding what works before funding increases. Public, private and voluntary to work closer together.

6. The PESSCL Strategy (Phys Ed & School Sport Club Links) • Launched April, 2003. • £459m is being injected into the strategy. • Aimed at promoting the delivery of high quality PE & school sport. • Overall objective is ‘to increase the percentage of 5-16 year olds who spend a minimum of 2 hours a week on high quality PE & school sport’ (DCMS, 2004)

7. How is the PESSCL Strategy being delivered? • Through 8 different strands: • Professional Development • QCA & School Sport Investigation • Gifted & Talented • Step into Sport • Swimming • Club Links • Sports Colleges • School Sport Partnerships

8. Professional Development £18m programme, enabling schools to draw from a range of free resources such as videos, workshops, mentoring and training programmes QCA & School Sport Investigation QCA is working with schools to identify & promote best practice. An increase in results, attendance & progress in PE has been noted Gifted & Talented Aimed at recognising & developing young people with sporting talent. Junior Athlete Education (JAE) programme set up to support young athletes. Sports Colleges involved in staging Academies to improve fundamental skills of talented 9-12 year olds Step into Sport Aimed at getting young people involved in leadership & volunteering roles in sport. The programme liaises with LEA’s, NGB’s and sports partnerships

9. Swimming Aimed at promoting and improving the delivery of swimming in schools. The scheme provides to LEA’s on how to deliver swimming lessons effectively and how to get more children involved Club Links By 2006, the government hopes to have 20% of 5-16 year olds involved in club sport on a regular basis. Links between schools & clubs are being fostered in order to promote this scheme Sports Colleges Schools which will receive increased funding for improving facilities & provision of high quality sports to children. These schools will act as symbols of sporting excellence, as well as act as much needed community facilities School Sport Partnerships Families of schools which will receive extra funding to improve and increase sports opportunities for all

10. Sports Colleges • Write down key terms – P175+176 • This programme was set up in 1997 by the Youth Sports Trust and aims to encourage schools to specialise in high-quality P.E. and school sport. • Schools apply for the status of sports college, and if successful, receive government funding to improve sports facilities and staffing. • Local – Queens, Cavendish Schools

11. What do sports colleges offer that ‘normal’ schools don’t? Improved links with local feeder schools Excellent facilities Improved links to community sports facilities & clubs High-class coaching Increased time for sports - both on the timetable & after school Raise standards of sport through high-quality teaching & learning Links with sport organisations who support the development of talented young players An increased range of sports on offer

12. What do School Sports Co-ordinators (SSCo’s) do? (STU WILLIAMS) • These individuals are often based at sports colleges. • It is their job to co-ordinate sporting activities both inside and outside of school hours across a ‘family’ of schools. • Usually old PE teachers taken off timetable for few days a week to liaise with partner schools and ensure delivery of quality PE across key stages 2 to 3. • Formerly know as School Sport Coordinator programme – now “School sports Partnerships”

13. The sports college network PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT SSCo SSCo PLT PLT PLT PLT PDM PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT SSCo SSCo PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT PLT SSCo PDM = Partnership Development Manager (in a sports college) PLT = Primary Link Teacher (in a primary school) PLT PLT

14. Active Sports • Set up by Sport England in 1999. • It’s objectives include: • A nationwide sports programme with all relevant agencies working through effective partnerships. • Wider access to sport for all. • Improved retention in organised sport by young people. • Improved performance and talent selection processes. • The Programme is delivered locally through partnerships covering the whole of England. • Each partnership employs core staff to liaise with local partners (e.g. local education authorities, NGBs, funding agencies). • The NGBs for each of the ten sports in the Programme (i.e., athletics, basketball, cricket, girl’s football, hockey, netball, rugby league, rugby union, swimming and tennis) developed frameworks for the development of their sports through which they engage with the partnerships.

15. Sports Leaders UK • Established in Leeds, in 1983. • Aim to increase and improve the level of coaching in the UK. • Works with Sports Councils across the country, NGBS, schools, FE & HE institutions, Awarding Bodies and many more. • Provides a central resource of strategic & technical expertise, advice & support. • Works with funding agencies to integrate coaching development into local authorities and sports agencies. • 4 qualifications: JSLA, CSLA, HSLA, BELA (page 180)

16. TOPS Programme • Gives young people (from 18 months to 18 years) of all abilities the chance to make the most of the opportunities within sport & PE.  • TOPS encourages all young people, including those with disabilities, teenage girls and gifted and talented athletes to take part in, and do well in sport. 

17. The TOPS Programmes TOP Tots (18 months-3 years) • Encourages youngsters to develop communication, language, co-ordination, communication & social skills. TOP Start (3 – 5 years) • Develops basic movement & ball skills. • Encourages the full integration of children with disabilities. TOP Play (4 – 9 years) • Provides children with the chance to develop core physical & movement skills.

18. The TOPS Programmes TOP Sport (7 – 11 years) • Provides children with opportunities to get involved in out-of-school-hours sport. TOP Link (14 – 16 years) • Encourages secondary level students to organise & manage sports and/or dance festivals in local primary schools. TOP Sportsability (all years) • Ensures the integration of disabled & non-disabled people through a variety of activities.

19. Whole Sport Plans (WSP’s) • Aim to develop sports through an organised and structured approach. • NGB’s work with Sport England to create a development plan for their sport over a 4 year period. • Measures within the WSP’s include participation, volunteers, coaches and elite performance.

20. NGB’s (page 181) • Each sport has its own NGB which co-ordinates rules, competitions and officials. • NGB’s must generate their own funding through advertising, sponsorship, affiliation fees, donations and home county sports councils (Sport England etc). • NGB’s are also responsible for developing and promoting their sport at local and elite levels. • This done via increased access, improved coaching and enhanced facilities. • Some NGB’s also run taster days to try and encourage people to get involved in their sport.

21. Sport England • Major party in the delivery of the Government’s sporting objectives. • Also acts as a distributor of Lottery & Exchequer funds to sport. • Main mission is to make England successful and active as a sporting nation. • Sport England has invested £2bn into sports in England since 1994. • Sport England has also created Sport Action Zones in socially and economically deprived areas. • These ‘zones’ identify sporting needs, after which action plans are formulated and implemented to try and improve the quality of sport in those areas.

22. Sport England’s primary scheme Start • Get people involved in sport in order to improve the health of the nation. • This is particularly relevant to disadvantaged & under-represented groups. Stay • To ensure people remain in sport. • This area also includes getting new coaches and volunteers involved & staying involved in sport. Succeed • To improve the English infrastructure of elite development. • Sport England hopes to improve England’s success on the world medal stage through this scheme.

23. The Youth Sports Trust • This organisation was established in 1994, and is one of the most recently formed. • The primary aim for the YST is to develop sport for young people aged 18 months to 18 years. • The YST is the organising body for Sports Colleges. • Financial support is received from the National Lottery and the Department of Education & Skills to assist in the funding of projects such as TOPSPORT and sports colleges. • Perhaps one of the most valuable projects recently undertaken by the YST is the Nike Girls into Sport Programme.

24. HOMEWORK • Using worksheet and your own research complete the question – use space provided on sheet. • It is not about how much you write but be concise. • 10 marks!!!