1. 3.2 PESSCL and Government Policies
Key terms:
PESSCL
Sports colleges
School Sport Partnerships
Step into Sport
Club Links

2. Target is measured annually through the National school sport survey
PESSCL
Physical education, school sports and club links is a national strategy with the aim of:
Target is measured annually through the National school sport survey
The strategy is delivered through 9 interlinked strands:
Sports Colleges
School sport partnerships
Step into Sport
Club links
Professional development
Gifted and talented
Sporting playgrounds
Swimming
PE and School sport investigation (QCA)
Increasing the number of 5-16 year olds experiencing 2 hours of high quality PE and school sport each week to 85%

3. Sports Colleges Increased funding Additional top qualified staff
Sports colleges are part of the specialist school programme run by the Department for children, schools and families (DCSF) (formerly the department for education and skills, DfES)
Sport colleges help to deliver the government’s plans for PE and sport by...
Promoting excellence in Pe and sport within the community
Extending links between families of schools, sports bodies and local communities
Sharing resources and good practice
Helping young people progress into careers in PE and sport
Features of Sports Colleges
Increased funding
Additional top qualified staff
Links to community clubs
Serving the local community
Enhanced facilities
Grants and funding to improve facilities
Links to feeder primary schools
Links to UK sport institutes

4. School Sport Partnerships (SSP)
Groups of schools receiving funding from the government to enhance sporting opportunities
450 partnerships nationwide
Aims
Enhance opportunities for young people to experience different sports
Access high quality coaching and facilities
Engage in competition
Help schools meet the 2 hours a week of high quality PE and school sport (6 objectives)
Strategic planning- develop and implement a strategy
Primary liaison- develop links between key stages 2 and 3
Out of school hours- provide enhanced opportunities for all
School to Community- increase participation in community sport
Coaching and leadership- senior pupils, teachers and other adults
Raising standards of pupil achievement

5. School Sport Partnerships (SSP)
Structure
Partnerships are clustered around a Sports college
8 secondary schools (typically)
45 primary school (typically)
Roles
Partnership Development Manager (PDM)
Based in Sports college
Develops links with LEA and other organisations
School Sports Co-ordinator (SSCo)
PE teachers in secondary school released form timetable 2 days a week
Work with cluster of primary schools to develop after school activities and community links
Primary Link Teacher (PLT)
Primary school teachers released form timetable 12 days a year to develop PE and school sport
Competition Manager
Added to network in 2004 to increase interschool competition across partnership

6. Other key strands Step into Sport Part of National School strategy
Managed by Sport England and Youth Sport Trust
Provides a high quality sports-leadership training programme
Focused around year olds
Volunteering allows young people to take part in a variety of roles in the local community
Support them to develop skills, knowledge, confidence and qualification.
Club Links
An agreement between a school (or SSP) and a community based sports club to work together.
Can provide varied opportunities
Ensures standards remain high
Main aim is to Increase the number of children participating in club sport
22 NGBs get funding to work together with their clubs to create and strengthen links with schools
Progress has been made, 800 multi skills have been set up for primary school children
Also targets ‘Dance links’