1. Glasgow School of Sport Bellahouston Academy Glasgow Scotland ‘Future Champions’

2. Brief History Working Party established in 1997 Broad Investigation of specialist sports provision School rationalisation programme 1998 Selection of sports Programme starts August 1998

3. Scottish Executive Education Department “Specialist provision provides a challenging and demanding education for pupils with special talents. It is intended to ensure that such pupils are given the best opportunity to develop their sporting talents as part of their school education”.

4. Profile Host school-Bellahouston Academy National Centre for excellence Number of sports pupils Range of sports Catchment area Socially Inclusive

5. Local Authority representation

6. Socially inclusive

7. Sports Programmes Holistic Strong links with school teaching and support staff High Performance Coaching Team Competition Training Camps Access to national and international facilities

8. Staffing Director Depute Head Teacher (link responsibility) Coordinator 20 Coaches-HPC, AHPC, Performance Coaches Conditions of Service CLS

9. Support Services Strength and Conditioning Sports Science Sports Medicine Transport Parent and pupil education programme

10. Selection Process Sport and school Later entry opportunities Exit routes

11. Partners and Pathways Funding Network of resources and expertise Performance Pathway

12. CLUBSSCHOOLS Talent Identification SHU Talent Camps GLASGOW SCHOOL OF SPORT DISTRICT AND NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS WEST AREA INSTITUTE OF SPORT AGE GROUP REPRESENTATIVE SQUADS SCOTTISH SQUADS SCOTTISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT GREAT BRITAIN REPRESENTATION Glasgow School of Sport Hockey Pathway

13. Curriculum and Timetable Daily sports contact 2 year groups timetabled together 8 Periods of sport per week increasing to 12 Reduced time in specific subjects Qualifications-up to 6 standard grades, 3 or 4 higher grades Higher PE option introduced in 2003 After school commitment

14. S3 Curriculum Choice ABCDEFGHX EnglishMathsSocial Subjects ScienceModern Languages TechnologyCreative & Aestheti c ElectivePE/ RE/ SE 443333334 EnglishMathsHistory Geography Modern Studies Biology Chemistry Physics French Urdu Admin Craft & Design Computing Studies Graphic Comm Home Economics Art Drama Music Physical Educatio n Business Mgmt Chemistry Computing German Music Religious Studies Community Involvement Pre-Vocational PE/ RE/ SE GSOS (3per)

15. S5/S6 Curriculum Choice 2005 ABCDEPQRS Social Subjects ScienceTechnologyCreative & Aesthetic ElectiveEngMat PSD 555551112 History Geography Modern Studies Religious Studies Biology Human Biology Physics Computing Craft & Design Home Economics Administration Art & Design Drama Music Physical Educ Art & Design Chemistry Computing Graphic Comm Business Mgmt Media (Eng) Community Inv EngMat Philosoph y Supervised Study PSD PE Com Inv College Link Maths + QEnglish + PMaths + Q French German Urdu English + P GSOS

16. Progress-pupil Performance Culture and ethos Achievements academically and in their sport Monitoring Career support-coaching, further study and performance support, international links

17. Success Performance Quality services and programmes Network of services and opportunities Knowledge and experience International Opportunities and Exchanges Framework of Provision

18. The future “Scotland has fallen well behind other nations in world level sport. There is a spirit of optimism that this can change, but only if fresh ideas can permeate the sports system. Sports schools could be part of this new thinking” Professor Ian Thompson