Post on 19-Jan-2016
Why growing government influence?
Create healthy
workforce
‘Feel good’ factor
Generate patriotism/
loyalty
Social control
Sport is big-business
Reflected gloryAttract international competition
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
activesuccessful
Role of Sport
England
Strategic lead for English
sport
Make investments
through partners
Influence the decision-makers
and public opinion on sport
Provide advice and support to partners and
customers
Objectives of Sport England
Start – increase participation –
especially priority groups
Stay – retain participants
though effective network of clubs
and facilities
Maximise efficiency – operate and
maintain resources
Succeed – achieve success
at every level
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
SISvolunteers
Sport Action Zonesdeprived areas
role modelsmotivate
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
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)
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
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 NHSContributes 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
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
Sport
raise money
distributor of funds
equality of opportunity
the talented become stars
Current Government policies
• Sports Colleges• School Sport Co-ordinators • Physical Education and School Sport Club Links
strategy
(SSCo)
(PESSCLs)
Developing school-club links
• Aim –
PE/school sport improves:
minimum of 2 hours high quality PE and school sport
Attendance/commitment/concentrationFitness/healthPotential for success at international level
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
Sports Colleges
Increased funding
Govt grant and lottery
funding
Additional staffing
Enhanced facilities
UKSI network centres
Community clubs
Community schools
Feeder primary schools
Inputs and outputs of specialist sports colleges
School sport co-ordinators
• by 2007• Work with groups of
at Sports College• to improve P.E.
and school sport
3200
primary schools• Partnership Development Manager (PDM)
Primary Link Teacher (PLT)
School Sport Partnerships - aims• Develop• Develop
• Develop opportunities for
• Increase participation in • Provide opportunities in
• Raise of pupils
strategic planlinks between schools – especially at KS 2 and 3
extra-curricular sportcommunity sport
leadership, officiating and coaching for allstandards
School Sport Partnership
PDM
SSCoSSCo
SSCoSSCo
PLT
PLT
PLTPLT
PLT
PLT
PLT
PLT
PLT
PLT
PLT
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 hours4 hours
Active Sports
Co-ordinated by• Active schools – • Active communities –
• Active sports –
• World Class England –
Sport Englandfoundation
remove barriers to participation
link participation to excellence
four funding programmes
Active Sports programme
• Funded mainly through • Regionalised via • Linked into other programmes –
LotteryLocal Authorities
National Junior Sports Programme, Sportsmark, Coaching for teachers
The active sports programme
Active Schools
World ClassActive sports
Active Communities
Participating Excelling
Sports Leaders UK
• Provides and to become involved with local community sport
• Part of -
• Sports Leaders Awards –
opportunity motivation
Step into Sport Initiative
£7 million
Junior 14-16, Community 16+, Higher and Basic Expedition
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 lifeemployment
volunteeringyouth crime
communities
TOP Programme and Youth Sports Trust
• Mission – support education and development of children through PE and school sport
• Promote best quality
• TOP programmes provideteaching, coaching and facilities
Resource cards, Child-friendly equipment, Quality training for teachers and deliverers, Tackles social exclusion, Supporting gifted and talented individuals
NGBs and WSPs
• for every NGB• Lets Sport England measure success of
• Value for money -
Whole Sport Plan
stay, start, succeedfunding
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
Youth Sports Trust
• children• Programme and • E.g •
School age
equipment provisionTOP programme
Teacher training
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)
AnswerIncrease 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