Item: The South Cambs School Sports Partnership
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Dated: Mon 15th October 2007 12.28PM
September 2003 saw the launch of the South Cambs School Sports Partnership, which is based at Comberton Village College. The Partnership Development Manager (PDM), Claire McDonnell, oversees the work of the partnership. The Partnership consists of 7 secondary schools, 1 middle school and The Granta Special School, each with a School Sports Co-ordinator; and 47 primary schools. This reflects the recent Phase II expansion in Sept 2006. Please look at the attached diagram to see all of the schools in the Partnership.
The SSCo Partnership recognises that it is in primary school where most children develop their basic skills and enthusiasm for sport. Specific funding is allocated through the programme for supply cover to enable an experienced primary teacher from each of the primary phase schools to be released from their timetable for up to 12 days per year. This time can be taken as a whole day, half-day or in blocks of time as seen appropriate. Primary Link Teacher (PLT) time is used for training (and dissemination of training outcomes to other primary colleagues) and co-ordination or joint planning of key programme areas with SSCos and other PLTs.
The on-going professional development of primary school teachers is crucial to the success of this programme and the PLTs are at the centre of this development. PLTs access training opportunities provided by the Partnership.
Our target….
The long-term ambition, by 2011, is to offer all children at least five hours of sport every week, made up of:
- at least two hours of high-quality PE and sport at schools — with the expectation that this will be delivered totally within the curriculum; and
- an additional three hours beyond the school day delivered by a range of school, community and club providers.
- Increase participation in high quality;
- Physical Education
- Out of School Hours Learning (OSHL)
- informal physical activity
- competition and performance
- community based sport
- Improve attitude, behaviour and attendance in P.E, sport and whole school
- Increase attainment and achievement in and through PE, OSHL and sport
Please do not hesitate to contact the Partnership Development Manager, Claire McDonnell if you have any questions about the work of the Partnershhip. Tel: 01223 262503 ext 244 or email cmcdonnell@comberton.cambs.sch.uk
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September 2003 saw the launch of the South Cambs School Sports Partnership, which is based at Comberton Village College. The Partnership Development Manager (PDM), Claire McDonnell, oversees the work of the partnership.
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