Item: The South Cambs School Sports Partnership
Posted by: Admin
Dated: Mon 15th October 2007 12.28PM
The South Cambs School Sports Partnership is hosted at Comberton Village College and consists of 41 primary schools, 3 infant schools, 2 junior schools, 1 special school, 1 middle school and 7 secondary schools; a total of 55 educational establishments and over 14,000 young people. View all of the schools in the Partnership here.
As a result of the Comprehensive Spending Review in October 2010 the government announced an end to central funding for SSPs. However, after some very strong public opinion a re-think was announced and in February 2011 the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Deparment of Health (DoH) announced £24 million of funding to pay for 450 new roles, to work three days a week, as School Games Organisers.
With something to build on, a local delivery system has since been maintained in South Cambs with schools committing to work collaboratively with eachother, and making a financial contribution to sustain the management servcies of the SSP. This means Claire McDonnell will continue to manage and run the Partnership, alongside fulfilling the role of School Games Organiser.
In addition the Department for Education has committed funding for the period September 2011 to August 2013 to enable every secondary school to release a PE teacher for one day a week. These teachers/ School Sport Competition Organisers (SSCOs) will provide specialist PE and sport support to local primary schools and provide more competitive sport for all pupils, including the School Games.
As a School Sports Partnership our intention is:
To continue to support schools to deliver High Quality PE and school sport through a coordinated local delivery system, ensuring through collaborative partnering, local needs are met and the greatest benefit is felt by all young people.
The guiding principles that will shape our work are to:
- Provide a broad and varied range of opportunities for all young people to take part in physical activity, sport and leadership and volunteering
- Support young people to develop healthy and active lifestyles which they can follow through into adult life
- Maximise the impact that PE and sport can have in increasing the achievement and attainment of young people
- Work with partners to provide Continued Professional Development to up skill the workforce delivering PE and sport to young people
- Work with community clubs and partners to maximise opportunities for all young people and support their transition into community sport
- Use the magic and inspiration of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to inspire and motivate young peoples learning across the curriculum and raise participation in physical activity
Please do not hesitate to contact the Partnership Manager, Claire McDonnell if you have any questions about the work of the Partnership. Tel: 01223 262503 or email cmcdonnell@comberton.cambs.sch.uk
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