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