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School Sport Partnerships

The Prime Minister launched the PE, School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) strategy in October 2002. It is being delivered by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). In the 5 years up to 2008, government investment in PE and school sport, including Lottery funding for facilities, will total over £1.5 billion.

The Government believes that PE and sport in schools, both within and beyond the curriculum, can improve:

• Pupil concentration, commitment and self-esteem; leading to higher attendance and better behaviour and attainment
• Fitness levels; active children are less likely to be obese and more likely to pursue sporting activities as adults
• Success in international competition by ensuring talented young sportspeople have a clear pathway to elite sport and competition whatever their circumstances.

The overall objective, a joint DCSF and DCMS public service agreement (PSA) target, is to enhance the take up of sporting opportunities by 5-16 year olds so that the percentage of school children who spend a minimum of 2 hours each week on high quality PE and school sport, within and beyond the curriculum, increases to 85% by 2008, with at least 75% in each partnership by 2008.

However, the ultimate vision is that: "By 2010 all children will be offered at least 4 hours of sport every week, which will comprise at least 2 hours high quality PE and sport at school and, in addition, the  opportunity for at least a further 2-3 hours beyond the school day (delivered by a range of school, community and club providers)."

To help achieve this, the following sub targets have been agreed with the Prime Minister's delivery unit and HM Treasury:

• Establish a national infrastructure for PE and school sport
• Improve the quality of teaching, coaching and learning in PE and school sport
• Increase the proportion of children guided into clubs.

 The strategy and PSA target are also now integral to a number of other national frameworks, for example 'Every Child Matters: change for children in school.'  Delivery is being overseen by a project board made up of representatives from schools (Headteachers), the PE professional associations, OfSTED, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), the Youth Sport Trust, Sport England, Government departments and the national governing bodies of sport (NGBs).

The impact of the strategy is also being monitored and evaluated, including through reports from OfSTED.

School Sport Partnership Outcomes

The PDM, SSCos and PLTs work together to produce and implement a 3 year development plan that will achieve the following outcomes for young people:

• Increased participation in high quality PE
• Increased participation in high quality informal activity (e.g. playground)
• Increased participation in high quality out of school hours learning (OSHL)
• Increased participation in high quality competition and performance
• Improved attitude, behaviour and attendance in PE, sport and whole school
• Increased attainment and achievement in and through PE, OSHL and sport
• Increased participation in community-based sport

The partnership's overall aim is to help schools to ensure that their pupils spend a minimum of 2 hours each week, within and beyond the curriculum, on high quality PE and school sport.

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