School Sports Partnership Programme

Schools Sport Partnerships are co-ordinated by a Partnership Development Manager (PDM) with the local sports development team and provide the local hub to strategic planning and delivery sport for and with all secondary, junior, primary and special schools and the local community within each partnership area.

School Sport Partnership Structure

Partnership Development Manager (PDM) - Manages the partnership full time and is based in a sports college.

School Sport Coordinator (SSCo) - A teacher based in a secondary school who is released from timetable two days per week to work on the project. They work with their own school and cluster of feeder primary schools.

Primary Link Teacher (PLT) - A primary school teacher who is released 12 days per year to work on the project

Objectives

  • Raising standards - in PE but also across the curriculum
  • Strategic planning - within the school and across the partnership
  • Primary liaison - between neighbouring primary schools and with local secondary
  • School to community - building pathways for young people for lifelong participation
  • Coaching and leadership - encouraging young people to take leadership roles
  • Out of hours activity - increasing opportunities for more pupils to take part

North Yorkshire has 9 School Sports Partnerships including one Special School Sports Partnership.

Harrogate SSP

Sheriden Hutchinson-Jones
Harrogate High School,
Ainsty Road,
Harrogate.
HG1 4AP
01423 548800
sheridenhutchinsonjones@hotmail.com

Thirsk SSP

Joanna Marston
Thirsk High School,
Topcliffe Road,
Thirsk.
YO7 1RZ
01845 522024
joanna_marston@hotmail.com

Barlby SSP

Andy Clay
Barlby High School,
York Road,
Barlby,
Selby.
YO8 5JP
01757 705019
andy.clay@barlbyhigh.n-yorks.sch.uk

Risedale SSP

Hilary Conway
Risedale Community College,
Hipswell,
Catterick Garrison.
DL9 4BD
01748 833501
pdm@risedalessp.co.uk

www.risedalessp.co.uk

Oaklands SSP

Andy Pope
Oaklands High School,
Cornlands Road,
Acomb,
York.
YO24 3DX
andypope14@hotmail.co.uk

Yorvik SSP

Kevin Davis
Burnholm Community College,
Bad Bargain Lane,
York.
YO31 0GW
pdminyork@hotmail.co.uk

Pindar SSP

Mike Tildsley
Pindar High School,
Eastfield,
Scarborough.
YO11 3LX
mike.tildsley@pindar.n-yorks.sch.uk

Aireville SSP

Rebecca Walters
Aireville High School,
Gargrave Road,
Skipton.
BD23 1UQ
01756 792965
rebeccawalters@aireville.n-yorks.shu.uk

Rydale &
Whitby SSP

Lee Douglas
Lady Lumleys School,
Swainsea Lane,
Pickering.
YO18 8NG
01751 470041
leedouglas956@yahoo.co.uk

 Special SSP

 

Sally Evans
Mowbray School
Masham Road
Bedale
North Yorkshire
DL8 2DD
01677 422446
sallyevans@mowbray.n-yorks.sch.uk

The Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links Strategy (PESSCL)

All specialist Sports Colleges are expected to play an appropriate role in implementing the PESSCL strategy. They should do this through their school and community plans as well as by hosting a School Sport Co-ordinator Partnership (as part of an LEA strategy) and building on links with other bodies associated with strategic developments in sport.

The PESSCL document incorporates 8 different strands, the main aim of which is,

"Enhance the take-up of sporting opportunities by five- to sixteen-year-olds by increasing the percentage of school children who spend a minimum of two hours each week on high quality PE and school sport within and beyond the curriculum from 25% in 2002 to 75% in 2006 and 85% by 2008."

And by 2010 the aims is to offer all children at least 4 hours of sport every week, comprised of at least 2 hours high quality PE and sport at school and the opportunity for at least a further 2-3 hours beyond the school day (delivered by a range of school, community and club providers).

The eight different strands of the document are supported by £459 million from central government.

  1. Specialist Sports Colleges
  2. School Sport Partnerships
  3. Professional Development
  4. Step into Sport
  5. School / Club links
  6. Gifted and Talented
  7. Swimming
  8. QCA PE and Sport investigation

For further details on this, please consult the PESSCL website:
www.dfes.gov.uk/PESSCL.