School Sport
PE & Sport Strategy for Young People
The Youth Sport Trust plays a central role in supporting the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in the delivery of the PE & Sport Strategy for Young People. The overall aim of the PE & Sport Strategy is to enhance the take-up of sporting opportunities by 5 to 16 year olds.
The aim was for 85% of children to have access to two hours per week of high quality PE and school sport by 2008. Remarkably, this target was achieved a year early, as the 2007 School Sport Survey found that 86% of young people were taking part in a minimum of two hours per week.
Now the ambition is for each child to have access to five hours a week by 2012. This should be made up of two hours of physical education within the curriculum and three hours offered on school sites or in the community.
PE & Sport Strategy in action
The PE & Sport Strategy has key strands, each designed to maximise opportunities for young people to access high quality PE and school sport.
As part of the strategy, the Youth Sport Trust works in partnership with the DCSF and DCMS to support the development of Specialist Sports Colleges and School Sport Partnerships. In addition, we support the following strands:
Step into Sport – a programme which focuses on young people aged 14 to 19, giving them a chance to become involved in sports leadership and volunteering.
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Gifted and Talented – a programme designed to help elite young athletes realise their potential.
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The National Competition Framework - which aims to build a world-class system of competitive sport for young people.
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PESSCL
PE & Sport Strategy for Young People is an update of the PESSCL Strategy
The overall aim of PESSCL (PE School Sport And Club Links Strategy) was to enhance the take-up of sporting opportunities by 5-16 year olds.
By 2008 the aim is to increase the percentage of school children who spend a minimum of two hours per week on high quality PE and school sport within and beyond the curriculum to be 85%. We have the Humber results for the past two years below.
The four Key PESSCL Results in the Humber 2006
Represented by LEA / CSP areas
| PSA | Club Links | Competition | Leadership & Volunteering | |
| National Figure | 80% | 27% | 37% | 8% |
| East Riding LEA | 79% | 34% | 38% | 12% |
| Hull LEA | 65% | 26% | 34% | 6% |
| NE Lincs | 74% | 17% | 33% | 4% |
| N Lincs | 82% | 31% | 50% | 11% |
The four Key PESSCL Results in the Humber 2007
Represented by Local Education Authority Areas|
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PSA | Community Sports | Competition | Leadership & Volunteering |
| National Average | 86% | 29% | 35% | 12% |
| East Riding | 90% | 32% | 35% | 11% |
| Hull | 83% | 37% | 31% | 13% |
| NE Lincolnshire | 81% | 25% | 41% | 7% |
| N Lincolnshire | 85% | 25% | 36% | 14% |
Youth Sport Trust
Ben Grady
ben.grady@youthsporttrust.org
01509 226600
www.youthsporttrust.org.uk
Youth Sport Trust
Sir John Beckwith Centre for Sport
Loughborough University
Loughborough
LE11 3TU