Sports Partnership

Introduction

The Pensby School Sport Partnership offers us a fantastic opportunity to work together to provide the best possible P.E. and school sport experiences for all children, regardless of age, gender and standard of performance.

Funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the Pensby Partnership is one of 400 such partnerships across England, which the Government plans to create by 2006. As part of it's PE, School Sport and Club Links Strategy (PESSCL), the overall objective of the programme is to ensure that all children take part in "a minimum of 2 hours of High quality PE and School Sport within and beyond the curriculum" (Public Service Agreement).

This page is designed to give you:

• A brief overview of the PESSCL strategy
• An outline of the 6 main aims / benefits of the SSCo Partnership Programme, and a map of the schools involved in the Partnership.

We Need Your Help To Make The Partnership Develop And Grow!

Once you have read this flyer, if you feel that you, or an organisation that you work for, could help us, in any of the following ways, to encourage children to lead 'healthier, more active lifestyles', then we would love to hear from you:

• 'Adopt a school' or family of schools
• Share some of your time or expertise
• Volunteer to become an organiser, leader, official or coach
• Or offer assistance in any other way, such as sponsoring a festival or donating resources

Contact: Dan Keefe, Partnership Development Manager:

Tel: 0151 648 2111 (ext 304)

Email: dkeefe@pensbysportscollege.wirral.sch.uk

The Aims Of The School Sport Partnership Programme

The Pensby School Sport Partnership or School Sport Co-ordinator scheme (SSCo) involves 7 High Schools and 31 Primary / Infant schools, predominantly from the Deeside and Wallasey areas (see reverse), working together to share resources, expertise, facilities and good practice. The 6 main aims / benefits are as follows:

Strategic Planning e.g.

• Develop a shared vision
• Ensure all schools have a development plan for P.E./ Sport
• Create a structured calendar of sport

School Liaison e.g.

• Improved continuity and progression between year groups and Key Stages
• Training High School students to lead activities for Primary's

Out of Hours School Learning e.g.

• A broader range of activities, in particular for disaffected children or those whose needs are not currently met

School / Club Links e.g.

• Better sharing of information / clearer pathways
• Establishing accessible satellite sections at High School sites

Coaching and Leadership e.g.

• Appropriate Professional Development for staff
• More leadership opportunities for students

Raising Standards e.g.

• Develop the curriculum further, particularly 'bridging units'
• Improve the use of assessment by teachers and students

How Does The Partnership Work And Who's Involved?

Each partnership is run by a full time Partnership Development Manager (PDM) who is based at a Sports College and liases with Headteachers, Heads of P.E., Sports Development Officers and other key strategic partners. Each High School is attached to 5 or 6 Primary Schools and a P.E. teacher is released to support them by acting as a School Sport Co-ordinator (SSCo) for 2 ½ days a week. A Specialist Link Teacher (SLT) is employed to act as cover and share good practice. Finally, a Primary Link Teacher (PLT) is appointed in each Primary School and they have access to 12 days supply cover per year to support their colleagues and help raise standards in P.E. and School Sport.

Schools Involved In The Partnership

• Pensby Sports College
• St Peter's
• Heswall
• Pensby Park
• Brookdale
• Our Lady of Pity
• Pensby Girls High
• Thingwall
• Greasby Jnr / Infants
• Pensby Jnr / Infants Irby
• St. Mary's RC College
• Ss Peter & Paul's
• St. Joseph 's
• Holy Cross
• Sacred Heart
• St. Alban's
• Weatherhead High
• Sandbrook
• Greenleas
• Lingham
• Mount
• Vyner
• Wallasey High
• Castleway
• Our Lady of Lourdes
• Eastway
• Leasowe
• Christ Church
• West Kirby / Calday Grange Grammar
• Dawpool
• Barnston
• Gayton
• Ladymount
• St. Bridget's

Your SSCo Is:

• Georgina Healey (Pensby Girls)
• Ray Hamlett ( West Kirby / Calday Grange & St Mary's RC)
• Liz Crichton (Weatherhead High)
• Helen Rogers (Wallasey High)

The PESSCL Strategy

The PESSCL Strategy was launched in October 2002 and represents an unprecedented investment of £459 million into P.E. and sport by the Government. Why?

A Growing Bank Of Evidence Suggests That PE And Sport Can Improve:

• Student concentration, commitment and self-esteem; leading to higher attendance and better behaviour and attainment
• Fitness levels, thereby reducing the risk of obesity and conditions like coronary heart disease in later life
• Success in international competition

The School Sport Co-ordinator programme is one of 8 programmes aimed at achieving the Government's Public Service Agreement of 2 hours high quality P.E. and sport. These include:

• Specialist Sports Colleges
• Gifted & Talented
• QCA 'Good Practice' PE and School Sport Investigations
• Step into Sport (recruiting young volunteers)
• Professional Development
• School / Club Links
• Swimming

For more information on any of these programmes visit:

• www.dfes.gov.uk/pess
• www.culture.gov.uk