99.9 percent of schools across the country are now part of a School Sports Partnership. Many of the larger London boroughs have more than one: Croydon has three partnerships. But it's not just about improving and increasing school sport; improvements in pupil concentration, commitment and self-esteem as well as fitness levels, talent identification, social cohesion and competition all have a part to play... click Read More to discover what the offer and how the Partnerships are organised.
Welcome to the Partnership team of staff. Who are we and what do we do?
The project is led by the Partnership Development Manager (PDM) whose role is to set the strategy of the partnership and manage all it's resources.
SSCos are School Sports Co-ordinators. It's their job to support and assist their 'family' of schools (a local cluster of schools that could be primary, infant, special and/or PRUs) develop the roles of their Primary Link Teachers within their family schools.
Dave Bold - Partnership Development Manager
Rae Anderson - SSCo - Harris South Norwood Academy
Mark Fradgley - SSCo - Harris Crystal Palace Academy and The BRIT School
Harry Baker - SSCo - St Mary's RC High School
Becky Lowes - SSCo - Haling Manor High School
Fiona Millington - SSCo - St Andrews CoE High School and Archbishop Tenisons CoE High School
Paul Rawcliffe - SSCo - Selsdon High School
Roger Hurrion - SLT (Specialist Link Teacher)
Partnership Vision & Mission
Written by Dave Bold
St Andrews School Sports Partnership Vision & Mission:
That all schools and young people within the School Sports Partnership will be able to Play, Learn and Succeed in sport, and to achieve this by having access to, making use, and understanding the value of:
High Quality teaching of PE and School Sport supported by an appropiate and up to date CPD programme.
Support from high quality out-of-school-hours coaches.
Access to school sport facilities that match the local authority's and government ambitions for sport.
Access to a wide range of high quality schools linked community sport providers (clubs, leisure providers).
A sports and volunteering leadership pathway, with leadership opportunities for children from Key Stages 1-4 through to young adults in Post 16 education.
Sporting competition opportunities, with the chance to achieve at levels that are right for them, and inclusive of all abilities.
Locations & Contacts
Written by Francis Stephenson
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The Physical Education and School Club Links (PESSCL) programme is a key part of what School Sports Partnerships are all about. All Partnerships undertake a survey during May-July each year to assess their progress and identity what improvements need to be made. One of the main elements of the survey assesses the number of children in each school managing to achieve to 2 hours of high quality PE and school sport per week.
2008 - 2009 marks the transition from PESSCL to PESSYP – a new strategy, with new work strands and more hours to tackle, but the objectives remain the same. More on this new strategy is given below.
In line with many other Partnerships across the country the St Andrews Partnership has seen year on year increases in the numbers school children taking up their 2 hours a week entitlement of PE and Sport:
2004-2005 - 53%
2005-2006 - 65%
2006-2007 - 78%
2007-2008 - 90%
Currently 90% of the Partnership's young people are accessing 2 hours a week PE and School Sport. This is also currently the national average and many of the Partnership schools achieved Sportsmark (Secondary) or Activemark (Primary) status as part of this achievement.
Click more to find out more about the new PESSYP Strategy
