Schools Sport Partnerships (SSPs) are groups of schools working together to develop PE and sport opportunities for all young people.
A typical partnership consists of:
- A Partnership Development Manager (PDM);
- Up to eight School Sport Co-coordinators (SSCos);
- 45 Primary and Special School Link Teachers (PLTs).
A PDM is a full-time role usually based within a Sports College. They manage the SSP and develop strategic links with key partners in sport and the wider community.
An SSCo is based in a secondary school and concentrates on improving school sport opportunities, including out of hours school learning, intra and inter-school competition and club links, across a family of schools.
PLTs are based in primary and special schools and aim to improve the quantity and quality of PE and sport in their own schools.
Aims
To increase the number of children who attend a School Sports Partnership School (aged 5 to 16) and who participate in at least 2 hours of physical education and sport, in and out of school from 25% to 75% by 2008.
How does this impact on schools?
Schools that become part of the School Sports Partnership gain an extra £270, 000 a year to improve the delivery of physical education and sport in order to meet the aims of the School Sports Partnership.
There are currently 8 Schools Sport Partnerships in Berkshire, West Berkshire and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead have two SSP's.
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