PE & School Sport Club Links (PESSCL)School/Club links will build on and enhance the existing PE and sport opportunities available to young people in schools, thereby increasing the proportion of children being guided into clubs from School Sport Co-ordinator partnerships. Young people will be guided from schools to NGB affiliated or otherwise accredited clubs linked to those partnerships. The project will focus on seven major sports (tennis, cricket, rugby union, football, athletics, gymnastics and swimming) but schools will be encouraged to establish links in a broader range of sports & physical activity.
The key partners at national level are DCMS, Sport England, the YST and the NGB's of the seven sports. The factors leading to their selection included:
- NGB capacity;
- Sports that are central to the National Curriculum;
- Capacity to lead and mentor other sports;
- Sports popular with the full 5-16 age range and with both girls and boys;
- Sports offering multi-skill opportunities to 5-11 years olds;
- Mix of individual and team sports; and
- Sports that are the focus of government initiatives and investment.
At local level, the programme will be delivered through collaboration between Schools Sport Co-ordinator partnerships, County Sport Partnerships and NGB affiliated clubs.
For further information please contact a member of the Sports Development Team.
