School Sports Partnerships

The School Sport Co-ordinator programme was launched in September 2000 with an initial 600 School Sport Co-ordinators (SSCos) being funded through Sport England's Lottery Fund.

The PDM, SSCos and PLTs work together to produce and implement a 3 year development plan that addresses 6 aims:

Strategic planning: to develop and implement a PE and school sport strategy, as part of school development plans, through working in partnership with key strategic organisations and providers in the area.
Primary liaison: to improve PE and school sport programmes by establishing and developing links within and between families of schools (particularly around the KS2/3 interface).
Out of school hours: to provide new and enhanced out of schools hours opportunities for all young people in the partnership, including out of school hours learning, non-competitive participation and competition.
School to community: to increase all young people's participation in community sport through creating and strengthening links with sports clubs, leisure facilities and community providers.
Coaching and leadership: to provide training, support and deployment opportunities in leadership, coaching and officiating for senior pupils, adults other than teachers (AOTTs) and teachers.
Raising standards: to raise standards of pupils' achievement in all aspects of their school life, through increased participation and improved performance, motivation and attitudes.

The Borough of Ashford has two School Sports Partnerships, the Mid Kent and Ashford Partnership based at Swadelands School, Lenham and the Tunbridge Wells Partnership which includes the Tenterden area and based at Angley School, Cranbrook.

Ashford Borough Council, Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford TN23 1PL
Telephone: 01233 330232 Email: activeashford@ashford.gov.uk