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.