School Sports Partnerships (SSPs) are currently responsible for delivering the 5 hour offer - provision of 5 hours sport and physical activity to all young people aged between 5 and 16 years old. This consists of 2 hours high quality curriculum PE and then opportunities to access after school clubs, community sport, healthy living activities and lifestyles.
Sports Development supports the SSPs in this target through the provision of coaching, development of club school links, organisation of festivals and development of extracurricular Sports Stars* projects.
Our aim is to work in partnership with the SSPs and local sports clubs to develop and implement a quality sports programme for all children. This will attempt to ensure that their first experience of sport is positive.
Latest government funding reductions have put the future of School Sport Partnerships in danger, and the sports development team are continuing to work with SSP’s and the County Sports Partnership to ensure that provision of key projects such as competition programmes, club school links and out of school hours activities are still provided.
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Sportivate
Sportivate is a new nationwide campaign that forms part of the Places, People, Play Olympic legacy programme by the Government and Sport England. Sportivate sits within the Play strand and will directly contribute to the mass participation legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Sportivate will target 14-25 year olds. This target group will receive 6 to 8 weeks of high quality coaching in the sport of their choice and then be guided into regular participation within their local community.
Further details on Sportivate activities
Sports Stars*
Sports Stars* are after school coaching programmes offering young people the chance to improve in their performance in certain sports and aims to link them in to local clubs or acts as a standalone coaching programme where opportunities in that sport are limited. Further details of Sports Stars* activities
More information on our partners involved in Youth Sport
- Avon Valley School Sports Partnership
- Mid Wilts School Sports Partnership
- Salisbury School Sports Partnership
- West Wilts School Sports Partnership
- Sparksite
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Postal Address: Sports Development Team
Wiltshire Council
East Hub – Browfort
Devizes
SN10
2AT
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Last updated: 10 February 2012
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