Looking to get a sports, fitness or dance club up and running to support what you are doing in PE?,
Or would you like to get help with the promotion of an existing sports club that runs within the school,?
Maybe you just want to ensure you PE notice board is promoting all the right things?,
Perhaps you're pupil council is voicing the wants and needs of the pupils they represent?.
In any case you need to ensure you have access to your Active Schools Team, your Sports Development Team and in some instances your Local Authority Leisure facilities Manager. All these partners have specific people who are employed to ensure that all the things we do at school level have some kind of pathway to club level or indeed recreational opportunities.
I have enclosed a list of people you need to know in North Ayrshire and a list of the things they can do to help:
Or would you like to get help with the promotion of an existing sports club that runs within the school,?
Maybe you just want to ensure you PE notice board is promoting all the right things?,
Perhaps you're pupil council is voicing the wants and needs of the pupils they represent?.
In any case you need to ensure you have access to your Active Schools Team, your Sports Development Team and in some instances your Local Authority Leisure facilities Manager. All these partners have specific people who are employed to ensure that all the things we do at school level have some kind of pathway to club level or indeed recreational opportunities.
I have enclosed a list of people you need to know in North Ayrshire and a list of the things they can do to help:
Active Schools
The active school network aims to ensure there are "more opportunities for more children to be more active, more often”. The current plan pushes forward the aim to ensure there are more and higher quality opportunities for all children to participate in sport within schools and to increase capacity through the recruitment of a network of volunteers, who in turn deliver activity sessions.
Your Active Schools Managers and Co-ordinators will:
(sourced from Briefing note Active Schools, produced by Dawn McAuley, Lead Manager for School and Community Sport, 18th March 2013)
Your Active Schools Managers and Co-ordinators will:
- Increase the quality and range of sport opportunities offered before and after school and during lunch time.
- Develop effective pathways between school and sports clubs to support the transition from school to club sport.
- Recruit, retain and develop a network of volunteers, coaches, leaders and teachers who in turn deliver opportunities in school sport and club sport.
- Increase the number of young people engaging in volunteering as sports leaders and coaches in both school and club setting.
- Increase participation amongst under represented groups including girls and young women and children and young people with a disability.
- Work in partnership with education and sports development staff to ensure Active schools opportunities are connected to physical education, school sport and club sport.
- Deliver programmes designed to profile sport and motivate children and young people to get involved with London 2012, Glasgow 2014 and the Ryder cup 2014. Programmes include Active Girls, Young ambassadors, sport Relief and Clubgolf.
- Support the development and delivery of sportscotland led initiatives including Positive Coaching Scotland and community sports hubs.
(sourced from Briefing note Active Schools, produced by Dawn McAuley, Lead Manager for School and Community Sport, 18th March 2013)
North Ayrshire Active Schools Team I have attached a list of the key contacts for Active schools should you need to contact them (last updated Nov 2012).
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Nationwide Active Schools ProgrammesNorth Ayrshire Active Schools Team currently do not have their own web page, however, I have provided a link to sportscotland Active School Web Page in order that you can see the kind of programmes the Active Schools team could possibly deliver in your area.
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