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School and Youth Sport Announcements
The Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, of the Department for Culture Media and Sport was at the centre of a new set of announcements about funding for school, youth and community sport. The announcements, which came with 200 days to go to the opening of the Olympic Games, centre on the government’s pledge to create a [...]
Who is responsible for school sport?
Which Government department is responsible for improvements in school sport? How will improvements in participation and engagement for young people aged 5-19 be measured? Are there any targets? What could be the impact of reductions to the capacity of School Sport Partnerships. Such issues were debated recently in the house of commons. For any analysis [...]
Olympic Legacy for Youth?
Tessa Jowell, Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Olympics, gives her thoughts on whether there will be an Olympic Legacy which inspires young people to choose sport Read full Article here
Project Ability Success!!
Warrington SSP and William Beamont Community High School have been successful in their bid to become a ‘Project Ability’ school. Project Ability aims to establish a national network of 50 of the most successful mainstream and special schools at providing opportunities for young disabled pupils to take part in sport. These schools will receive funding [...]
Observer Comments on School Games
http://m.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/sep/24/school-games-olympics-legacy-2012?cat=education&type=article Toby Helm, the Observer’s Political Editor, comments on the Government’s School Games
New Funding Announced for ‘School Games Organisers’
Wednesday 9 February 2011 Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, has today confirmed the Government’s commitment to a new strand of school sport funding to support the delivery of the nationwide School Games initiative. This announcement formed part of a keynote speech in which the Secretary of State outlined the [...]