PE & School Sport

Winning Team

The National PE, School Sport and Club Links Strategy was launched by the Government on the 1st April 2003.

The strategy promotes the principle of equality through the delivery of high quality PE and school sport. The overall objective is to increase the percentage of 5 - 16 year olds spending a minimum of 2 hours per week on PE and school sport.

Public Service Agreement (PSA) Target

"To  increase the percentage of 5 - 16 year olds in England who spend a minimum of 2 hours per week on high quality PE and school sport within and beyond the curriculum to 85% by 2008."

The national strategy is being delivered through 8 interlinked work strands. The first two are building a national school sport infrastructure. The remaining work strands are tools that schools can use to help pupils participate in at least two hours per week of high quality PE and school sport.

Further details on the National PESSCL strategy can be found at www.dfes.gov.uk and www.teachernet.gov.uk.

For more information, contact:
Vanessa Foster
Development Manager (PE & School Sport)
01228 606799
vanessa.foster@cumbriacc.gov.uk