School Sport Partnership Programme

Schools Sport Partnerships are families of schools which recieve extra funding to enhance and increase sporting opportunities.

Each partnership is managed by a Partnership Development Manager (PDM) who is based in a Sports College or hub centre.

School Sport Partnership structure

PDM Parnership Development Manager - Manages the partnership full time and is based in a sports college.

SSCo School Sport Coordinator - A teacher based in a secondary school who is released from timetable two days per week to work on the project. They bwork with their own school and cluster of feeder primary schools.

PLT Primary Link Teacher - A primary school teacher who is released 12 days per year to work on the project. 

Objectives

  • Raising standards - in PE but also across the curriculum
  • Strategic planning - within the shcool and across the partnership
  • Primary liaison - between neigbouring primary schools and with local secondary
  • School to community - building pathways for young people for lifelong participation
  • Coaching and leadership - encouraging young people to take leadership roles
  • Out of hours activity - increasing opportunities for more pupils to take part

Cumbria has six School Sport Partnerships covering all schools in the county.

Cumbria Partnerships

For more information about the School Sport Partnerships in Cumbria please contact your Partnership Development Manager.

Allerdale
Linda Borthwick
Netherhall School and Specialist Sports College
Tel: 07974 327067
l.borthwick@netherhall.cumbria.sch.uk

Barrow
Cressida Allwood
Thorncliffe Sports College
Tel: 01229 894605
pdm@thorncliffe.cumbria.sch.uk

Carlisle
Lesley Minervini
St Aidan's County High School and Specialist Sport College
Tel: 07764 947220
s-minles@st-aidans.cumbriacc.sch.ukk

Copeland
Syd Thomas
Mayfield School
Tel: 07974327031
sscp@mayfield.cumbria.sch.uk

Eden
Becky Richardson
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School and Specialist Sport College
Tel: 07967 469931
becky.richardson@kirkbystephengrammar.cumbria.sch.uk
 
South Lakeland
Mark Stokes
The Lakes School
Tel: 015394 62473
mark.stokes@lakes.cumbria.sch.uk