About Us
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Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) is a sub-regional multi-agency partnership made up of key partners who are committed to "working together to champion participation, enjoyment and success through sport, physical education and active recreation across Staffordshire".
SASSOT is one of six County Sport and Physical Activity Partnerships within the West Midlands and one of forty-nine across England; uniquely positioned to support partners in the delivery of sustaining current participants and increasing participation in sport and physical activity
We are funded by and deliver a range of services on behalf of national and local partners including Sport England, Department of Health, Youth Sport Trust, our Local Authorities, Universities and Primary Care Trusts. |
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Our Delivery Plan evidences what services the Partnership will provide to sustain current participants in sport through high quality experiences and increase regular participation in sport, PE and physical activity in order that Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent contribute towards the Legacy Action Plan target of 2 million more people active by 2012.
Core Functions
- Develop and maintain strategic alliances and local networks for the development of sport, PE and physical activity
- Delivery of cross-sector services to meet the priorities of partners
- To increase awareness of the value of sport, PE and physical activity
- To assist partners to make evidence based decisions to implement local developments and support partners to demonstrate the impact of sport, PE and physical activity
- Manage and operate the CSP to ensure sound governance arrangements and compliance with funding conditions are in place
Who do we work with?
Our core funding partners are:
Cannock Chase District Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Lichfield District Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
South Staffordshire District Council
Stafford Borough Council
Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Tamworth Borough Council
Keele University
Staffordshire University
NHS North Staffordshire
South Staffordshire PCT
Sport England
Other key partners are:
NHS Stoke-on-Trent
National Governing Bodies of Sport
Voluntary Sector
School Sport Partnerships:
Youth Offending Service
Further & Higher Education
English Federation of Disability Sport
Youth Sport Trust
sportscoachUK
Skills Active
Business Link West Midlands
Private Sector
Click on the links below for more information.