PE & School Sport

The PE and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) launched in January 2008 expresses the Government's commitment to improve the quantity and quality of PE and sport undertaken by young people aged 5-19 in England.

The strategy is set out in the Public Service Agreement target 22, 'To deliver a successful Olympic Games and Paralympic Games with a sustainable legacy and get more children and young people taking part in high quality PE and sport'

Their ambition is to:

• Create a new '5 hour offer' for all 5-16 year olds. Continue to increase the number of 5-16 year olds taking part in at least two hours high quality PE and sport at school each week; and create new opportunities for them to participate in a further three hours each week of sporting activity, through school, voluntary and community providers; and
• Create new opportunities for all 16-19 years olds to participate in three hours each week of sporting activities through their colleges or in local clubs

The aim is to create a world-class system for PE and sport for all children and young people, which will stimulate and increase their participation in sport, and sustain it.

Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent there is a network of 10 School Sport Partnerships led by Partnership Development Managers responsible for ensuring the Strategy's implementation.

For all local PE & School Sport contacts click here