FESCOs

Key Aim

The FE Sports Co-ordinator programme will increase opportunities for young people, aged between 16 and 19 in education, to participate, perform and lead and volunteer in Sport.

Primary Objectives

To connect the FE College/s to the School Sport Partnership infrastructure and the Delivery System for Sport, particularly in the context of the transition of young people from the secondary to the FE sector and from the FE sector into community sport.
To drive a process of sport development planning within every FE college, which is connected to existing networks and plans
To drive the improvement and enhancement of the existing college based sport enrichment programmes for students aged between 16 and 19, with a particular focus on raising participation, broadening opportunities to lead and volunteer and improve and enhance competition opportunities.

Secondary objectives

To develop gifted and talented support and provision for 16-19 year olds within the college. This will include the college based competition structure and, where relevant, college based sports specific academies, or equivalent.
In addition, the programme will compliment college activities to provide training for careers in the sports industry, contributing to the capacity that supports the participation of young people and adults in sporting activities.

Expected Outcomes

An increase in the range and quantity of sport programmes available to the college students aged 16-19
An increase in the number of coaching hours across a range of sports
An increase in the number of intra and inter college competitions
An increase in training, support and deployment of young people as volunteers in sport
An improvement in the provision of "sign-posting" information to college students regarding participation opportunities in community sport