Sports Provision and extra curricular activities

1. Sports Provision and extra curricular activities What factors affect PE and sports provision in schools? How has extra Curricular sport changed over time? What are the issues surrounding assessment in PE?

2. National Curriculum PE (cont.) Factors affecting PE and sports provision • Timetable restrictions • Schools reduce amount of allocated time to cater for more ‘academic subjects’ (league tables) • Funding and resources • Budgets will dictate the quality and breadth of PE experiences (Swimming and OAA) • Transport to fixtures affecting inter school sport • Quality of staffing • Varying qualifications between PE teacher and external coaches • Specialist instruction needed for certain activities • Quality of facilities • Available of the sports specific facilities for PE varies with location • School-Club links • A positive link between schools and local clubs can improve the access to high quality coaching and facilities

3. National Curriculum PE (cont.) School Sport • Extra curricular activities • Before school, Lunchtimes, Afterschool and Weekends • In the 1980’s there had been a reduction in the number of extra curricular opportunities offered • Teachers strikes based on contractual hours • Financial pressure of running fixtures • Competing leisure and employment options for teenagers • Anti competitive lobby was against inter school sport • PE and school sport had traditionally been kept apart as they were believed to have different aims • Growing belief that they should be brought closer together • Increase the number taking part in extra curricular activities

4. Assessment in National Curriculum PE Assessment • Each Key stage will have a description and expectation • Pupils working ‘towards’ level, ‘at’ level or ‘beyond’ level