Young People’s School Sport Council

& Young Ambassadors Programme 2009/10

Agenda …

1. Welcome & catch-up

2. Planning a perfect competition

3. Consultation for ‘Active Arcade’

4. Housekeeping

What does our group look like?2 Gold Ambassadors from Further Education

2 Silver Ambassadors elected by YPSS Council

Bronze Ambassadors

nominated by High Schools

The role of ambassadors …Gold

AmbassadorsSilver

AmbassadorsBronze

Ambassadors

Plan for the year with the PDM

Plan for the year with the PDM and GAs

Plan for the year with the GAs and SAs

Support the SAs and BAs via YPSS Council & Organising Groups

Support the Bronze Ambassadors via YPSS

Council & Organising Groups

Take messages and tasks from YPSS

Council & Organising Groups back to school

Undertake role as planned with PDM

Undertake role as planned with PDM/GAs

Undertake role as planned with GAs/SAs

Lead NSSW celebrations across the

SSP

Support NSSW celebrations across the

SSP

Lead a NSSW celebration for your

primaries

Lead ambassador …

Bronze Ambassadors

From each school we now need to split into lead ambassadors for:

• Competition

• Increasing Participation at 14-16

Active Arcade …

Aims to …• Increase participation in physical activity at 14-

16 years old• Increase activity levels of those not taking part in

anything beyond core PE• Use new technology as a ‘hook’ to participation• Provide these students with a competition

opportunity – both intra & inter• Signpost students to participation outside of

school

Active Arcade …The proposed package:

2 x Indoor Rower

2 x Indoor Bike

5 x Wii Sports with TVs

2 x Dats mats with Wii, Sound System & Projector

Active Arcade …

Collecting Data …• Pupils to use a log book to track progress over a

number of weeks• Recording progress in this log will mean we can

compare progress and rank for intra and inter school competition

• Progress recorded should give students a sense of achievement

Active Arcade …

Links to Community Activities …Discussions started with • LA Fitness, • Dave’s Gym, • DW Sports (was JJB Winsford)

Active Arcade …Costs & Fundraising …• Each pack as proposed will cost approx £6000• Log Books for each pack would cost £60 (based on 30 students)

Funding raised so far …• Education Improvement Partnerships• VR School Sport Partnership

Other funding possibilities …• Youth Opportunity Fund (requires YP to write)• Sport Unlimited funding• Sport England Small Grant funding• Healthy Schools/Primary Care Trust• Health & Fitness Clubs• Sponsorship

Active Arcade …

What do you think of the …?• Aims?• Package?• Log Book?• Links to community activity?• Costs?• Fundraising opportunities?

Housekeeping …

Next key dates

YPSS Council Meetings:

11/01/10 - Verdin High School

19/04/10 - Woodford Lodge High School

14/06/10 - St Nicholas High School

12/07/10 - Celebration event …