Latest news on the new Activemark, Sportsmark and Sports Partnership Mark
• The kitemarks will in the future reward delivery of the National Physical Education School Sports Club Links Strategy (PESSCL).
• The kitemarks will be awarded annually, automatically through the national school sports survey.
The survey takes place during the summer term, starting in 2006, and the awards will be announced during the autumn term.
• The key indicator determining whether a school qualifies for one of the kitemarks will be its success in enabling pupils to take up their entitlement to at least 2 hours of high quality Physical Education and school sport each week.
Schools will have to demonstrate as a minimum that 75% of pupils take part in at least 2 hours of high quality Physical Education and school sport.
The final standard will be agreed after the school sport survey has been completed.
• Primary schools will also be assessed on the range of sports facilities (including dance) they offer.
- how many pupils are participating in club sport
• Secondary schools will also be assessed on the range of sports/activities (including dance) they offer:
- how many pupils are participating in club sport
- how many pupils take part in competitive school sport; and
- how many take on volunteering and leadership roles
Each year, a small panel will meet after the school sport survey has been completed to agree the standards schools and partnerships will need to demonstrate in order to be awarded one of the kitemarks.
The panel will be made up of a primary school headteacher, a secondary school headteacher, a special school headteacher and representatives from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Sport England, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), the Youth Sport Trust and the Association for Physical Education (afPE) and from a national governing body of sport.
The kitemarks will be awarded each year and will last for 12 months.
Schools Minister Andrew Adonis at the launch said:
“It’s important that school achievements in Physical Education and sport are publicly recognised and celebrated�.
“This scheme will help raise the profile of Physical Education and Sport and acknowledge the dedication of the many physical education teachers and coaches who go the extra mile to run out-of-school activities�.
For further information on the National School Sport Strategy visit www.teachernet.gov.uk/pe