School Sport
School Sport Partnerships (SSPs) are groups of schools working together to develop PE and sport opportunities for all young people. A typical partnership consists of:
- A partnership development manager (PDM);
- up to eight school sport co-coordinators (SSCos);
- 45 primary and special school link teachers (PLTs).
A PDM is a full-time role usually based within a Sports College. They manage the SSP and develop strategic links with key partners in sport and the wider community.
An SSCo is based in a secondary school and concentrates on improving school sport opportunities, including out of hours school learning, intra and inter-school competition and club links, across a family of schools.
PLTs are based in primary and special schools and aim to improve the quantity and quality of PE and sport in their own schools.
The St.Albans & Harpenden School Sports Partnership is an amalgamation of both the Roundwood Park and Nicholas Breakspear Partnerships. Both Partnerships lie within the St.Albans District and work in collaberation on the majority of projects.
To see a diagram of the schools associated with the Roundwood Park and Nicholas Breakspear SSPs, click on the links below.
For more information on the St Albans and Harpenden SSP, please click here to be taken to their website.
Extended Schools
The Government is promoting and developing extended schools, schools which provide a range of services and activities, often beyond the school day, to help meet the needs of pupils, their families and the wider community. DCSF is encouraging all schools to work with local partners to develop wider 'extended' services. Such services will differ from one school to another according to local need, but might include out-of-school-hours learning activities, as well as health and social care, childcare, adult education and family learning, leisure activities, and ICT access. For more information about Extended Schools in Hertfordshire, please visit the Hertfordshire Extended Schools website.
Alternatively, find out about St Albans-specific activities by choosing from the websites below:
- North East St Albans (NEXUS) - www.hertsextendedschools.org.uk/nestalbans
- St Albans South - www.hertsextendedschools.org.uk/stalbanssouth
For contact details of your local Extended Schools Co-ordinator, please click here.
Did You Know...?
79% of primary school children live within a walking distance of less than 2 miles of school but only 54% of children walk to school (Healthy Schools).