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Coaching

The School Sport Coaching programme is one of 10 strands which make up the new PE and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) which builds on the previous PE, School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) Strategy. The aim of the programme is to create a step change in the recruitment, training and deployment of sports coaches working in school sport. It also aims to increase the number of coaching hours delivered through school sport by 675,000 hours per year.

Offers additional quality coaching from a paid coach to assist young people in developing to the next level of competition or in joining an accreditated sports club. It also provides a quality assured management system for all coaches working on the programme .This includes access to free top-up training focused around working with young people and children, free kit, induction training and regular support from a coach manager plus access to bursary support for developing Level 1 coaches.

All School Sport Partnerships receive an annual grant of £21,500 to employ a team of coaches to offer an additional 1500 hours per year of high-quality school sport coaching.