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School Sport Partnerships

School Sport Partnerships (SSPs) are groups of schools working together to develop PE and sport opportunities for all young people.

In Tyne & Wear we have ten school sport partnerships.

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.

For more information about School Sport Partnerships click here.

For contact details for PDMs in Tyne & Wear click here.