Mentions:
1: Smith, Liz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) recent consultations with local authorities about community access to the school estate, including sports - Speech Link
2: Gray, Neil (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) convened a working group that includes representatives from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, sports - Speech Link
3: Smith, Liz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) not to provide such facilities, whether they be swimming pools, gym facilities or meeting rooms in schools - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lucy Frazer (Con - South East Cambridgeshire) It is why we are investing around £400 million in grassroots sports facilities up and down the country - Speech Link
2: Lucy Frazer (Con - South East Cambridgeshire) make sure we get more sport in school, more people active and equal opportunities for young girls in schools - Speech Link
3: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) What recent assessment the commissioners have made of the contribution of church schools to education - Speech Link
4: Andrew Selous (Con - South West Bedfordshire) of all primary schools in England. - Speech Link
5: Andrew Selous (Con - South West Bedfordshire) That is because Church schools are community schools and welcome all. - Speech Link
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enable partnership working and (b) increase collaboration between schools, youth organisations and sport providers.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Government recognises the importance of encouraging partnership working between schools, youth organisations, and sports providers to provide opportunities for young people. Our current Enrichment Partnerships pilot, which was a joint bid with the Department for Education, is working closely with schools, youth organisations, councils and enrichment and sports providers to test whether greater coordination locally can enhance school enrichment offers and remove barriers to participation, create efficiencies (reducing the burden on school staff resources) and unlock existing funding and provision.
The Government-funded network of 450 School Games Organisers (SGO) works directly with local schools and sports providers to coordinate inclusive sport competitions across 40 different sports and activities. In the 2022/23 academic year, the SGO network provided over 2.2 million opportunities for children to take part in local, inclusive sport and physical activity.
Our updated statutory guidance and peer review programme for Local Authorities aims to encourage best practice of local youth provision and advice on how to create a sufficient and unified approach to out of school provision for young people. We also are providing £320,000 to Regional Youth Work Units across England (RYWUs) over the next two years, to build upon their current practices and ensure a consistent minimum level of regional leadership. The funding will support RYWUs to influence youth policy, develop partnerships, support and grow the youth workforce, ensure young people's voices are heard, and improve collaboration across the regions.
Working with the Young People Foundation Trust, DCMS also encourages and supports local youth partnerships through the Local Partnerships Fund. The fund is designed to encourage productive connections between youth services and councils, schools, local sporting and smaller community based organisations, as well as local businesses and funders so they can provide a more holistic experience for young people.
Correspondence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)Found: Secondary school 21 minutes 1 hour 59 minutes Public library 19 minutes 1 hour 52 minutes Sports
Formal Minutes Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Women and Equalities CommitteeFound: October Correspondence with Nike, relating to women’s football , dated 27 October Correspondence with Sports
Apr. 17 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024Found: , foundation schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, community special schools
Oral Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Inquiry: UK AstronomyFound: For example, all sports facilities are completely exempt—they can do whatever they like.
Found: the Football Foundation7 since 2000 ha d contributed around £500 million towards new facilities for schools
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Inquiry: High streets in towns and small citiesFound: businesses; to buy produce or services exclusive to your town; to enjoy festivals, public art, sports
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Inquiry: High streets in towns and small citiesFound: The same is true of council services, secondary schools, universities, libraries, venues and leisure