DOCUMENTS
The deadline for applications to be submitted to sportessex for the next round of funding awards (for the period January to March 2011) is
8th October 2010
The application form can be downloaded from the panel to the right. If you experience any problems with this you can request a copy direct by email (see contact details below).
**Click here to complete the Sport Unlimited Survey **
What is Sport Unlimited?
Sport Unlimited is one of the five work areas which forms part of the 5 hour offer for children and young people. It aims to ensure that up to 900,000 children and young people in the 5 to 19 age range from the ‘semi sporty’ population segment, throughout the country, take up an additional 2 hours of term time high quality sports activities.
These sports activities should be attractive, what the young people want to do and enthuse young people to continue to participate in their chosen activity This work area will run from 2008 to 2011 is funded by the Department for Children, Families and Schools and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
sportessex have been and still are working with a wide range of Schools, Local Authorities and Community Organisations to design and deliver a wide range of activities which will take place in a range of different settings and will appeal to the ‘semi sporty’ young people.
* The work area has a number of key elements which must be met and they are as follows:
* Be aimed at young people who are ‘semi sporty’ i.e. they are aged between 5 and 16 years and are currently participating in 2 hours of PE within the curriculum and one hour outside of curriculum time per week. For 16 to 19 year olds, the activities must be aimed at young people who are currently participating in one hour of sport per week.
* Take place in out of school hours, (e.g. evenings and weekends) and in term time.
* Be a minimum of one hour and a maximum of two hours.
* Run for a maximum 10 week period, minimum 8 weeks
* Demonstrate sustainability/exit routes beyond the 8 to 10 week period.
* Be affordable, accessible, appropriate and attractive.
* Be high quality and be a positive activity.
* Meet minimum safeguarding standards.
If you would like any information about this exciting initiative and how you can potentially be involved in delivering a project, please contact Jim Messenger on 01245 702497 or click here to email. If you would like to find out the activities that are happening within your school or your area, please either ask at your school or contact Jim Messenger as above.
To find out what is happening in your area click on the name or ring the number below:
Basildon
Braintree
Chelmsford
Colchester
Castle Point & Rochford
Eastwood
Epping Forest
Harlow - 01279 620654 for latest information
Shenfield
Shoeburyness
Tendring
Thurrock
Uttlesford
William De Ferrers - 01245 326379 for latest information
