PESSYP

Physical Education and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP)
 
The new PE and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) launched in January 2008 expresses the Government’s commitment to improve the quantity and quality of PE and sport undertaken by young people aged 5-19 in England. PESSYP builds on the success of the PE, School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) Strategy for 5-16 year olds, which went live in April 2003. It will see an investment of £755 million, over three years to deliver the work announced by the Prime Minister in July 2007, and is now set out in Public Service Agreement target 22.

The strategy is the joint overall responsibility of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), working in particular with the Department for Universities, Innovation and Skills (DIUS) in relation to 16-19 year olds and with strong links to Department of Health.

There are key roles for the infrastructure of specialist sports colleges, school sport partnerships, national governing bodies, county sports partnerships and other community providers to ensure that all 5-16 years olds have access to two hours PE and three hours beyond the curriculum and 16-19 year olds have three hours of sport outside of the curriculum. Collectively, this is referred to as the 'Five Hour Offer'.

The new PE and Sport Strategy for Young People has ten Work Strands as follows:

Club Links
Coaching
Competition
Continuing Professional Development
Disability
Extending Activities
Gifted and Talented
Infrastructure
Leadership and Volunteering
Swimming

Supporting Info

PESSYP Guide