SPORTIN SCHOOLS
PROGRAMME
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025/26 SPORTIN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME ARE NOW CLOSED
After a successful launch of the pilot programme, the SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme will continue to provide increased focus and support towards sport organisations who demonstrate their desire and intent to increase sport provision within the primary school setting during the 2025/26 academic year.
THE SPORTIN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME AIMS TO:
- Increase funding into, and capacity within, local Sport Organisations.
- Respond to the needs and demands of sport by improving community sport links, pathways, and access to junior members for sustained and prolonged engagement with sport and physical activity.
- Establish greater equitable opportunity and access to external sport provision and specialised sports coaching for schools and their students by centrally coordinating and strategically aligning sport delivery in schools.
- Reduce the administration burden on schools and sports.
- Provide opportunities for coach development and mentoring for both teachers and sports workforce.
- Reduce inequalities in school-sport provision by coordinating delivery, removing the cost barrier and supporting accessibility.
KEY DETAILS OF THE SPORTIN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
- The SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme will distribute grants to successful applications to sport organisations in 2025 via the SUPPORTIN SPORT Fund.
- Applicants must be a non-government, Jersey-based sport organisation (association, club, group or business).
- All applications, award claims and reporting will be processed electronically through Jersey Sport’s ‘SmartSimple’ grants management system.
- The project will be delivered through a shared and partnership-driven approach involving engagement with and support from the Jersey Sport Team, informally through partnership meetings and formally via progress reports.
- Applications will be assessed and objectively scored by Jersey Sport Officers.
- An overall review and evaluation of the fund will be completed upon programme completion.
APPLYING TO THE SPORTIN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
The SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme will take place over the 25/26 academic year involving sports and primary schools. Jersey Sport will coordinate the delivery timetable between sports and schools to ensure fair and appropriate access for all stakeholders involved. This will be achieved by matching the needs of schools with the resource and intent of sports, depending on their individual contexts.
Jersey Sport are delivering this initiative through a partnership-driven approach working with local sport organisations and primary schools. A review and evaluation of the programme will be completed during and upon completion of delivery, assessing the reach and impact against the programme’s aims.
New for 2025, applications for the SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme will be captured centrally within the SUPPORTIN SPORT Fund to ease the administrative burden for applicants.
- Log into our Members Area on this website (or register for an account on the same page if you don’t already have one)
- Select ‘Apply for a Grant’ to access our SmartSimple grants management system.
- Complete and submit the Safe and Sustainable Sport Health Check.
- Apply to participate in the SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme through the SUPPORTIN SPORT Fund, found via the ‘Funding Opportunities’ section on your SmartSimple homepage.
Please ensure you read all of the following documents to ensure your application is eligible and meets all the relevant criteria:
2025 SPORTIN SCHOOLS Prospectus READ PROSPECTUS
2025 SPORTIN SCHOOLS Application Questions READ QUESTIONS
FUNDING
All funding will be distributed to the sport organisations directly to keep in line with Jersey Sport’s existing grant distribution. Funding will be used for:
- The procurement of paid coaching resource to deliver in schools, due to a lack of available volunteer capacity
- Additional kit or equipment to enable delivery away from their sport setting which may form part of their legacy, e.g. table tennis tables that are unable to be transported easily and will be donated to the school
- Funding to create an inclusion fund to provide free or subsidised membership/kit opportunities for students to aid the removal of financial barriers to participation
PROGRAMME TIMESCALES
SPORTS
29 NOV 2024 – Safe and Sustainable Sport Health Check open for applications
16 APR–16 MAY – SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme open for applications from sports via SUPPORTIN SPORT Fund (Closing 12:00 Midday)
19 MAY – 6 JUNE – Assessment of SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme applications
13 JUNE – Communication of SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme awards
JULY 2025 – Distribution of SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme awards
SCHOOLS
8 JAN – 7 MAR – SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme open for applications from schools
10 MAR – 4 APR – Review of SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme applications
MAY 2025 – Communication of successful applications
SPORTS must submit applications through Jersey Sport’s online grants management system, Smart Simple.
SCHOOLS must submit interest directly to Schools Sport Development Officer, Chris Riley via: Chris.Riley@jerseysport.je
DROP IN SUPPORT SESSIONS
Jersey Sport will be holding a series of drop-in support sessions for sports to understand more about the SUPPORTIN SPORT Fund and to ask specific questions about the application process, eligibility, awarding and reporting requirements. Sports don’t need to book in advance to attend any of the scheduled sessions. Details of these sessions for Round 1 are as follows:
Wednesday 23 April – 12:00 – 14:00 in the Buenos Aires Room (Upstairs) at Santander Work Café, St Helier
Thursday 1 May – 16:00 – 18:00 in the Board Room at Jersey Sport Office, FB Fields
Thursday 8 May – 12:00 – 14:00 in the Buenos Aires Room (Upstairs) at Santander Work Café, St Helier
Wednesday 14 May – 16:00 – 18:00 in the Board Room at Jersey Sport Office, FB Fields
We would strongly advise potential applicants come and chat to our Jersey Sport Team about their ideas before submitting an application to the SUPPORTIN SCHOOL Programme. We are passionate about ensuring this fund is based on a collaborative approach and will provide support for sport organisations, from application to project delivery, to ensure the success of its outcomes before, during and beyond funding.
If you would like to arrange an informal meeting with a member of the Jersey Sport Team to discuss the SUPPORTIN SPORT Fund and your application, please contact us at: sport@jerseysport.je.
PROGRAMME TESTIMONIES
Jamie Hazley, Headteacher at St John’s Primary School, “We have been involved in the Successful SPORTIN Schools Initiative since the start of the second half of the Autumn Half Term. The programme has given opportunities to all children at St John’s School from Year 1 through to Year 6, opportunities we are not normally offered as we are not a school that is as easily as accessible as others. We have been able to offer extra-curricular netball, Jui Jitsu and Cricket whilst supporting our curriculum with Padel sessions. This initiative opens opportunities for children to try sports they previously may not have, potentially starting a hobby that will ensure the children are active”.
Andy Jordi, PE Co Ordinator at Mont à L’Abbé, “Mont a L’Abbe School received half a term of expert Kickboxing and Jiu-Jitsu coaching from local Instructors. They were friendly, knowledgeable, and pitched the sessions at just the right level. We had a lot of fun. Our students learned some basic skills and how to work together. The whole Sportin Schools programme has been excellent and gave our learners experiences they wouldn’t normally have. Thank you, Jersey Sport”.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Jersey Sport is responsible for delivering the provision of physical education within six Government of Jersey schools, including St Saviours, Grands Vaux, Mont Nicolle, Grouville, St Johns and Springfield. Find out more:
Jersey Sport are proud to be support and assist with the delivery of Jersey’s Primary and Secondary School Sports Events. Find out more: