Jersey Sport are delighted to announce the launch of a new pilot programme to support local primary schools during the 2024/25 academic year. The new SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme has evolved from the previously distributed Move More Schools Grant.
The funding has been realigned to ensure a more positive outcome towards Jersey Sport’s vision of ‘Inspiring and Instilling Active School Cultures’. The new programme simultaneously allows for increased focus and support towards Sport Organisations to provide more local sporting opportunities, particularly by engaging underrepresented groups.
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 £50,000 in 2024, with the hope to grow the fund in future years if the pilot project is successful.
- 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, and then peer reviewed by the Grants Advisory Committee who provide recommendations for ratification by the Jersey Sport Board.
- An overall review and evaluation of the fund will be completed after the first year, with the hope to repeat the fund on an annual basis.
SPORTIN SCHOOLS AND SPORT ORGANISATIONS TAKING PART
The SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme will pilot over the 24/25 academic year involving eight sports and eight primary schools. Jersey Sport has coordinated the timetable of activity between sports and schools to ensure fair and appropriate access for all stakeholders involved. This has been 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 pilot programme will be completed during and upon completion of delivery, assessing the reach and impact against the programme’s aims.
The primary schools involved include:
- Grands Vaux
- La Moye
- Mont à L’Abbé
- St John
- Grouville
- Mont Nicolle
- Trinity
- St Saviour
The sports involved include:
- Netball, delivered by the Jersey Netball Association
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, delivered by Gracie Barra CI
- Padel, delivered by Padel for All
- Kickboxing, delivered by Samurai Kickboxing
- Squash, delivered by Jersey Squash and Racketball Association
- Softball, delivered by Jersey Softball Association
- Cricket, delivered by Jersey Cricket
- Rugby, delivered by Jersey Rugby Football Club
ASSOCIATED FUNDING
The SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme will distribute £50,000 to sport during its pilot year. All funding will be distributed to the participating 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
All eight sport organisations involved in the delivery of the SPORTIN SCHOOLS Programme will receive an equal proportion of the £50,000 funding for their delivery during the 24/25 academic year, meaning each sport organisation will be awarded £6,250.
PROGRAMME TIMESCALES
September 2024 – Timetables confirmed by sports and schools, and funding distributed
October 2024 – Final review of coordinated sport delivery in schools
November 2024 – Programme delivery commences at the start of Autumn Term 2
May 2025 – Delivery ends at the end of Summer Term 1
June 2025 – Reporting and review of programme
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:
OUR SCHOOL PE PROGRAMME
Jersey Sport are proud to be support and assist with the delivery of Jersey’s Primary and Secondary School Sports Events. Find out more:
SCHOOL SPORT EVENTS