Background Information
PE and Sport Strategy for Young People Overview
The PE and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) was launched in 2008, building on the success of the PE, School Sport and Club Links Strategy (PESSCL) which operated from 2003.
The strategy is being delivered through 10 interlinked workstrands including coaching, competition, gifted and talented and leadership and volunteering. PESSYP contributes to other educational agendas including attendance, behaviour, attitudes to learning and raising standards and other cross-Government initiatives including active play; positive activities for young people; and combating childhood obesity.
The percentage of young people doing at least two hours of high quality PE and sport each week has risen from 25% in 2002 to 90% in 2008, beating the 2008 target by 5%.
From 2009/10 the aim of the strategy is to:
Give every young person aged five to sixteen in England access to five hours of PE and sport every week (three hours for 16-19 year olds).
The recently published PE and Sport Strategy for Young People: A Guide to Delivering the Five Hour Offer has set the following targets:
- By the end of the academic year 2010-2011, 40% of young people to take part in five hours a week PE and sport (three hours per week for 16 to 19 year olds)
- By the end of the academic year 2010-2011, 80% of five to 16 year olds in every School Sport Partnership to take part in three hours a week of PE and sport organised by schools
- By the end of the academic year 2012-2013, 60% of young people to take part in five hours a week PE and sport (three hours per week for 16 to 19 year olds)
