Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

 

  1. Can the School Sport Partnership (SSP) grant be used to pay for coaching, swimming or FESCo?

  2. Does the 1.25% uplift for 2009/10 apply to all the grants?

  3. Can Partnerships keep underspend from their SSP Grant and use it the following grant year?

  4. What is the funding for Pupil Referral Units if they wish to be part of a Partnership?  Is it based on number of pupils?

  5. What is the process for changing a Partnership’s hub school?

  6. My Partnership’s bank details have changed. What should I do?

  7. There have been changes to the PDM, Assistant PDM, SSCo's and PLT's. Who do I notify?

  8. Who do we send any Partnership Request Forms to?

  9. I have a query about Playground Podium, Your Sport grant,  Multi Skill Academy, Multi Skill Clubs and Leadership Academy – who do I ask? What about Bikeability grants?

  10. Why have we not heard about receiving 2009 Activemark / Sportsmark Awards?

  11. When can we expect to receive our next payment? NEW

  12. When will we receive the SSC5 documentation and when is it due to be returned? NEW

  13. Our host school runs on a normal financial year – the SSP payments run on school years. Is it OK for the host school to carry the money over? NEW

  14. How do I change my online SSP details? NEW

  15. Where can I access my EPD? NEW

 

 

1. Can the School Sport Partnership (SSP) grant be used to pay for coaching, swimming or FESCo?

No - Partnerships cannot use the SSP grant to cover coaching, swimming or FESCo as they are separate payment pots.

 

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2. Does the 1.25% uplift for 2009/10 apply to all the grants?

No, the uplift only applies to the School Sport Partnership grant. The awards for swimming, coaching, FESCo and Competition Manager remain the same as detailed in your award letter.

 

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3. Can Partnerships keep underspend from their SSP Grant and use it the following grant year?

No, underspend will be deducted from your next grant payment unless you are told otherwise.

 

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4. What is the funding for Pupil Referral Units if they wish to be part of a Partnership?  Is it based on number of pupils?

PRUs receive award funding based on the number of pupils as follows:
0 - 20 - 6 PLT days funding equivalent
21 - 40 - 9 PLT days funding equivalent 
Over 40 - 12 PLT days funding equivalent

 

A Partnership Request will need to be submitted to the Infrastructure Management Group to secure this funding – please discuss with your YST Development Manager to produce the Partnership Request.

 

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5. What is the process for changing a Partnership’s hub school?

Change of Hub school has to be approved by the Infrastructure Management Group - a Partnership cannot decide this themselves. The Partnership needs to work with their YST Development Manager to produce a Partnership Request to go to the IMG for a decision.  If the change is agreed the Partnership will be asked to complete a form documenting the change and registering new bank details with ECOTEC.

 

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6. My Partnership’s bank details have changed. What should I do?

Please request the SSC3 BACS form from ssp@ecotec.com and return a hard copy to ECOTEC signed and on headed paper.

 

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7. There have been changes to the PDM, Assistant PDM, SSCo's and PLT's. Who do I notify?

Request forms SSC8 (PDM), SSC9 (SSCO and PLT) and SSC10 (Ass PDM) from ssp@ecotec.com and return to ECOTEC.

 

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8. Who do we send any Partnership Request Forms to?

These must be discussed with your YST Development Manager, who will forward them to the Infrastructure Management Group.

 

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9. I have a query about Playground Podium, Your Sport grant,  Multi Skill Academy, Multi Skill Clubs and Leadership Academy – who do I ask? What about Bikeability grants?

These grants are Youth Sport Trust grants, partnerships should talk to their YST Development Manager who will be able to provide them with further information. Bikeability is a separate grant which is being managed by AEA / Momenta.

 

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10. Why have we not heard about receiving 2009 Activemark / Sportsmark Awards?

DCSF ministers have decided to suspend Activemark and Sportsmark awards for 2009 as there is a review being undertaken regarding the development of a new award aligned to the new 3 and 5 hour offer of PE and Sport in England. Meanwhile you can continue to keep your current 2008 award into 2009.

 

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11. When can we expect to receive our next payment? NEW

 

Payments are made as follows:

  • September– 50% SSP grant, coaching grant, swimming grant and non pilot FESCo
  • February– remaining 50% of SSP grant less underspend from previous financial year audit (SSC5)
  • April – pilot FESCos and Competition Managers

 

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12. When will we receive the SSC5 documentation and when is it due to be returned? NEW

This year we are aiming to send SSC5 documents out by the end of June. The form must be completed and returned by the 1st December – this year we require a hard copy and an electronic copy.

 

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13. Our host school runs on a normal financial year – the SSP payments run on school years. Is it OK for the host school to carry the money over? NEW

Yes, the SSP grant can be carried over between financial years (1 April – 31 March), but all expenditure must be incurred within the SSP grant year (1 September – 31 August).

 

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14. How do I change my online SSP details? NEW

Use the change request tab within your partnership details and list any changes that need to be made. If we have any further queries we will get in touch, we aim to complete change requests within 5 working days and you will receive confirmation of changes made.

 

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15. Where can I access my EPD? NEW

EPD is available at http://ssp.aeasolutions.co.uk/cms/. Login using your email, you can reset your password on the site if necessary.

 

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Guidance Notes

 

Download our 'PDM Financial Management Training' Presentation.

 

Download our 'PDM Timeline'.

 

 

 

 

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