SCHOOLS

School - Club Links
 
 
THE FA SCHOOL – CLUB LINK PROGRAMME is football’s commitment to the delivery of one strand of the Physical Education and School Sport Club Links (PESSCL) strategy document, which sets out to ensure that all children, whatever their circumstances or abilities, should be able to participate in and enjoy physical education and sport.
 
Over the next three years, from April 2003, the Government is investing £459 million to transform PE and school sport, and this funding is on top of £686 million being invested to improve school sport facilities across England . Together, this means that over £1 billion is being made available for PE and school sport, and all schools in England will benefit in some way.
 
The strategy sets out eight clear strands as to how jointly the DfES and DCMS are to enhance sporting opportunities for 5-16 year olds and increase the percentage of school children who spend two hours each week on high quality PE and school within and beyond the curriculum to 75% by 2006.
The Football Association is engaged in the programme in order to maximise the investment of this funding to ensure that young children have the opportunity to move from structured school football, within and beyond the curriculum, to a safe, fun and progressive football club in the community.
 

 Implications

  
 
The Football Association define a school to club link as “a process to assist a young person to move from participating in PE and Sport in school to moving into an FA Charter Standard Club”
 
Through the School-Club Link programme, West Riding County FA aims to:

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 Increase the number of young people, aged 5-16 years old, playing on a regular basis in an FA Charter Standard, Community or Ability Counts programme

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 Increase the number of FA Charter Standard and Community clubs

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 Increase the number of Charter Standard Schools

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 Develop sustainable partnerships between FA Charter Standard schools and FA Charter Standard clubs
Click HERE to download NATIONAL FRAMEWORK
   Phase 1  
 
West Riding County FA have entered into unique partnership with Sport Camps and Bradford City Council to part fund a Community Coach Project. The main role of the Community Coach is to:
  Work with clubs to identify gaps in provision and areas that they are looking to develop
Work in partnership with clubs to co-ordinate a programme of sessions within local schools targeting the age and gender that the clubs have identified
Deliver the sessions in partnership with the clubs to support the transition from schools to clubs
Act as a point of enquiry and a liaison officer between clubs, schools, parents and young people
Help advertise the clubs work in the community by producing leaflets, posters, etc, to display within schools
Support clubs and schools with Charter Standard applications
The Community coach operates in the Keighley area and originally will be targeting the following clubs.

However if you are a club in the Keighley area and you are interested in being part of the project please contact the County FA for more details. The community Coach Project will be running initially until May 2005.
CLUB CS TYPE LINKED SCHOOLS FA PROGRAMME TO LINK SCHOOL TO CLUB FUNDING PER PROJECT TOTAL NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Oakworth Juns Development Oakbank Tops Community £1,000 20
Keighley Ladies Charter Beckfoot Holy Family - South Craven - Green Head - Parkside Tops Community £1,000 20
Long Lee Juns Charter Bingley Grammar - Long Lee PS Tops Community £1,000 20
Silsden Ladies Working Towards Oakbank Tops Community £1,000 20
   Phase 2  
 
 
Clubs across the County have been targeted to try and support the transition from schools to local clubs. Strong partnerships have been created between the County FA, Specialist Sports Colleges, Clubs and Schools in order to deliver the programme. Clubs are benefiting by:
 

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 supplying a growing number of children to their club

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 helping and support the development of new teams

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 creating more awareness of their club

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 supporting children in making the step from school to club football

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 receiving equipment: 10 footballs, 10 bibs, 50 cones, 1 pump, 1 bag, 1 set of coaching resource cards, festival packs and funding for Level 1 courses
 

The following plan is currently being delivered within the county, but there is still an opportunity for your club to be involved in Phase 3. Clubs that join the programme have to complete an implementation pack during the lifetime of the project and return this to West Riding County FA
 
Click HERE to download PHASE 2 PLAN
   
 Phase 3  
 

Get involved  ?
The third phase of the plan will start to be delivered from April 2005. Now is an ideal time for your club to create sustainable links with local schools and receive support from both the County FA and your local Specialist Sports College. If you would like more information on how to get involved please contact the County FA Football Development Office on 0113 282 2358