Angela Porter

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• Angela Porter
• Glasgow School of Sport Bellahouston Academy
• Glasgow Scotland

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What problems do student athletes face at school
and university?

• Time
• Management
• For study
• For sport
• For family, friends
• To relax
• To earn money

• Funding
• Studies
• Coaching
• Facility access and cost
• Affiliation and competition
• Equipment and clothing
• Travel and Support Services

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What problems do student athletes face at school
and university?

• Structure
• Pathways and opportunities
• Links with other High Performance organisations
• Selection and De-selection
• Performance targets unsympathetic to educational
  needs

• Curriculum / timetable
• Career ambition and advice
• Understanding and recognition of specialist
  programmes
• Entry criteria to universities
• Rigid curriculum-difficulties in taking time off,
  no distance learning opportunities, no delayed
  graduation..

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What support is available in Scotland to address
these problems

• Specialist sports schools
• Area Institute of Sport Network
• Scottish Institute of Sport
• Universities
• National Governing Bodies of Sport
• Local Authorities

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Specialist provision Glasgow School of Sport

• Specialist provision provides a challenging
  and demanding education for pupils with special
  talents. It is intended to ensure that such
  pupils are given the best opportunity to develop
  their sporting talents as part of their school
  education
• Scottish Executive Education Department

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Glasgow School of Sport

• Broad investigation of specialist sports
  provision including international visits
• Partnership between sport (Cultural and Leisure
  Services) and Education Department
• Fully integrated specialist sports school with
  host school Bellahouston Academy
• Designated National Centre for excellence
• 94 sports pupils across 5 sports and six year
  groups

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Developing programmes designed to meet academic
and sporting needs

• To provide a balanced environment
• Holistic approach
• Individualised programmes of development
• Top quality coaching team in high performance
  sport
• Strong links with school teaching and support
  staff
• Comprehensive selection process
• Sports Medicine and Sports Science support
• Adapted curriculum and timetable

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Curriculum and Timetable (high school age
11-18yrs )

• Daily sports contact
• 2 year groups timetabled together
• 8 Periods of sport per week increasing to 12
• Reduced time in non core subjects
  
• Qualifications-up to 6 standard grades, 3 or 4
  higher grades
• Sport Education-Coaching qualifications
• After school commitment

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Support Services

• Strength and Conditioning
• Competition and training camps
• Access to national and international facilities
  within curriculum time
• Parent and pupil education programme
• Transport

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Partners and Pathways

• Funding
• Network of resources and expertise
• Performance Pathway

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Glasgow School of Sport Hockey Pathway
GREAT BRITAIN REPRESENTATION
SCOTTISH SQUADS
SCOTTISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT
DISTRICT AND NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS
WEST AREA INSTITUTE OF SPORT
AGE GROUP REPRESENTATIVE SQUADS
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF SPORT
CLUBS
SCHOOLS
Talent Identification
SHU Talent Camps
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Scottish and Area Institutes of Sport

• Scottish Institute of Sport
• Six area institutes to provide support to
  athletes wherever they are based
• Focus on further and higher education
• Performance Lifestyle Support

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Performance Lifestyle Support

• Available through area network
• Team of Performance lifestyle coordinators
• Two strands of education advice
• - assisting performers to combine study with
  sport
• - assisting performers to prepare for life after
  sport
• Support includes flexible study arrangements,
  early exams, time off for training

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Universities

• Sports Bursaries / scholarships
• Varied support depending on institution and sport
• Up to 1500 to meet costs of training and
  competition
• Free access to fitness and training facilities
  enabling performers to train and study on campus
• Support may be extended to include financial
  advice, employment opportunities, physiotherapy,
  life skills development, welfare support

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Local Authorities

• Grants/ scholarships to talented performers
• Individuals selected to represent their sport at
  UK or Scottish Level (endorsed by NGB)
• Support to meet costs of performers training and
  competition programme
• Up to a maximum of 300 per year, dependant on
  performance and residency criteria.

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National Governing Body Programmes

• Scottish Professional Footballers Association
• Funding through Educational Trust
• Develop educational opportunities for a life
  outside sport while meeting commitments of
  professional football
• Links with further education colleges and
  Universities

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• Glasgow School of Sport
• Glasgow
• Scotland
• www.glasgowschoolofsportbellahoustonacademy.co.uk