Background to PESS

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Background to PESS

• NAfW published the PE and School Sport Plan
  (PESS) in June 2001 promoting a common vision for
  improving standards in PE and School Sport
• Sports Council For Wales is responsible for
  implementation of the plan
• National Manager coordinates project and reports
  to WAG
• Pilot development centres were developed in 2002,
  following the recommendations of this report
• By April 2004 at least 1 DC in place in each
  local authority
• WAG committed 5 million between 2003 and 2006 to
  implement the PESS plan

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PESS Development Centres

• Purpose to raise standards in PE and School
  Sport by focusing on areas of identified need,
  testing new resources, then sharing results and
  experiences. Ensuring progression from Key Stage
  1 to Key Stage 4 (Education continuum).
• Structure focused around a Secondary school and
  its feeder primary schools. Managed by PESS
  coordinator in the local authority.

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PESS in Rhondda Cynon Taf

• Tonyrefail School and associate schools (6) -
  1st DC in Rhondda Cynon Taf (September 2003)
• Porth County Community School and associate
  schools (13) 2nd DCin Rhondda Cynon Taf
  (September 2004)
• Tonypandy School and associate schools (7) - 3rd
  DC (April 2005)
• Additional funding from School Effectiveness
  (both primary
• and secondary) enabled 3 additional schools to
  carry out cluster PE and School Sport initiatives
  (Bryncellynog, Treorchy and Cardinal Newman)

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Priorities of a PESS Development Centre

• Raise standards in PE and School Sport
• Improve links between the Key Stages and develop
  transition policies (primary/secondary)
• Move towards 2 hours per week of quality
  curriculum PE across a key stage
• Create additional opportunities for school sport
  beyond the school day
• Promote healthy and active lifestyles

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PESS Achievements in Rhondda Cynon Taf

• Increased profile of PE and school sport in all
  participating schools
• Greater dialogue/communication between (a)
  secondary and primary and (b) between primaries
  regarding PE and sporting issues
• Greater professional development opportunities
  for staff
• Increased confidence in primary staff for the
  delivery of gymnastics, dance, athletics and
  games, leading to better delivery and regular
  participation

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PESS Achievements in Rhondda Cynon Taf (contd)

• Working with other agencies to increase
  opportunities for young people to engage in
  physical activity in their community and within
  the school curriculum (NOF school sport
  programme, NOF dance programme, City tennis
  scheme, Rhondda Cynon Taf Community Arts, Arts
  Council,)
• Developing key skills through Physical Education,
  particularly ICT
• Providing training and leadership opportunities
  for young people in order to assist with Primary
  extra curricular sports programme
• Raise awareness amongst schools of various
  funding strands promoting PE and school sport,
  e.g. Community Chest, Girls First,

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PESS Achievements in Rhondda Cynon Taf (contd)

• Development of competitive structure for school
  sport (e.g. netball league in Porth Cluster and
  Sporting tournaments in Tonyrefail Cluster.
• Development of PE and School Sport newsletter
  sharing ideas and celebrating good practice in
  Rhondda Cynon Taf
• Encouraging primary schools to embrace dragon
  sport
• advocating inclusion and participation in sport
  rather than competition
• Promotion of health agenda in each school,
  working with
• other agencies such as Healthy School Scheme to
  promote
• physical activity and good nutrition

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Monitoring of PESS

• Local level ESIS (annual review meetings with
  all development centre schools)
• National level Estyn

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