Activemark, Sportsmark & SSP Mark

ACTIVEMARK, SPORTSMARK &

SCHOOL SPORTS PARTNERSHIP MARK

For the second year, the annual awards will reward delivery of the national PE, School Sport and Club Links strategy. Schools will be automatically assessed for one of the marks through the national school sport survey, which all School Sport Partnership schools take part in.

Following feedback from the 2006 awards, the awarding criteria has changed slightly in 2007, so the criteria will be as follows:

Activemark 2007

Schools will receive the mark if:

The percentage of pupils participating in at least 2 hours high quality PE and school sport each week is significantly above the national average; and
they held a sports day; and
they had met or bettered the national average for pupils involved in sports leadership and volunteering (this would not apply to infant schools), or, the percentage of pupils participating in sports clubs linked to their school.

Sportsmark 2007

Schools will receive the mark if:

The percentage of pupils participating in at least 2 hours high quality PE and school sport each week is significantly above the national average; and
the school held a sports day; and
the school met or bettered the national average in three or more of the following areas;
- percentage of pupils taking part in inter-school competitive sport;
- the range of sports the school offers;
- the percentage of pupils participating in sports clubs linked to their school; or
- the percentage of pupils actively involved in sports leadership and volunteering.

Sports Partnership Mark 2007

Partnerships will receive the mark if:

at least 90 per cent of pupils across the partnership were doing at least 2 hours high quality PE and school sport each week.

In addition, in all cases, an over-riding condition will apply whereby holders of the 2006 awards would be automatically awarded the 2007 awards if they have maintained or improved their provision in all key areas.

Awarding Process

The list of successful schools will be published shortly after the results of the 2006-07 School Sport Survey are announced in the autumn of 2007. Certificates will be sent directly to schools. An e-mail will be sent to Partnership Development Managers informing them of the schools in their partnership have been awarded an Activemark or Sportsmark. They will then be able to download the logos from the School Sport Xchange (ssx.youthsporttrust.org/subpage/welcome/index.htm) for them to distribute to schools.