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Time 2 Move Secondary Audit Report 16/17 2016/17 Audit - Secondary Time2Move Countywide Data Analysis 2016/17 ‘Time2Move’ is the Cornwall Framework for PE and School Sport. It has been produced by a range of key stakeholders here in Cornwall including Head Teachers and subject specialists and promotes every child’s right to a healthy and happy life focusing on the value of PE and school sport in closing the inequalities gap, improving life chances and making a positive impact on many of the wider challenges facing schools. As part of this initiative the PE and School Sport Strategic Group conduct an annual county-wide survey with the aim of establishing an understanding of current provision in relation to the six Time 2 Move ambitions. Each school in the county was invited to self-assess current provision against the stated ambitions of the framework and 15 Secondary schools completed the audit in June 2017 representing around a half of all schools (see Appendix 1). The following report summarises the aggregated results and main findings. % Schools providing at least 2hrs curriculum PE Executive Summary – Headlines 100 Fewer schools are reporting the minimum 2hrs weekly PE delivery across all age groups 2015 80 Since 2015 the proportion of schools delivering at least 2hrs curriculum PE has dropped by 2016 25% at KS3 and around 30% at KS4. Two out of three schools report that they are not 60 delivering the minimum 2hrs for Yr10 pupils 2017 40 Only 23% of secondary schools identify children who have not met the statutory requirement for swimming and take remedial action to address gaps 20 Only one third of schools identify young people who are unable to ride a bike and take 0 remedial action to address gaps Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Ambition 1 - Curriculum Delivery 2016 - % Schools delivering regular curriculum 2017 - % Schools delivering regular curriculum activity groups activity groups Fewer schools report that they identify 100 100 and take remedial action to address 80 80 KS3 underdeveloped fundamental skills KS3 60 (60% compared to 73% in 2016) KS4 60 KS4 40 40 It would appear that around 60% of 20 20 schools are not delivering a broad and 0 balanced offer in curriculum time 0 particularly at KS4. The majority of schools do not offer any Aquatic activities in curriculum time and 85% of schools do not offer any Target or Combat based activities Ambition 2 – Physical Activity, Health & Wellbeing 100 % Schools tailoring curriculum for target groups 90 71% of schools report that young people are consistently made aware of health 80 related issues and are supported to make choices to engage in an active and 70 60 healthy lifestyle 50 Series12016 40 Two thirds of schools report that they consistently inform/involve parents in the 30 Series22017 importance of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle – an increase from 36% in 20 10 2016 0 One in three schools do not have a nominated health and wellbeing governor Half of all secondary schools report that they have an active travel plan and only 38% offer cycle training Ambition 3 – Diverse & Inclusive Schools are increasingly delivering a curriculum that identifies the requirements 70% of particular target groups and differentiates the offer to meet those needs % Schools citing barriers to competition 60% Gender remains the dominant basis for diversifying with 86% of schools 50% 2015 delivering regular tailored opportunities for Girls in curriculum PE 40% 2016 65-70% of schools regularly differentiate on the basis of SEND, Pupil Premium 30% 2017 and Inactivity 20% 86% of schools report that SEND and young people with a disability are well 10% catered for during and outside of school hours 0% 100% and 80% of respondents have teams or individuals that represent at a regional and national level respectively Ambition 4 - Competitions All schools participate in Level 1 (intra-school) and Level 2 (inter-school) 60% % of children taking part in competition competition with all respondents attending area School Games qualification events. 80% of schools participate in Leagues 50% 80% of schools participate in Leagues 40% 2016 Half of schools say that more than 70% take part in competition, with only 33% 30% 2017 reporting that over 90% of pupils take part – showing a downward trend 20% A greater proportion of schools are reporting barriers to competition. Staffing remains the biggest barrier, however, transport and cost are showing a 10% concerning upward trend 0% >90 >71 51%-70% <50% % Schools offering extra-curricular % Schools sign posting extra-curricular activities activities Ambition 5 – Leadership, Coaching & Volunteering 71% schools offer some form of leadership, coaching, Invasion Invasion officiating opportunity Net/Wall Net/Wall Strike/Field Strike/Field 47% of schools do not celebrate Leadership/Volunteering achievements Dance Dance Athletic Athletic 40% of schools report that they do not track leadership Adventure Adventure contribution Gymnastic Gymnastic Half of schools join their Leadership/Volunteering Other Other 2016 rewards scheme with a Primary scheme Cycling Cycling 2016 43% of schools have student input into the school sport Target 2017 Target 2017 offer Combat Combat 87% of PE departments have an active role in Aquatic Aquatic developing employability skills 0 50 100 0 50 100 Ambition 6 – Community Collaboration All schools provide regular access to extra-curricular clubs with 100% % Schools citing barriers to extra-curricular clubs almost the same number engaging with community clubs to 90% deliver these opportunities 80% All schools report that community clubs utilise facilities on their site 70% outside of school hours with two thirds hosting more than 5 clubs 60% 2015 20% of schools report that less than 40% of pupils take part in 50% extra-curricular clubs 40% 2016 Staffing remains the biggest barrier to running extra-curricular 30% 2017 clubs and the proportion of schools now citing this reason has 20% almost tripled since 2015. Time and transport barriers have also 10% shown a significant increase 0% 64% of schools offer holiday clubs Staffing Facilities Time Pupils Cost Exam Bused Pressures Key Enablers Partnerships 120 Partnership support for Primary feeder schools All schools responding are a member of an area School sport partnership and link with School Games Organisers 100 71% of schools report that they are members of the Youth Sport Trust and 80 work with Cornwall Sports Partnership. 60% are members of AfPE 60 85% of schools have active partnerships in place with their feeder primary schools 40 2016 20 2017 Workforce 0 87% of schools have volunteers, parents, AOTTs supporting extra-curricular activities 43% of respondents report that they are employing coaches to deliver at least some curriculum PE and 46% report they employ coaches to deliver extra-curricular activities 87% of schools know that their coaches meet minimum standards All schools report that there is a positive culture of professional development and staff are able to access a programme of CPD to enhance teaching and learning in PE and school sport Performance Management All schools have a regular self-review process in place to drive improvement in PE with 100% reporting that observations consistently show that teaching and learning is rated as good or better All schools report that they have a PE development plan that links to the whole school development plan All schools responding have engaged in an external ‘quality mark’ scheme Further Information For further information including a copy of the full audit results and supporting resources please see www.cornwallsportspartnership.co.uk/pe- and-school-sport or contact Rachel Knott [email protected]. Appendix 1 – Schools That Completed The 2016-17 Audit Arena School Sports Network Budehaven Community School Launceston College Liskeard School Saltash.net Sir James Smith’s Wadebridge School Mid-Cornwall School Sports Network Newquay Tretherras School Poltair School The Roseland Academy Peninsula School Sport Partnership Camborne SIA Falmouth School Helston Community College Penryn College Penwith School Sport Partnership Humphry Davy School Cape Cornwall School .
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