Sport England Flashcards
What is sports England’s mission statement
Our vision is that everyone in England, regardless of age, background or ability, feels able to take part in a sport . Some might be fit and talented, but others won’t be so confident”
what is sports England’s 9 roles and Responsibilities ?
Increases participation
Launches initiatives
Supports the government targets
Distributes lottery or government funding
encourages volunteers
Targets priority groups
Undertakes Active Lives/Active people survey
Works with other organisations (e.g. NGB/YST/UKSport/CSP/School
Games/National Lottery)
Make sure public facilities are used effectively to get maximum use from communities
Name 5 sports England’s initiatives ?
Great Britain tennis weekend (Tennis)
Chance2Shine (Cricket)
Back2Netball (Netball)
Snickers Just Play (Football)
This Girl Can (Women)
Why does sports england what to increases participation
So more people from different backgrounds taking part in regularly activities
What does sports england provide funding to ?
Funding to initiatives or projects which:
Encouraging inactive people to become more active
Developing lasting sporting habits
examples of things Sports England distributes its funding to ?
This Girl Can
Places Leisure
Who are the 6 organisations sports England work with
NGB: The FA (Football) works with Sport England to help get more people involved in Sport
Youth Sport Trust: YST runs competitive sport within schools funded by Sport england
UK Sport: Sport england works with UK Sport to help with Talent ID
CSP: Work with support england to market their initiatives and projects
School Games: Sport england works with the School Games to ensure students can take part in sport competitively
National Lottery: Sport England works with the National lottery to distribute funding
who are sports England’s 2 funding partners
National lottery
Government
What is the relationship between Sport England and UK Sport ?
Sport England works in Partnership with UK Sport, and the Youth Sport Trust, which is focused on PE and school sport.
What does Sport England do with the funding received from the national lottery and government ?
invest National Lottery and Government funding into organisations and projects that will grow and sustain participation in grassroots sport creating opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport.
