Can Physical Activity and Sport really deliver on wider student outcomes?

Donna Thompson Sport Partnerships

Manager

Who are we?

One new voice for College Sport

How is sport and physical activity perceived in your college?

• Like electricity? It makes everything work…

• Or a luxury we can’t afford?

How can sport and physical activity programmes support positive student outcomes?

How about?

• Increasing recruitment• Increasing achievement• Improving attendance and retention• Developing employability skills• Improving health

And……providing evidence of all of

these for Ofsted…

Recruitment

One in five respondents said that the sporting opportunities offered by a college were influential in their decision to apply.

Sport England student survey 2013

Achievement

Over one-quarter (28.8%) of College students who took part in sport agreed that ‘taking part in sport helps them with their College work’. A further 8.4 per cent strongly agreed with this statement.

Sport England student survey 2013

Attendance and retention

68% of students who are involved in Newham SFC’s sports teams have attendance or 90% of more, compared with a College average of 57%.

At Totton College attendance was 3.78% higher in 2011/12 and 3% in 2012/13 for Sport Academy students than non-sport, FT learners.

Employability

Colleges train over 85,000 learners each year in industry-related sport qualifications.

Sport Industry Research Centre

• Impact of student engagement in sport on employability

• A positive relationship (but not causal) between engagement in sport, future employability and earnings for students in both further and higher education.

• Participation and volunteering in sport is associated with a premium in salary of between £4,264 and £5,616 per annum

Employability - Industry Links

• Employer-College engagement event • Wide ranging discussions on CAVTL,

Richard and Whitehead Reviews• Key skills requirements identified• Greater understanding required on

both sides• Action Plan developed

Main action areas

• Improved co-ordination, facilitation and lobbying – sport is an industry, not a game

• Understanding industry needs • Improve offer from Awarding Organisations• Incorporate employer focussed qualifications

within study programmes• More talking locally between colleges and

employers• Staff CPD/ sharing skills and experience

How important is fitness?

Risk of cardiovascular disease mortality by cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index categories, 2316 men with type 2 diabetes at baseline, 179 deaths.

Blair S N Br J Sports Med 2009;43:1-2

Copyright © BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine. All rights reserved. © 2012 Intelligent Health/NHS London

Being unfit is a risk factor

Risk of cardiovascular disease mortality by cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index categories, 2316 men with type 2 diabetes at baseline, 179 deaths.

Blair S N Br J Sports Med 2009;43:1-2

Copyright © BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine. All rights reserved.

Normal Weight and Unfit Fat and Fit

© 2012 Intelligent Health/NHS London

Health agenda

• Active Colleges – increasing participation

• Most popular activities– Football– Basketball– Badminton– Table tennis– Netball– Aerobics / Fitness classes

Most frequently offered sports

So how can we help?

• Support, guidance and networking• Sharing good practice• Professional Development• Data and policy guidance• Research projects

Towards Outstanding

• Aim to embed sport and physical activity within college across the curriculum

• Quality improvement visits to provide guidance and development, not inspection

• 10 visits in NE, YH and NW (20 applications)

Opportunities in 2014

• BCS National Championships 4-6 April

• College Sport Week 28 April – 1 May– Football Conference– CPD sessions– Sport Development Conference– BCS Gala Dinner and Awards– Volunteering Conference– Cup and Plate Finals in 7 sports

Creating a lifelong sporting habit

Further Education Activation Fund Round 2

FE Activation Fund Update

FEAF round 1

• 68 applications

• £2.2 million awarded to 38 projects

• 50% success rate

FEAF round 2

• 94 applications received by the deadline.

• Over £5.8m requested

• 34 new college applicants

Regional Breakdown

Region Number of Applications

New colleges

Round 1 Awards

East 10 4 4East Mids 4 2 5West Mids 9 5 6London 9 5 6South West 13 1 3South East 12 6 5North West 16 3 5North East 11 6 1Yorkshire 10 2 3TOTAL 94 34 38

Any questions?Thank you

Donna_Thompson@aoc.co.uk