Glasgow School of Sport Bellahouston Academy

Glasgow Scotland ‘Future Champions’

Brief History

• Working Party established in 1997• Broad Investigation of specialist

sports provision• School rationalisation programme

1998• Selection of sports • Programme starts August 1998

Scottish Executive Education Department

“Specialist provision provides a challenging and demanding education for pupils with special talents. It is intended to ensure that such pupils are given the best opportunity to develop their sporting talents as part of their school education”.

Profile• Host school-Bellahouston Academy• National Centre for excellence• Number of sports pupils• Range of sports• Catchment area• Socially Inclusive

Local Authority representationLocal Authority Representation Glasgow

South Lanarkshire

Argylle &Bute

Renfrewshire

North Ayrshire

West Dumbartonshire

South AyrshireInverclyde

Falkirk

East Dunbartonshire

North Lanarkshire

East Renfrewshire

Stirling

West Lothian

Socially inclusive

% of School of Sport Pupils from SIPS Areas

30%

20%27%

23% GreaterEasterhouse

North Glasgow

East End

Greater Pollok

Sports Programmes

• Holistic• Strong links with school teaching and

support staff• High Performance Coaching Team• Competition• Training Camps• Access to national and international

facilities

Staffing

• Director • Depute Head Teacher (link

responsibility)• Coordinator • 20 Coaches-HPC, AHPC, Performance

Coaches • Conditions of Service CLS

Support Services

• Strength and Conditioning• Sports Science• Sports Medicine• Transport• Parent and pupil education programme

Selection

• Process• Sport and school• Later entry opportunities• Exit routes

Partners and Pathways

• Funding• Network of resources and expertise• Performance Pathway

CLUBSSCHOOLSTalent

IdentificationSHU Talent

Camps

GLASGOW SCHOOL OF SPORT

DISTRICT AND NATIONAL

LEAGUE CLUBS

WEST AREA INSTITUTE OF

SPORT

AGE GROUP REPRESENTATIVE

SQUADS

SCOTTISH SQUADSSCOTTISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT

GREAT BRITAINREPRESENTATION

Glasgow School of Sport Hockey

Pathway

Curriculum and Timetable

• Daily sports contact • 2 year groups timetabled together• 8 Periods of sport per week increasing to 12 • Reduced time in specific subjects

• Qualifications-up to 6 standard grades, 3 or

4 higher grades• Higher PE option introduced in 2003 • After school commitment

S3 Curriculum ChoiceA B C D E F G H X

English Maths Social Subjects

Science Modern Languages

Technology Creative &

Aesthetic

Elective PE/

RE/

SE

4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

English Maths History

Geography

Modern Studies

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

French

Urdu

Admin

Craft & Design

Computing

Studies

Graphic Comm

Home Economics

Art

Drama

Music

Physical Educatio

n

Business Mgmt

Chemistry

Computing

German

Music

Religious Studies

Community Involvement

Pre-Vocational

PE/

RE/

SE

GSOS GSOS GSOS

(3per)

S5/S6 Curriculum Choice 2005 A B C D E P Q R S

Social Subjects

Science Technology Creative & Aesthetic

Elective Eng Mat PSD

5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 2

History

Geography

Modern Studies

Religious Studies

Biology

Human Biology

Physics

Computing

Craft & Design

Home Economics

Administration

Art & Design

Drama

Music

Physical Educ

Art & Design

Chemistry

Computing

Graphic Comm

Business Mgmt

Media (Eng)

Community Inv

Eng Mat

Philosophy

Supervised

Study

PSD PE

Com Inv

College Link

Maths + Q English + P Maths + Q

French

German

Urdu

English + P

GSOS GSOS GSOS GSOS

Progress-pupil

• Performance• Culture and ethos• Achievements academically and in

their sport• Monitoring• Career support-coaching, further

study and performance support, international links

Success

• Performance• Quality services and programmes• Network of services and opportunities• Knowledge and experience• International Opportunities and

Exchanges• Framework of Provision

The future

“Scotland has fallen well behind other nations in world level sport. There is a spirit of optimism that this can change, but only if fresh ideas can permeate the sports system. Sports schools could be part of this new thinking”

Professor Ian Thompson