BPSS Core Services - About The BPSS - Barnet Partnership For School Sport

BPSS Core Services

Our Vision

Excel Through Sport

Aims

We will work in partnership at a strategic level to:

1. Increase participation in high quality sport and physical activity
2. Work and communicate effectively with schools to meet need and fulfil expectations related to participation in sport and physical activity, widening access to sport and physical activity among low participation groups
3. Support the development of progression pathways to ensure individuals reach their full potential
4. Provide support and advice to maximise opportunities for Barnet through the Government’s agenda for school sport and competition

Core Values and Principles

Everything we do is underpinned by the following criteria:

Needs-led: driven by the local needs of the whole community

Independence: delivering sport and physical activity in the sub-region without allowing personal or organisational agendas to dominate

Accountability: making decisions and formulating policy in an efficient, inclusive, open and transparent manner

Excellence: achieving high standards through continuous improvement and innovation

Equitable: committing to equality (people and processes)

Impact-driven: demonstrating value for money and prioritising projects that have the potential to make the greatest impact

Strategic Themes

The Strategy is built around the eight work areas / core services:

Core Service

1 - Sustain and Grow: Build a sustainable Partnership by influencing, advocating, developing and implementing the policy of partners and providers and attract funding and resources to deliver the priorities to enable growth.

2 - Marketing and Communication: One Stop Shop of advice, support, communication and resources. Work and communicate effectively with schools to meet need and fulfil expectations related to participation in sport and physical activity

3 - Competitive Pathways: Provide a centralised structure for borough competitions, festivals and leagues by maximising on opportunities for Barnet through the Government’s agenda for school sport and competition

4- Workforce Development: Manage and coordinate national leadership and regional volunteering opportunities

5 - Out of Hours Learning: To work with schools effectively to develop Change for Life clubs / community clubs as an opportunity to address those that are least active and encourage them to progress into Level 1 and Level 2 of the School Games model.

6- Coach Deployment: Provide guidance, advice and support on the engagement and deployment of the services of external coaches and companies

7- 2012 and beyond: Development of local 2012 Olympics and Paralympics programmes and initiatives linked to the Games, including the Get Set Network

8 - Inclusion: Ensure all opportunities are inclusive and develop active lifestyles / playground to podium access / pathways

To see the BPSS Strategy and Business Plan in full, please see the resources section.

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