Tender invitation published for National Delivery Partner of new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network

The tender notice for procurement of a National Delivery Partner for the new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network has now gone live, marking the next important step in the development of a new national approach to supporting schools with PE, physical activity and school sport. 

The National Delivery Partner will be responsible for working with schools and local and regional partners to understand need, target support where it can have the greatest impact, and help address barriers to participation for children and young people who are currently less active. 

The Partnerships Network will focus on reducing inequalities in access and participation and improving the quality and consistency of PE and school sport for all children. It will provide flexible local support, help schools to protect two hours of PE weekly, and strengthen school-to-club links through peer-to-peer learning and co-ordinated CPD, creating a more equitable, sustainable system for physical activity and sport in schools. 

Partnership Network Outcomes 

The Partnership Network includes the following outcomes: 

• Increase physical activity levels by reducing the proportion of pupils across Years 1-11 who are classed as "less active" by 2028; reducing the proportion of children and young people engaging in less than 30 minutes of physical activity per day and increasing the proportion of children and young people achieving 60 minutes of physical activity per day. 

• Reduce inequalities in access to and participation in sports and physical activity by reducing proportion of "less active" pupils across Years 1-11 with 2 or more inequalities characteristics by 2028. This includes children and young people with SEND, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, girls, pupils from Black, Asian and other ethnicities and other underrepresented groups. 

• Increase proportion of pupils (by end of Year 6) who can swim 25m unaided by 2028. 

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