Physical Education (PE) and School Sport

PE and School Sport Project

The PE and School Sport project is a partnership scheme between the Welsh Assembly Government and the Sports Council for Wales. The aim is to establish one Development Centre in Wrexham county per year over a 3 year period.

What is a Development Centre?

A consortium of partner schools usually based around a secondary school and it’s feeder primary schools. The Development Centre is managed in partnership between the Development Centre manager and the PE and Schools Sport Co-ordinator based in the local authority.

Priorities of a Development Centre are:

• Raise standards in Physical Education and schools sport

• Improve links between the Key Stages and develop Transition Policies - focus on primary/secondary

• Move towards 2 hours of quality curriculum PE across the key stage

• Create additional opportunities for School Sport beyond the school day
  Promote Healthy and Active Lifestyles in line with the Healthy Schools Network

Local Development Centre

The first development centre in Wrexham was established in Ysgol Rhiwabon in September 2002 as a pilot scheme. Darland Development Centre was set up in April 2004.

Examples from Development Centres

Attached below are newsletters containing all the latest information from the Development Centres.

Benefits to the school

• Part of national scheme

• Opportunity to make a difference - raise standards at all Key stages

• Opportunity to work with other partners

• Share ideas - locally, regionally, nationally

• Resources – supply cover and financial assistance for agreed priorities.

• Improve links with primary schools

• Specialist help from Physical Education and School Sport (PESS) consultants

• More training opportunities

• Improved standards of children in PE

Contact Details

P.E. and School Sport Co-ordinator
Leisure, Libraries and Culture Department
Ty Henblas, Queen's Square, Wrexham, LL13 8AZ

Tel: 01978 297436
Fax: 01978 297448
Email: sportsdevelopment@wrexham.gov.uk