Girls Active Programme - Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership
Girls Active Programme - Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership
Girls Active Programme - Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership
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Appendices<br />
Principals highlighted the apparent enjoyment that<br />
the girls got from the programme <strong>and</strong> their greater<br />
awareness around the benefits of physical activity.<br />
Co-ordinators emphasised the following as the main<br />
benefits of the programme - that it is for non-sporty<br />
girls <strong>and</strong> that the girls are now more active, more<br />
confident <strong>and</strong> more socially interactive. Regarding<br />
challenges, co-ordinators focused on the difficulty<br />
in finding suitable instructors <strong>and</strong> in timetabling the<br />
activities at either lunchtime or after school. Coordinators<br />
also highlighted the importance of the<br />
Activity Fests as opportunities for the girls to meet<br />
each other <strong>and</strong> to have ‘taster’ sessions of new<br />
activities. Among the main recommendations made<br />
towards improving <strong>Girls</strong> <strong>Active</strong> were the following:<br />
• Continue the programme.<br />
• Continue the back-up support for schools.<br />
• Develop the instructor database on an ongoing<br />
basis – update regularly, regionalise more,<br />
provide early in year, raise payment levels.<br />
• Develop programme content – Mother <strong>and</strong><br />
daughter exercise sessions, ‘taster’ sessions at<br />
beginning of year, two Activity Fests per year.<br />
• Develop programme implementation – begin<br />
earlier in the school year <strong>and</strong> finish earlier, <strong>and</strong><br />
involve the girls more in organising activities.<br />
• Produce an invoice template for use by all<br />
schools.<br />
• Increase promotion of the programmes in the<br />
local media.<br />
• Lobby the Department of Education <strong>and</strong> Science<br />
for sub-funding of co-ordinators involved.<br />
• Broaden the programme to include non-sporty<br />
boys.<br />
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Evaluation of the <strong>Girls</strong> <strong>Active</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> - 2003 – 2005 Report