Future Development of School Sport - Education Queensland ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Review Report Future Development of School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty to help more Queenslanders ach eve and ma nta n a healthy we ght and l festyle. The Summ t was structured around four major themes: • Early Years • Healthy Eat ng • Act ve L v ng • Manag ng the Problem. As a result of the Summ t, the Prem er announced a $21 m ll on package of n t at ves to be del vered over three years for partnersh ps, grants, fac l t es and other resources to help fight obes ty. Spec fic Obes ty Summ t n t at ves nclude: • Household self-help pack, soc al market ng campa gn and onl ne gateway to prov de useful nformat on about healthy eat ng and exerc se • Fund ng to extend the AMA Queensland K ds GP Campa gn • Commun ty Partnersh p Grants Program • Open ng up school sport and recreat on fac l t es • Cycle trans t centre n partnersh p w th Br sbane C ty Counc l • Better food cho ces n Queensland Health fac l t es • Bus ness partnersh ps awards • Young athletes ass stance program to help ch ldren and young people attend meets • Healthy l festyle programs for publ c sector workforce • Develop partnersh ps w th organ sat ons such as the Austral an Breastfeed ng Assoc at on to promote healthy eat ng and exerc se to young mothers. A cross-departmental Eat Well Be Act ve Taskforce, cha red by the Department of Prem er and Cab net, has been work ng s nce the Summ t to oversee mplementat on of the n t at ves. Further nformat on on n t at ves to be mplemented by Queensland Government agenc es as a result of the Obes ty Summ t can be found by v s t ng http://www.health. qld.gov.au/eatwellbeact ve/obes ty_summ t.asp Eat Well Be Active – Healthy Kids for Life strategy The a m of th s strategy s to ach eve health er we ght n Queensland ch ldren and young people. Th s w ll be accompl shed through the collect ve work of s x government agenc es, nclud ng the Department of Educat on, Tra n ng and the Arts, n progress ng more than 100 n t at ves encourag ng Queensland ch ldren to make smart and healthy cho ces concern ng phys cal act v ty and nutr t on. b. Department of Education, Training and the Arts initiatives Health and Physical Education Key Learning Area (KLA) Health and Phys cal Educat on (HPE) s one of e ght Key Learn ng Areas (KLAs). The Years 1 – 10 Health and Phys cal Educat on Syllabus, developed by the Queensland Stud es Author ty (QSA), prov des gu dance to schools n the teach ng of health and phys cal educat on. The syllabus s organ sed n three strands: • promot ng the health of nd v duals and commun t es • develop ng concepts and sk lls for phys cal act v ty • enhanc ng personal development. 6
Future Development of School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty Review Report Teachers use the syllabus to plan work un ts that focus on develop ng students’ knowledge and sk lls relevant to the r local context. Th s enables young people to make nformed dec s ons about the r health. Intra- and nter-school sport are also valued act v t es n state schools and prov de opportun t es to put the knowledge and sk lls learned n HPE nto pract ce. Queensland School Sport Queensland School Sport s managed by the Queensland School Sport Counc l. The counc l coord nates and fosters the development of representat ve school sport w th n state and non-state schools and state colleges affil ated w th Queensland Secondary School Sport and Queensland Pr mary School Sport. The Queensland School Sport Un t w th n Educat on Queensland fac l tates representat ve school sport for ch ldren and schools w th n the state and non-state educat on systems. The un t supports the operat ons of the Queensland School Sport Counc l, ts assoc ated secondary, pr mary and sport spec fic comm ttees, and the Queensland School Sport Foundat on. It ma nta ns l nks w th state and nat onal sport organ sat ons and agenc es as well as prov d ng pol cy adv ce and advocacy for school sport to execut ve management and School Sport Austral a. Reg onal School Sports Officers are respons ble for the operat on and adm n strat on of the representat ve School Sport Program across Educat on Queensland D str cts. The officers oversee all aspects of the program nclud ng human resourc ng, financ al control, stock control, travel, promot on and development of school sport and commun cat on w th n the Department and w th assoc ated cl ent groups. Each Reg onal School Sport Un t s governed by a Reg onal School Sport Board and operates w th n an Educat on Queensland D str ct Office. A D sab l ty Sport Comm ttee has been establ shed to oversee the ntroduct on, encouragement and nclus on of athletes w th d sab l t es nto school sport programs. Th s commences at the school, d str ct and reg onal level through to state and nat onal level. Athletes w th d sab l t es are now afforded the same opportun t es as the r peers to part c pate n school sport at the r level of ab l ty and enthus asm. Safe and Healthy Schools initiatives As part of ts 2004 elect on comm tments, the Queensland Government announced an $11.1 m ll on Safe and Healthy Schools Pol cy, w th $6.9 m ll on allocated to Educat on Queensland to promote safety, phys cal act v ty and a health er l festyle n Queensland schools. These n t at ves recogn se the mportance of students learn ng to get fit and healthy at school and also develop ng a l felong apprec at on of healthy l festyle cho ces. Safe and Healthy Schools n t at ves nclude: a. Smart and Healthy Schools Grants Between 2004 and 2006, $1.5 m ll on n Smart and Healthy Schools Grants was prov ded to state and non-state schools and clusters of schools to enhance opportun t es for students to undertake phys cal act v ty and sport n school sett ngs n partnersh p w th other local commun ty agenc es. b. Healthy Schools Vans Healthy Schools Vans staff work w th school personnel, tuckshops, parents and other key stakeholders to promote healthy eat ng and phys cal act v ty messages n school sett ngs. 7
Page 1: Review Report Future Development of
Page 4 and 5: Review Report Future Development of

Future Development of School Sport - Education Queensland ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?