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Review Report <strong>Future</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> and Phys cal Act v ty<br />
Other good pract ce elements dent fied by spec al schools were:<br />
• bu ld ng student confidence, enjoyment and sk ll development<br />
• support ng all students to part c pate and compete by adapt ng act v t es and<br />
mod fy ng rules<br />
• nvolv ng commun ty sports organ sat ons.<br />
Regional <strong>School</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> Officers<br />
Reg onal <strong>School</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> Officers prov ded elements <strong>of</strong> programs they cons dered good<br />
pract ce n the r reg on. Examples <strong>of</strong> the dent fied programs ncluded:<br />
• regular or weekly nter-school fixtures n a range <strong>of</strong> sports<br />
• opportun t es for var ed part c pat on, e.g. all students can part c pate, round rob n<br />
compet t ons, allow ng students to choose the form <strong>of</strong> the r nvolvement (coach,<br />
<strong>of</strong>fic at ng etc.)<br />
• programs for students w th d sab l t es, or n rural and remote areas or n small<br />
schools<br />
• commun ty nvolvement and l nks w th local sports clubs<br />
• tra n ng or accred tat on programs for teachers, sen or students or parents.<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> Committees<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> Comm ttees prov ded elements <strong>of</strong> programs they cons dered to be good<br />
pract ce.<br />
Key elements <strong>of</strong> these programs were:<br />
• programs to support students w th a d sab l ty<br />
• courses and accred tat on opportun t es for teachers.<br />
Other consultation processes<br />
The rev ew comm ttee also conducted other forums to engage a range <strong>of</strong> stakeholders.<br />
These ncluded a <strong>School</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> and Phys cal Act v ty Stakeholder Forum, an H/PE Teacher<br />
Focus Group and a number <strong>of</strong> school v s ts. F nd ngs from these forums are deta led<br />
below.<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> and Physical Activity Forum<br />
A <strong>School</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> and Phys cal Act v ty stakeholder forum was conducted on Fr day 21<br />
July 2006. Stakeholders ncluded representat ves from tert ary educat on nst tut ons;<br />
government departments; state sport ng organ sat ons; d sab l ty sport ng groups; the<br />
non-state educat on sector; sport and educat on peak bod es; Members <strong>of</strong> Parl ament;<br />
and Educat on <strong>Queensland</strong>.<br />
The forum’s purpose was to br ng academ cs, ndustry experts and nterested groups<br />
together to present the r v ews about the prov s on <strong>of</strong> school sport and phys cal<br />
act v ty, to dent fy ssues and barr ers to part c pat on, to suggest ways <strong>of</strong> ncreas ng<br />
part c pat on and to cons der the future development <strong>of</strong> school sport and phys cal<br />
act v ty n state schools.<br />
The forum prov ded an opportun ty for academ cs and ndustry experts to present<br />
nformat on to part c pants about the del very, barr ers and benefits <strong>of</strong> sport and phys cal<br />
act v ty for school ch ldren, wh ch prov ded the bas s for focus group d scuss ons.<br />
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