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<strong>Future</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> and Phys cal Act v ty Review Report<br />
C. Curriculum<br />
<strong>Queensland</strong> s a large state w th schools located n metropol tan, reg onal, rural and<br />
remote locat ons. <strong>School</strong>s <strong>of</strong>ten have to develop local solut ons to reduce barr ers and<br />
ncrease students’ part c pat on n regular sport or phys cal act v ty. Var at ons n cl mate,<br />
the ava lab l ty <strong>of</strong> resources and fac l t es and school populat ons and prox m ty can all<br />
mpact on the types <strong>of</strong> programs <strong>of</strong>fered to students. <strong>School</strong>s need to develop programs<br />
that promote fun and enjoyment and enable students to develop the necessary sk lls to<br />
part c pate n sport and phys cal act v ty.<br />
Recommendation 8<br />
All pr mary schools are to allocate 30 m nutes <strong>of</strong> phys cal act v ty per day as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
school curr culum.<br />
Recommendation 9<br />
In add t on to the current requ rement that schools w th more than 300 students must<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer nter-school team sports, all state pr mary schools must <strong>of</strong>fer opportun t es for all<br />
students to part c pate n ntra-school sport at least once a week.<br />
D. Community<br />
<strong>School</strong>s are <strong>of</strong>ten deal venues for a range <strong>of</strong> school or commun ty-based act v t es.<br />
The range <strong>of</strong> school fac l t es can therefore be made ava lable for use by commun ty<br />
based groups. Th s enables the shar ng <strong>of</strong> resources, bu lds the capac ty <strong>of</strong> small sport<br />
and act ve recreat on clubs to recru t members and expand the r programs to nclude<br />
students and the r fam l es, and strengthens school / commun ty partnersh ps.<br />
Recommendation 10<br />
Educat on <strong>Queensland</strong> s to undertake an aud t <strong>of</strong> sport ng fac l t es ava lable n schools<br />
and local commun t es to nform the progress on <strong>of</strong> the $1 b ll on Tomorrow’s <strong>School</strong>s<br />
n t at ve.<br />
Recommendation 11<br />
<strong>School</strong>s are to prov de nformat on to parents on school sport and phys cal act v ty<br />
programs ava lable n the local area and l nk to the Department <strong>of</strong> Educat on, Tra n ng<br />
and the Arts webs te to access resources and nformat on on phys cal act v ty, exerc se<br />
and nutr t on.<br />
Recommendation 12<br />
Educat on <strong>Queensland</strong> s to better nform parents <strong>of</strong> the Department’s nsurance pol cy<br />
n relat on to student njur es susta ned dur ng school sport and phys cal act v ty<br />
programs.<br />
E. Partnerships<br />
A range <strong>of</strong> federal, state and local government n t at ves and fund ng opportun t es are<br />
ava lable to prov de sport and phys cal act v ty programs for school-age ch ldren.<br />
Recommendation 13<br />
Coord nat on between Educat on <strong>Queensland</strong>, <strong>Sport</strong> and Recreat on <strong>Queensland</strong> and<br />
local and federal governments should be mproved to make better use <strong>of</strong> ava lable<br />
programs and fund ng.<br />
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