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Review Report Future Development of School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty Key Recommendations The M n ster al Rev ew Comm ttee for School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty has made these key recommendat ons for the future development of school sport and phys cal act v ty n Queensland schools w th the v ew of enhanc ng the health and wellbe ng of Queensland students. A. Leadership Leadersh p s mportant to fac l tate cultural change n school env ronments regard ng the value of sport and phys cal act v ty and prov d ng opportun t es for ch ldren to be phys cally act ve. Students are more l kely to become nvolved n phys cal act v ty f they enjoy the act v t es ava lable, f the act v t es are well organ sed, and f students have strong role models and leadersh p n the r chosen act v ty. Recommendation 1 All pr nc pals are to annually report on the r allocat on of school sport and phys cal act v ty through the school mprovement and accountab l ty framework. Recommendation 2 Schools are to ensure they work w th jun or sport ng organ sat ons to max m se the use of school and commun ty fac l t es for the benefit of the broader commun ty. Recommendation 3 All schools are to develop a Physical Activity Strategy n consultat on w th the r school commun ty, to enhance students’ phys cal act v ty. B. Staff Expertise A cons stent message throughout the rev ew was that teacher confidence s cr t cal n more students becom ng act ve. Anecdotal ev dence suggests pr mary teachers’ lack of confidence n conduct ng sport and/or phys cal act v ty programs d rectly mpacts on student part c pat on. There s a need to bu ld teachers’ confidence and sk lls to del ver phys cal act v ty programs. Recommendation 4 Pr mary school phys cal educat on teachers are to take a leadersh p role n enhanc ng phys cal act v ty n the r nd v dual schools. Recommendation 5 All state pr mary classroom teachers are to undertake profess onal development n the del very of phys cal act v ty. Recommendation 6 Educat on Queensland s to make the find ngs of Queensland Health’s Healthy Kids Queensland Survey 2006 ava lable to schools to nform school pract ces. Recommendation 7 Educat on Queensland s to develop support networks for teachers nvolved n the del very of phys cal act v ty n schools. 2
Future Development of School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty Review Report C. Curriculum Queensland s a large state w th schools located n metropol tan, reg onal, rural and remote locat ons. Schools often have to develop local solut ons to reduce barr ers and ncrease students’ part c pat on n regular sport or phys cal act v ty. Var at ons n cl mate, the ava lab l ty of resources and fac l t es and school populat ons and prox m ty can all mpact on the types of programs offered to students. Schools need to develop programs that promote fun and enjoyment and enable students to develop the necessary sk lls to part c pate n sport and phys cal act v ty. Recommendation 8 All pr mary schools are to allocate 30 m nutes of phys cal act v ty per day as part of the school curr culum. Recommendation 9 In add t on to the current requ rement that schools w th more than 300 students must offer nter-school team sports, all state pr mary schools must offer opportun t es for all students to part c pate n ntra-school sport at least once a week. D. Community Schools are often deal venues for a range of school or commun ty-based act v t es. The range of school fac l t es can therefore be made ava lable for use by commun ty based groups. Th s enables the shar ng of resources, bu lds the capac ty of small sport and act ve recreat on clubs to recru t members and expand the r programs to nclude students and the r fam l es, and strengthens school / commun ty partnersh ps. Recommendation 10 Educat on Queensland s to undertake an aud t of sport ng fac l t es ava lable n schools and local commun t es to nform the progress on of the $1 b ll on Tomorrow’s Schools n t at ve. Recommendation 11 Schools are to prov de nformat on to parents on school sport and phys cal act v ty programs ava lable n the local area and l nk to the Department of Educat on, Tra n ng and the Arts webs te to access resources and nformat on on phys cal act v ty, exerc se and nutr t on. Recommendation 12 Educat on Queensland s to better nform parents of the Department’s nsurance pol cy n relat on to student njur es susta ned dur ng school sport and phys cal act v ty programs. E. Partnerships A range of federal, state and local government n t at ves and fund ng opportun t es are ava lable to prov de sport and phys cal act v ty programs for school-age ch ldren. Recommendation 13 Coord nat on between Educat on Queensland, Sport and Recreat on Queensland and local and federal governments should be mproved to make better use of ava lable programs and fund ng. 3
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