What is Sportsmark?

Sport England, formerly the English Sports Council,  is an organisation committed to creating opportunities for people to start in sport, stay in sport and succeed in sport.

Sportsmark is Sport England's accreditation scheme for secondary schools. It rewards and recognises a school for its out of hours sports provision and a broad and balanced PE curriculum.

In particularly the scheme concentrates on:

• the planned time given to physical education within the core curriculum
• breadth and balance within the core PE programme
• the promotion of fair play and the encouragement of positive sporting attitudes
• opportunities for students to extend their experiences outside the core curriculum, in out-of-school-hours clubs and with other sports organisations
• the opportunities for competition for students within and outside the school setting
• the support given to talented performers
• the development of sports partnerships within the community
• leadership training and practical opportunities for students to extend their leadership skills
• opportunities for continuous professional development for teachers
• development targets for physical education and school sport.

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