The future of School Sport and Competition

Posted on 27, Sep | Posted by CandidSky Active

School Sport is going to leave a lasting Olympic legacy With two years until the London 2012 Olympic Games, it is heavily speculated that the new coalition government will prioritise school sports competitions highly.  Baroness Sue Campbell, Chair of the Youth Sport Trust, has shared her thoughts on how school sport is at the heart [...]

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Intervention: How Newcastle SSP Increased PESSYP Figures

Posted on 26, Sep | Posted by CandidSky Active

We revisited Newcastle SSP to see how they got on after running virtual competitions using Active. They found that by using a targeted strategy, they could increase buying antibiotics online PESSYP competition figures dramatically for underachieving schools. How did they do it? Newcastle SSP used a RAG system to target 10 schools with lower levels [...]

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Virtual Competition as a solution to the PESSYP strategy

Posted on 26, Aug | Posted by CandidSky Active

By 2011, the government has set a target buy antibiotics online for the national average of sports participation to 65%- currently, the national average is at 44%.  Are your schools up to the challenge? Intervention work On receiving the results of the PESSYP surveys, a lot of partnerships tend to make the big mistake of [...]

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Case Study – Newcastle SSP

Posted on 27, May | Posted by CandidSky Active

Today we spoke to Steven Beharall, who is the competition manager for Newcastle School Sport Partnership. He outlined how they are using Active throughout their SSP and also his views on it from the point of view of a Competition Manager. How does Newcastle SSP use Active? They use it as part of their Primary [...]

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Benefits of Virtual Competition for School Sport Partnerships

Posted on 8, Mar | Posted by CandidSky Active

Active helps support everyone working within your School Sport Partnership. It is particularly useful in providing support for PESSYP. Whether you are looking to increase intra or inter school sport figures or offer regular opportunities for young people to engage in sport, virtual competition can help your Partnership achieve this and make a real impact. The [...]

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