As part of our target to get one million people doing
more sport, Sport England believes that 300,000 of the participants
could come from across the further and higher education
sectors.
Since the launch of our 2008-11 Strategy, we have worked with
British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and the wider
sector to develop a closer relationship. We are building a new and
meaningful partnership with higher education, embedding it as a key
partner in the development of a world leading community sport
system.
We believe that in working with this independent and diverse
sector, we will increase our collective input by delivering
sporting outcomes and wider benefits across higher education. This
is about the development of shared goals rather than the imposition
of an agenda.
Sport England and Higher Education Sport – one year on
A progress report is now available to demonstrate the progress
Sport England has made towards delivering the Higher Education and
Community Sport Partnership Plan.
Download the
Partnership Progress Plan Progress Report
We have been working with British Universities and
Colleges Sport (
BUCS
) and
individual governing bodies to understand and facilitate delivery
of the aspirations and targets that some individual NGBs have for
working with the Higher Education Sector as part of their 2009-13
Whole Sport Plans.
A summary of progress has been developed to outline the steps
that have been taken to date. .
Download NGB
progress report (UPDATED)
You can now download a breakdown of Sport England's Active
People data for 18-21 year olds
Download
Active People Survey data for 18 to 21 year olds
Partnership event
On the 11 March 2010, Sport England held an event at the BUCS
Championships in Sheffield, which provided an opportunity to update
the sector and community sport partners on the progress made
towards building a strong partnership with higher education.
Over 70 colleagues from HEIs, national
governing bodies of sport and national community sport partners
attended the day which included sessions on;
- Partnership progress – one year on
- Working with national governing bodies of sport
- Introducing the new Sport Development Team
- Measuring student participation
- Active Universities Themed Funding Round
Presentations from the sessions can be found
below
Information on Active
Universities can be found here
One of the first actions in the Higher Education and Community
Sport Partnership Plan published in July 2009, was an audit of
sport in higher education. The purpose was to gain an up to date
picture of higher education sport and its links with community
sport.
The audit was conducted between July and September 2009 and a
report of
the findings is now available. The audit demonstrates the
significant contribution higher education sport makes to its
students, workforce and the wider community.