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Partnership Programmes

Partnership Programmes

This section provides information about the many events and partnership programmes Active Schools Aberdeen are involved in.

For more information about events in your area click on  Active Schools in Your Area on the right hand side.

Active Schools Aberdeen Partnership Programmes

Many national agencies recognise the importance of Active Schools in co-ordinator and facilitating governing bodies and Scottish Government initiatives that impact on our young people's lives and habits.

Active Schools Aberdeen has worked in partnership with the SFA, AFC, Food Standards Agency, NHS, Big Lottery, Youth Sports Trust and Disability Sport amongst others to deliver the objectives of each individual programme to a high standard.

Active Schools work closely with Aberdeen City Council's team of Active Communities Officers.  They also have an army of coaches, leaders and instructors in a wide variety of sports.

Some exciting initiatives that are being launched through Active Schools in 2008-09 are:

Fit for Girls
Fit for Girls, a national drive that will be led by sportscotland and backed by Government investment, is aimed at schoolgirls aged 11-16 with the intention of encouraging them to adopt more active lifestyles.  The programme will involved five Youth Sport Trust (YST) trainers providing training for teachers and Active Schools Co-ordinators, so that specially tailored activities can be developed for girls both in school and outside the curriculum.  Successful pilot schemes, supported by funding from the Big Lottery Fun and YST expertise, have already been run in 27 schools across Scotland, with research showing that average participation rates increased from 18 per cent to 26 per cent in  three quarters of the schools involved.

firstclubgolf
clubgolf is designed as a safe and exciting introduction to the game of golf.  It is played with multi-coloured modified clubs, rubberised balls and Velcro targets.  This is an exciting national programme, which offered primary 5 pupils an excellent pathway from curricular delivery to being adopted by a local golf club where a youth section is set up to further develop the child's potential until the age of 16.  Schools receive a free resource bag and lesson plans in order to deliver the programme.

Soccer One
Funding from Bank of Scotland allows the Scottish FA, via Football Development Officer and in partnership with local authorities, to deliver training sessions throughout the school year to boys and girls, not currently participating in football.  In addition, a key part of the programme is to allow young people, not currently involved or selected for the existing school team to participate in regular matches against other schools.

For further information please contact Graeme Sutherland, SFA Regional Manager (North), graeme.sutherland@scottishfa.co.uk or Active Schools Aberdeen, 0845 608 0935.

Young Leader Award
The Young Leader Award is a national programme of leadership training for young people between the ages of 9 and 13 that promotes them working with younger children, teaching leadership skills through a range of games and activities.  The programme is used to promote sport & physical activity and increase levels of active play within the playground.  Active Schools Co-ordinators are supporting school staff to deliver the 8-week programme during curriculum time.