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A collection of student stories and initiatives about sport.

This section offers access to a collection of toolkits to promote sport at school.

Physical Education Teachers They are the main point of reference for students at school
Teachers Teachers of all subjects can contribute to promote sport at school
School Directors Their support is a key element to promote sport at school
Resources A database of resources for teachers, PE teachers and school directors for the promotion of sport at school.

Sporting events are organised in each partner country

Sport Events Access the page with the sport events information

Guidelines for policy makers willing to raise awareness on the importance of promoting sport in schools

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How to promote the importance of sport at school

A Toolkit for School Director

6. Involve the young people you are targeting to help determine appropriate provision and activities

It is important to promote independence and encourage young people to take responsibility for their own participation in physical activities. This could be done through offering young people a chance to choose the activities in which they wish to take part. This element of choice seems particularly important for adolescent girls. By giving young people a voice, it can help to highlight their preferences, identify barriers to participation and suggest changes to increase and sustain activity levels.

Strategies:
• Give young people a voice by consulting with them on all aspects of provision.
• Work with the target group to help them develop independence and a sense of responsibility for their own physical activity levels.
• Work with the target group to identify what encourages them to be physically active.
• Carry out an audit of current provision and involve young people in the process to help with decision making and structuring of activities.
• Give young people a choice of what activities they would like to take part in.

Learning Objective

The learning objective of this step is to provide school directors with knowledge and skills to work and interact with students as the main stakeholders in the process of promoting sport in the school. After completing this step school directors will also get knowledge on different strategies and tools how to involve them to support the process of further promoting sport.

Online Resources

Physical activity and health in Europe: evidence for actionThe document shows factors and conditions influence physical activity, also strategies how to encourage physical activity.
Health – enhancing physical activityRecommendations to encourage physical education in schools, including motor skills
Physical activity questionnairesThe purpose of this paper was to investigate physical activity questionnaires, and to examine studies of their reliability and validity.
Physical Activity Questionnaire for ChildrenThese are a self-administered, 7-day recall instrument. It was developed to assess general levels of physical activity throughout the elementary school year for students in grades 4 to 8 and approximately 8 to 14 years of age.