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School sporting priorities

The Youth Sport Trust national conference this week shines a spotlight on school sport. John Steele looks at the implications of recent developments including curriculum and accountability changes, and the Sport Premium.

Through my role at the Youth Sport Trust, I have contact with headteachers across the country, and through this interaction it has become abundantly clear that watching out for education policy change and being cognisant of the implications for their schools and pupils is now a daily part of their role.

In the PE and school sport sector, which has had its fair share of debate and newspaper headlines in recent years, there has been a range of developments for headteachers to keep abreast of, many of which have the potential to have a positive impact if schools grasp the opportunity.

At the Youth Sport Trust’s national conference in Telford this week (February 5 and 6), 500 headteachers, teachers and school sport professionals gathered to discuss the most pressing issues in the sector, which will include debate over how schools make best use of the £150 million-a-year investment from government in its Sport Premium.

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