Friday, 18 July 2008
Over
the last six months the Youth Sport Trust has been working hard with
School Sport Partnerships, FE Colleges, County Sports Partnerships, the
Association of Colleges and British Colleges Sport to assist with the
development and implementation of a network of FE Sport Co-ordinators
based in 377 FE Colleges in England.
The main focus of the FE Sport Co-ordinators (FESCos) will be to increase opportunities for young people aged between 16 and 19 in education to participate, perform and lead and volunteer in sport. Of the 377 FE Colleges, a staggering 94% of colleges have indicated that they want to be part of the programme and hope to have a FESCo in place from September 2008.
During the last four months we have been working with 31 FE Colleges who were identified to be part of a pilot phase. This group of colleges have been instrumental in helping to shape the programme for the remaining 346 Colleges.
For further information on the pilot phase, please contact chris.caws@youthsporttrust.org or jayne.molyneux@youthsporttrust.org
Click here to find out more about the pilot FESCo project.