Lottery win for local schools - Inverclyde

Thursday 7 September 2000

Two schools in the Inverclyde area are set to benefit from an injection of National Lottery funds to help develop more opportunities for sport, it was announced today by sportscotland.

Inverclyde Council has received an award of £18,127 (over three years) from sportscotland Lottery Fund to help fund the appointments of School Sport Co-ordinators.

The job of the co-ordinators is to increase sporting opportunities for school children by developing extra-curricular school sport and integrating it with sport in the wider community.

The work that the co-ordinators will undertake will include: developing the extra-curricular school sport programme; organising teacher and coach education programmes; working closely with community clubs and associated primary schools; and monitoring participation levels.

The secondary schools in Inverclyde that will receive the benefit of a co-ordinator are:

• Greenock High School
• St Columba’s High School

Ian Robson, Chief Executive of sportscotland, said:  “All children should be encouraged to take part in sport and recreation.  As well as the obvious benefits to their health, sport can also promote confidence, form friendships and offer an alternative to the many social distractions that exist.

“sportscotland has now invested over £106 million of National Lottery Funds in all aspects of Scottish sport including coaching, youth sport, sports facilities, top athletes and major events.”