The delivery of Active Schools at a local level is the responsibility of Active School Managers and Co-ordinators – Primary and Secondary.
Active School Managers
In partnership with local authorities, a jointly-funded position of Active Schools Manager has been put in place in each local authority area. The main responsibility of this role is to manage, co-ordinate and implement Active Schools throughout primary and secondary schools, and the wider community.
Active School Co-ordinators - Primary
The main remit of the Active School Co-ordinator – Primary, is to develop current and new ways to get children participating in regular, fun and safe physical activity. This includes walking to school, play, dance classes, sports and games. These positions are full-time, with each Co-ordinator responsible for a group or ‘cluster’ of primary schools and associated pre-five establishments.
Active School Co-ordinators – Secondary
The key remit of the Active School Co-ordinator – Secondary, is to enhance the range and quality of extended curricular sporting provision for young people between 12-18 years within a school and community environment. These positions are part time, with each Co-ordinator having responsibility for a particular secondary school in their local authority area.
Both types of Co-ordinator work closely with teaching staff, senior pupils, and parents to identify the people and places capable of providing new opportunities for activity – from physical education and after-school sports to dance, play and active travel.
They will play a key role in aligning national programmes such as the Youth Sport Trust TOP Play and TOP Sport programmes, the OSHL/SSC programme, Sporting Champions, the NHS Health Scotland Class Moves programme and SUSTRANS’ Safe Routes to Schools programme into a comprehensive whole school approach to physical activity and sport.
sportscotland Partnership Managers
Supporting both the Manager and Co-ordinator roles in each local authority is a designated sportscotland Partnership Manager. Their role is to assist each authority in the development and implementation of a local plan for Active Schools which integrates with the local authority strategic plan for education, sport and health.
