The Role of a SSCo

Posted by:  Selina Fox
Dated: Thu 18th September 2008

Responsible for the co-ordination and development of after school activity, out of school hours learning, inter and intra school competition and local community links in their own school and partner primary / special schools.

Overall role

. Co-ordination of school sport within a family of schools

. Ensure effective implementation of the family development plan

. Ensure that the family development plan complements and enhances school physical education programmes and school development plans

. Ensure that ALL young people are included in the family's physical education and sport programme.

 Specific functions

1. To co-ordinate the planning of school sport across the family of schools, actively involving local sports organisations

2. To monitor and evaluate the family's progress in relation to the development plan and contribute to the partnership monitoring & evaluation process

3. To support Primary Link Teachers in developing school sport in their school

4. To develop and implement out of school hours learning programmes across the family of schools

5. To increase and improve the range of intra and inter school sporting competition

6. To engage and involve more young people in community sport

7. To identify, deploy and develop appropriate adults other than teachers (AOTTs) and young people as leaders, coaches and officials

8. To promote the benefits and successes of the family's work and ensure it has a high profile.