Sports Development

We continue to deliver inspirational, engaging, high quality sport and physical activity programmes, projects, and interventions, particularly for children, young people and their families which are insight led and aligned to Sport Wales Investment Priority Areas:

• Foundations

• Participation

• Progression

• Performance

• Succeed

• Growing Capability, Capacity and Confidence

We aim to support and deliver:

• The Foundation and Participations priorities via physical literacy development, primary school sport, secondary school sport, and community sport. 

• The Progression and Performance priorities via our club development, partnerships with NGBs, and Sustainability of Grassroots Sports programme.

All programmes will be driven by insight gathered from number of different sources. Extra curricular secondary school sessions will be selected based on the latest school sport survey (SSS) data and the latent demand. A number of health and wellbeing interventions for secondary schools will be shaped by the School Health Research Network data (SHRN). 

Primary school support packages have been created and delivered to a number of primary schools. The focus was on adapting their current curriculum to the new one. This support will continue throughout the next year and will help the primary school phased reintroduce sport and physical activity opportunities.

The cross-cutting workforce development programme undertaken across the county borough includes playmakers; ambassador programme, coach education and officer training will contribute to growing capability, capacity and confidence priority. 

We will ensure promotion of equality throughout all of our provision and programmes. The main objective is to continue to offer sport and physical activity that is accessible to all. Disability inclusion sessions are integrated into all community and school provision.

Blaenau Gwent’s Community Sport model has created a gateway to local communities and has provided a platform for young people living in the area. Community Sport in Blaenau Gwent aims to encourage local young people to become more physically active in a safe and fun environment. Delivered in the community, for the community; sessions are current and vibrant, and are delivered by the ‘right people’, at the ‘right time’, in the ‘right place’, for the ‘right price’, and in the ‘right style’.

Our Club Development programmes provide support for sporting clubs and organisations from within Blaenau Gwent. Links with education provide a pathway from schools into local sporting clubs, helping to increase participation. Funding support is also available

Working with the local partners will allow the continuation of Community Safety, Youth Engagement and Sport, and Alternative Education provision. 

For more information on Sports Development please call 01495 357779 or email hannah.winmill@aneurinleisure.org.uk