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Sussex leads the way in debate on school sport funding

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The future of school sport in Sussex was debated by over 100 stakeholders from the education, health and sport sectors at the Amex Stadium on 1 May at the first Sussex School Sport Summit.

The summit was organised by Albion in the Community and Active Sussex in response to the government’s announcement in March of a new £150 million funding package for school sport and PE provision – the equivalent of approximately £9,250 per year over the next two years for every primary school in England.

Over £4 million of the government’s funding, which will come from the Department of Education, Department of Health and Department of Culture, Media and Sport, will be allocated to primary schools in Sussex.

Guests at the event examined the issues around the new funding. The general consensus was that pupils should be at the heart of the plans so they can be inspired by a high quality first experience of PE and school sport. A real interest was expressed to work inpartnership to maximise the opportunity presented, and create a sustainable legacy. Delegates recorded the hot topics on Twitter, allowing interested parties who could not attend to participate remotely.

08 May 2013 15:39

Sports scheme goes behind bars at Lewes Prison

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Inmates at HM Prison Lewes will be able to take part in sports sessions and train to become qualified table tennis coaches this summer, thanks to an innovative Sportivate project run jointly by Brighton Table Tennis Club and Active Sussex.

Prisoners who complete one of the two eight-week courses will be supported to train as ETTA Level 1 coaches. On release, those who qualify will be offered

11 April 2013 12:21

The tip-off: top five Sussex basketball courts

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England Basketball's Miguel Tello chooses his top five places to play ball in Sussex.

1. Brighton Beach Seafront Court

Free to use and open year round, the court on Brighton's iconic seafront is the unofficial hub for street ball in Sussex.

Miguel says: " A fantastic location, with load of passers by, means this is busy all year round with a readymade audience to watch your skills."

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05 April 2013 00:00

£150m boost for primary school sport

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Primary schools across Sussex will each receive a cash boost worth £9,000 a year to spend on sport, the government announced on Saturday.

The ring-fenced money, totalling £150m nationally, will go directly into the hands of heads and teachers who will decide how the money is best spent.

Sport England, the national agency for community sport, is committing £1.5m a year of lottery funding

18 March 2013 09:00

Project 500 – More Women, Better Coaching

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Project 500 is a new campaign to address the imbalance in the numbers of male to female coaches. Devised by the seven South East county sports partnerships, the project aims to recruit 500 women to coaching over the next two years.

Launched on 8 March to mark International Women's Day, Project 500 is a pilot scheme, with plans to roll it out nationally after an initial trial period. Key to

05 March 2013 11:48

Active Sussex Corporate Calendar

Active Sussex has pulled together its key business dates for the coming business year into one document. The corporate calendar, which runs from April 2013 through March 2014, is available as a single PDF to download. Dates and venues will be updated periodically. To download, please click the link below.

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13 February 2013 00:00

Active Sussex network event reaches capacity

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The Triangle, Burgess Hill will be the venue for the next Active Sussex Network on 12 February, supported by Active Susssex gold tier partners Freedom Leisure and the University of Chichester.

Active Sussex member organisations have been quick to sign up and have ensured this is a sell-out event.

Chris Coleman from Sport England will open the day, reporting on December's Active People Survey results and how Sussex fares against the national picture. Coleman will also present a sketch of the new four-year development plans for national governing bodies of sport, due to kick in from April. Delegates will have an opportunity to discuss how they can work together to make the plans work locally, followed by a networking lunch.

The day will be wrapped up by Sadie Mason, Active Sussex CEO (pictured), who will present Active Sussex's four-year strategic framework, building on the strong post-Olympic spirit within community and grassroots sport.

Active Sussex Network, 12 February, Triangle Burgess Hill. If your organisation is not yet a member of Active Sussex and would like to attend future network sessions, find out how to join here

08 February 2013 14:41

Successful debut for coaches' breakfast

Active Sussex hosted a coaches' breakfast on the last Friday of Brighton and Hove's TakePart festival, adding a vital networking element to the successful fortnight of sporting events.

Over 20 coaches made their way to the Yellowave Beach Cafe on Brighton seafront at 7:30am on 8 July for coffee and pastries, before an hour of networking and discussion.

"We wanted to see if the breakfast meeting format, already well-established in the business world, would transfer to the coaching community," said Active Sussex's Anthony Statham, who organised the event.

"Judging by the turnout and feedback, this is clearly something we would look to repeat elsewhere in the county, as well as here in Brighton."

For more information on coaches' network meetings, contact Anthony Statham on astatham@activesussex.org or 01273 644149.

See all the photos from the coaches' breakfast

12 July 2011 13:26

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