BUIDLING GLOBAL BRIDGES

Professor Dr Margaret TalbotPresident, International Council of Sport Science

and Physical Education

CEO, Association for Physical Education (UK)

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The Mission

•to promote better scientific understanding of all facets of human movement

•to educate better quality of life and improved health for all people and

•to advocate the benefits related to an active lifestyle and the ethical values inherent in sporting activity

ICSSPE‘s mission is

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Working Programme

Constituencies:internal and external,international and multi-disciplinary

Healthy living across the lifespan Human performance / human development

ScienceService

Advocacy

Quality Physical

Education(Following

World Summits on Physical Education)

Ethics and professionalisation

Globalisation

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR BILATERALCOOPERATION, eg USA-UK• Sharing experience of policy and advocacy;• Pressure on decision-makers and

legilators;• Research collaboration – evidence of value

of physical education, contributions of sport science - brain development studies, influence on school attendance, behaviour, academic achievements - SpInEd study.

• Policy community stimulate research and writing on policy PROCESS (as opposed to retrospective analysis of policy texts).

• Strategy ideas, eg afPE Manifesto on Physical Education – sets out policy objectives, related to systemic weaknesses in delivery system.

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ASSOCIATION FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION (UK) PRACTICE, RESEARCH AND POLICY

•Influenceagendas

•Exemplifygood practice

•Disseminate evidence•Advocate & campaign

PRACTICE

POLICYRESEARCH

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MAKING THE CASE FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• Strong NGOs – recognising their primary purpose in representing interests of physical education, challenging GOs and policy;

• Ensure strong, sustainable national networks – judgements whether pressure groups required, or mainstreaming, or both;

• Keep together, academics and activists, with those responsible for policy implementation. Build a national and international policy community, including researchers.