Community and Schools Sports Department

ANNUAL REPORT

2012

Overall Statistics In 2012 the Community and School Sports Department (CSSD):

• Usedsporttoimprovethebehaviourofidentifiedpupilsinschools

• Assistedinreducing calls to police(regardingyouths)forthesixthyearinarow

• Increasedthenumberofholidaysessionsfrom72in2011to99in2012

• Madeover 29,000 contactswithtargetedyoungpeopleandadults

• Delivered12 ‘Olympic themed’sportsfestivals

• Deliveredone of the UK’s biggestgolffestivalsforthesecondyearinarow

• Co-ordinated7 different sportsinschools

• Hasover 700 ‘likes’onCommunitySportsJerseyfacebookpage

• Operatedwitha total budget of £140,000

Introduction‘To ensure the young people of Jersey can be healthy, safe and reduce their potential involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour’

WelcometotheCommunityandSchoolSportsAnnualReport2012.ThroughoutthisdocumentyouwillreadaboutthemanysportsprojectswehavedeliveredinidentifiedareasofJersey,butmoreimportantlyyouwillreadhowtheyimpactonthelivesofmanyIslanders.

AsaresultoftheOlympicGamesinLondon2012theprofileofsporthasneverbeenhigher.Successfulathletesrightlyreceivedmuchadulation,andasenseofpridewascreatedbyanationthatcametogethertocelebrate.HereinJersey,ourdepartmentaimedtousethepowerofsporttoallowyoungpeopletohaveastrongeridentificationwithinthelocalcommunityandcreate‘asenseofplace’.Asthelastfewyearshaveshownasignificantdownwardtrendinthenumberofcallstopolice,youtharrestsandYouthCourtcases,itwasanticipatedthat2012maybetheyearwhenthesefigureswouldstarttoriseagain.Itisthereforeextremelysatisfyingtoreportthatfigureshavenotincreasedbuthavereducedagainforthesixthyearinarow.Infactyouthcrimeisatitslowestsincepolicerecordsbeganin2004withanoverallreductionof70%incallstopolice.Likeus,therearemanyagencieswhoarefundedbytheBuildingaSaferSocietyStrategywhoseinitiativesaimtomakeJerseyabetterplacetolive.Withresultssuchasthesewecanalltakeprideinknowingourworkismakingadifference.

Ourmainchallengein2012wastoprovideholidaycoursestoanincreasingnumberoffamilieswhoarestrugglinginthecurrenteconomicclimate.Popularityofthesecourseshassurgedinthelasttwelvemonthsaspeoplearenolongerabletosendtheirchildrentomainstreamholidayproviders.ThroughourpartnershipwithStateStreetwewereabletooffercoursesin8differentsportsandasaresultthenumberofparticipantsweattractedincreasedby40%comparedto2011.

Ourfirstpriorityfor2013istoconsultwithourusers,partnersandsponsorstoensureourworkcontinuestobetargetedeffectively.Asthenumberofyoungpeople‘hangingaround’isconsiderablylowerthanpreviousyears,itmaymeansomeofourresourcesarebestfocussedontheminorityofyoungpeoplewhofindthemselvesdisengagedfromsociety.In2012wedeliveredaseriesofone-to-onesessionswithreferralsfromagenciessuchasBrighterFuturesandTurnaround.Thefeedbackfromtheindividualsinvolvedwasextremelypositiveandemphasizedhowworkingwithoneindividualcanbeequally,orevenmorepowerfulthanworkingwithonehundred.

Wehopeyouenjoythereport!

David Kennedy & Paul Brannan Community and School Sports Department

Number of youth incidents recorded by States of Jersey Police

Year

No. of reported

youth incidents

Year Highlights• In2012wesawanincreaseinapplicationsforourholidaycourseswhichweresubsidisedasaresultofoursponsorshipwith

StateStreet.Itwasclearfromthedemandthatmorefamilieswereinneedofaffordablesportsactivitiesfortheirchildren duringtheschoolholidays.Themajorityofthesefamiliesandyoungpeoplewhoattendedlivedin‘identified’neighbourhoods.

• Aspartofthecelebrationforthe2012LondonOlympics,theTorchRelaycametoJersey.Theeventwaswatchedbythousands ofIslanderswhogatheredatWeighbridgeSquareforthelightingofthecauldron.Ourdepartmenthadtheresponsibility toco-ordinatesportingactivitieswhichthegeneralpubliccouldtakepartin.Sportsincludinggolf,fencing,cycling,football andnetballwereavailablefreeofchargeandengagedover1000people.

• NeighbourhoodSportprojectsgrewinpopularityin2012withmoreyoungpeopleaccessingourfootballsessionsdeliveredatPlatDouetandGrassetParkEstate.Over100participantsaged8-15attendedtheweeklysessionsatPlatDouetandover45attendedGrassetPark.

• StreetDancewasdeliveredforthefirsttimeasaNeighbourhoodSportproject.ThesessionsweredeliveredatTheBridge and30youngpeopleattendedeachweek.

Community Development

Numbers

No. of holiday sessions delivered 99

No. of contacts through holiday sessions 3282

No. of evening sessions delivered in local neighbourhoods 33

Number of contacts made through evening sessions 2358

Number of volunteers recruited to assist community projects 18

Asthedepartmentresponsibleforaddressingsocialinclusionthroughsport, our Community Development projects are delivered in areas that havebeenidentifiedas‘communitiesinneed’throughourpartnershipswithrelevantagenciessuchasSOJHousingDepartmentandSOJPolice.Theaimoftheseprojectsistoworkwith,andforthelocalresidentsandassociationsthatexistwithinthoseparticularareas.Bybreakingdownthebarrierstoparticipationitishopedthatyoungpeoplewillbenefitfrom thevalueswithinsportandassisttheminreachingtheirfullpotential.

Projects DeliveredHoliday courses, Free Neighbourhood Sports, Olympic Torch Relay

Comparedto2011therewas a 40% increase in the number of contacts made during our holiday sport sessions

Allparticipantsattending The Bridge Street Dance lived at LesGeytEstateand all attended ‘identified’ schools

‘I love coming to the Fort during the holidays. I like going on the trampoline when I am there. When I started I could not do much except jump up and down. Now I can do front and back somersaults, seat drops and swivel hips. I am trying to learn a double summersault next’ - Josh, a participant from February holiday courses.

‘I have found the Kick Off activities so rewarding for my daughter. It gives her something to look forward to, focus on and challenge herself. It is the only holiday scheme I could ever hope to have my child in because of the fees, availability and access.’ - Billie Gosselin, parent.

99 holiday sport sessions weredeliveredin2012,

compared to 72 in 2011

89% of participants at Plat Douet Neighbourhood Football did not play sports for a team or club outside of school

86% of participants at our free inflatable football sessions werefrom‘identified areas’ andwere not attending any other holiday courses. Of these 86%, all said that costwasthemainbarrier for not attending

‘The lads have absolutely loved learning to kickbox – having never done it before and are very fortunate to have a former British Champion as their coach. Not only are Mick and Jinky very experienced but they made the sessions a lot of fun. Finley was literally counting the hours before he could go to the next session. The course is very professionally organised and run, with all the proper equipment, a very highly qualified coach and is unbelievably good value for money. The only downside is that they now have to wait until October before they can do it again (if they are lucky enough to get a place).’ - Clare Ormsby, a parent from the State Street Kick Off Fighting Fit Session.

Engaging all members of the local community to increase community citizenship

Percentage of participants who attended schools in identified areas

Will your child be attending any other paid holiday courses?

Percentage of participants who played sports for a club/team outside of school

Reasons for choosing Community Sports holiday activities

Percentage of ParticipantsBased on 300 complete surveys

State Street holiday sport sessions – summer 2012

Year Highlights• Byworkinginpartnershipwiththelocalsportsassociationsourdepartmentwasabletodeliverfestivalsforthefirsttimeinswimming

andindoorbowling.Over450Year5pupilsattendedtheswimmingeventsatLangfordSportsCentreand150Year4pupilsattended theindoorbowling.AsaresultofthebowlingprogrammetheJerseyIndoorBowlingAssociationhas9newmembers.

• ForthesecondyearinarowwedeliveredoneoftheUK’slargestgolffestivalstoYear3pupilsfromidentifiedschools.InpartnershipwiththeJerseyGolfDevelopmentGroup,thefestivalattracted400pupilstoLonguevilleDrivingRange.Attheendofthefestival every pupil received a voucher for a free golf lesson.

• FeedbackfromschoolsdemonstrateshowourPEprogrammehasbeeneffectiveinimprovingbehaviour,particularlyinschools wheresomepupilshaveshowndifficultieswithintheclassroom.

• OurOlympicthemeddancelessonswereshowcasedattheOlympicTorchRelaybyBelRoyalSchool.

• PECo-ordinatorsfromallJerseyschoolsattendeda2-dayin-serviceeventdeliveredbyaPEspecialistfromtheUK.Thetraining wasbasedoncross-phasephysicaleducationingymnastics.

• Over35peopleaged16-55benefitedfromtrainingorqualificationsdeliveredbythedepartment.Theseincludedinterviewtraining,JuniorFootballOrganisercertification,GCSEsandworkexperience.

Education, Health & Well Being‘Educational attainment is ‘overwhelmingly linked’ to parental qualifications, occupation and income.’ (Perry and Francis 2010)

CSSDworksinpartnershipwiththeEducationDepartmenttoidentifyschoolsandensureourresourceshaveasignificantimpactonpupils. By providing positive role models to deliver sport our projects can have a positive influence on improving self-esteem, raising academic attainment,reducingtruancyandreducingconflictwithintheclassroom.

Projects DeliveredAfter School Clubs, PE Lessons, Lunchtime Clubs, Health and Fitness Days, Sports Festivals, In-service training

CSSD delivered over 1000 PE lessons

CSSD co-ordinated the ‘RunaMarathon’project in schools for the thirdyearinarow

CSSD deliveredthefirst‘Get Started in Football’ course on behalf of the Princes Trust

CSSD co-coordinated the

work of 7 different sports clubs and associations in schools. These included

bowls,golf,iceskating and tennis

CSSD delivered

12 ‘Olympic themed’ events to over 1500 Year 6 participants

InpartnershipwithBrighter Futures, CSSD delivered its firstafterschoolFighting Fit Club at the Bridge

‘Jersey Indoor Bowls Association is very pleased with the results from the programme. We are now getting the sport of bowls to a wider young audience and expect to gain more members before the end of this school year. Without the support of Community and School Sports this programme would not be so successful’ – Helen Bowyer, Manager, Jersey Indoor Bowls Association

‘Key Stage 2 have benefitted from the opportunities of working with Island coaching staff and accessing other key coaching resources e.g. golf, kickboxing, hockey etc. This has also had an impact on how we shape our curriculum throughout the school; we now have a focus on Key Stage1 as developing, in the long term, a wide range of physical skills and experiences that will then support their application to specific sports in Key Stage 2’ – Iain George, Head Teacher, Janvrin Primary School

‘It is difficult to imagine life at Springfield school without the influence of Community and School Sports being involved. They are an integral part of our community and have continued to have a direct and positive influence on the teaching and learning of PE through their professional development team’ – Sam Cooper, Head Teacher, Springfield Primary School

‘Year 3 and 4 pupils have taken part in kickboxing, a sport previously unavailable to them. We have noticed a decrease in challenging behaviour from a number of pupils, particularly immediately after each lesson’ – Vicky Charlesworth, Deputy Head Teacher, D’Auvergne Primary School

‘All of the clubs have offered specialist skills to pupils in a low socio-economic catchment area, who would possibly not have had these opportunities without ESC support. These activities have gone towards our ‘Healthy Schools’ target of ‘Reducing levels of obesity in Plat Douet School’ – Stuart Pallant, PE Co-ordinator, Plat Douet School

To provide increasing opportunities and develop the potential of young people in school

Numbers SummaryThelegacyoftheLondonOlympicsaimedtoencouragemorepeopletotakeup(andbenefitfrom)sport.ThishasbeenthecaseinJerseywithlocalclubsandassociationsshowinganincreaseinmembershipfigures,particularlybyyoung people of a school age. In addition to theincreaseinparticipation,London2012hasallowedusaccesstothelatestresearchwhichshowsthatdifferenceinsocialclasshasanimpacton the opportunities for sporting and academic success.Asanexample,educationalattainmentisnowoverwhelminglylinkedtoparentalqualifications,occupationandincome(PerryandFrancis,2010).Ifweaddthat40%ofBritishmedallistsinLondonwereprivatelyeducatedthentherolewehavewhendealingwithpupilsfromlowsocio-economicbackgroundsisclear.Wemustcontinuetoensureallpupilshavetheopportunity to develop the skills and abilities that facilitate greater involvement in sport and activities characteristic of PE and school sport.

No. of schools supported in PE 22

No. of dance lessons delivered 284

No. of martial arts lessons delivered 367

No. of games lessons delivered 402

No. of gymnastics lessons delivered 36

No. of sessions delivered as part of the alternative curriculum

28

Number of after school sessions delivered 182

No. of educational courses delivered 8

No. of sports festivals delivered to schools 25

No. of in-service events held for teachers 8

Crime Prevention

Numbers

No. of late night sports sessions in ‘hotspots’ 29

Averagenumberofparticipantsatlatenightsports 60

No. of Probation Service sessions provided 36

AveragenumberofparticipantsatProbation coaching sessions

11

No of calls to police regarding young people in 2012 475

NoofcontactsmadeduringASBreduction projects in 2012

2672

SummaryThere are many factors that can influence young people into the possibilities of crime. Our sports projects are one method of intervention that has had a major impact into reducing this potential. In addition, other agencies that are supported through theBuildingaSaferSocietyStrategyusetheirownspecialismstoengagedisaffectedyoungpeopleandtogetherwithourselves, thestatisticalevidenceprovidedinthisreportissignificant.AlthoughimpossibletomeasurethebenefitsofthisworktotheJerseytaxpayer,itisworthconsideringitcostsinexcessof£60kperannumtokeeponeinmateatHMPLaMoye.Byreducingtherisk ofoffendingbyyoungpeople,itishopedthattheimpactwillbeseeninthereductionoftheprisonpopulationinthefuture.

CSSDworkswithkeypartnerstodeliversportsactivitiestoidentifiedgroups. By providing positive activities in ‘hotspot’ areas our aim is to reducetheriskofanti-socialbehaviourandimproverelationshipsbetweenthe police, local residents and young people. These projects have also showntohaveanimpactontherehabilitationofinmateswhichhelpstowardsaneffectiveintegrationintosocietyoncereleasedfromprison.

Projects DeliveredCoach Education at HMP La Moye, Probation Service Football, Barclays Late Night Leagues (L.N.L), Trampoline Sessions.

Year Highlights• Thenumberofcallstopoliceregardingyoungpeoplehasreducedforthesixthyearinarow.Inaddition,evidence

frompolicesuggeststhereisfeweryoungpeople‘hanginground’inStHeliercomparedtopreviousyears.

• WedeliveredourLateNightLeaguesprojectforsixweeksatthenewMillenniumParkthisyear.Over70youngpeople attendedeachevening.OtherareasincludedParadeGardens,PeoplesParkandWestParkBeach.

• OurTuesday5-a-sidefootballsessions(inpartnershipwiththeProbationService)hasresultedinsomeparticipants joining local football clubs. The project has been attended by clients from Probation, the shelters and homeless agencies, AlcoholandDrugServiceandunemploymentagencies.

Overall the number of calls to police regarding young people has dropped by 70% since the department wasestablishedin2006

The number of calls to police in

StHelier during the time of our projects fell from 133 in 2011 to 68 in 2012

Therewasa 27% decrease in the number of calls to police regarding young people inJerseyin 2012

CSSD supported the

delivery ofthefirstfootball coaching qualification atLaMoyePrison

Of the 128 young people interviewedatour projects in February 2012, 32% of them saidtheywouldbe drinking alcohol if theywerenottaking part

The number of calls and arrests relating to young people in 2012 isthelowestonpolice records

‘Home Affairs have been supporting things under the Building a Safer Society banner such as Prison? Me? No way! and the football schemes run by Education. There is now less drinking amongst youngsters in public places’ - Senator Ian Le Marquand, Home Affairs Minister

‘The sessions help tremendously with participant’s fitness levels, confidence and have also led to them taking up positions in teams that play in the weekend leagues. They are a very useful to engage clients in pro social activities’ - Mark Saralis, Court Liaison Officer

To establish projects with key partners to reduce the likelihood of offending or re-offending

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FundingMaximise all funding opportunities and ensure budgets are used effectively

BackgroundTheroleofCommunityDevelopmentOfficer(Sport)isfundedbytheBuildingaSaferSocietyStrategy(whichisadministeredthroughtheHomeAffairsDepartment).Thisstrategyisaresponsetolocalconcernsaboutcrime,anti-socialbehaviourandsubstancemisuse.Manyagencies,bothinthepublicandvoluntarysectors,areinvolvedinthestrategyandworktogethertotackletheproblemsthathaveanegativeimpactoneverydaylifeforthosewholive,workandvisittheIsland.

The 3 main priorities of the strategy are:

• to create a safer environment by reducing crime, public disorder and anti-social behaviour.

• toprovidepeoplewithopportunitiestodeveloptheirpotentialasactiveandresponsiblemembersofsociety.

• to reduce the harm caused by the misuse of drugs, alcohol and solvents.

OverallthefundingfortheCommunityDevelopmentOfficerprojectgoestowardsequipment,hireoffacilities,promotionsandstaff. Inordertoallowourprogrammetoexpandin2012wehadtocontinuallysourcefundingfromtheprivatesectorwithsignificantsuccess.

AwardsTheCommunityandSchoolSportsDepartmentisextremelygratefultothefollowingcompaniesfortheirsupportin2012

Sponsor Project sponsored

Barclays LateNightLeagues

LeTournoi MartialArtsinSchools

State Street Summer&OctoberHolidayCourses

Social Media

Mission Statement

Partners

Education, Sport and CultureThe mission of the Department for Education, Sport and Culture is to:

Strengthen our community by providing a first class education service, supporting the development of skills and promoting leisure and cultural activities that enrich our lives.

Our aims are to:

• Ensure that our children enjoy the best start possible;

• Prepare our young people for the challenges of the future and encourage them to make a positive contribution to society;

• Encourage lifelong learning and active participation in sport and culture;

• Promote social inclusion and equal opportunity.

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Community & Schools Sports Department

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For more information contact:

David Kennedy, Community and School Sports Manager

Phone: 01534 449787 Email: d.kennedy@gov.je

Paul Brannan, Community Development Officer (Sport)

Phone: 01534 449790 Email: p.brannan@gov.je

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