SCHOOL SPORT PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE 04 MAY 2010.

SCHOOL SPORT

PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

04 MAY 2010

SRSA Mandate• To create an enabling environment to ensure that as many South Africans as possible have

access to sport and recreation activities, especially those from disadvantaged communities. • SRSA coordinates, supports, funds, monitors and reports on mass based school sport

activities and national school sport competitions. SRSA views school sport as an effective vehicle to achieve the following Impact/Outcomes:

• Facilitate talent identification• Promote athlete retention• Vehicle for mass participation• Facilitate transformation• Promote social cohesion• Be a feeder system to NF’s• Promote inclusion – disability, women, rural• Healthy lifestyles• Skills promotion through capacity building• Address social ills• Nation Building

The Collaboration Agreement, 2005 prescribed the following model which no longer finds agreement amongst the relevant stakeholders.

Level Core Responsibility Activity Target Group

1 DoE, PED, School and Section 21 SGB

Intra curricular activities

All learners

2 DoE, PED, School and Section 21 SGB

Intra school, intra and extra mural, co curricular

All learners

3 PED, School and Section 21 SGB

Inter-school programmes

Selected learners

4 PED and PDSR Inter Regional, Intra Provincial

Selected learners

5 DoE, SRSA and/or SASCOC

Inter provincial/ National

Selected learners

6 SRSA and SASCOC International Selected learners

Participation in National/Regional( COSSASA) competitive events. Talent identification and development for learners who display different levels of skills and ability in a particular sporting discipline as presented in an age specific context.

2006/2007 13 870

2007/2008 12 327

2008/2009 13 370

2009/2010 8 500

• SRSA funds, coordinates and hosts • The figures provided are for both

primary and secondary elite athletes that were provided with the opportunity to participate nationally and regionally

• In 2009, the Summer Games were cancelled as information from provinces was not forwarded in time to concluded procurement.

• The scheduling of the Summer Games must be reviewed to accommodate school exams and closure of service providers by mid December.

The SRSA School Sport Mass Participation Programme

• Launched in 2006 with the specific aim of delivering sport to seriously disadvantaged schools largely in rural areas.

• To date more than 4000 schools in 9 provinces have been included in the programme. Schools however, have to take ownership for the growth and development of the programme once the grant has ended. This is a challenge for many schools that do not have the financial and material resources to sustain the programme.

• SSMPP focuses on 6 codes of sport: Athletics. Netball, Volleyball, Cricket, Rugby, Soccer.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE: SCHOOLS (2008 SSMPP Baseline Study – University of Johannesburg)

Type of school(Ranked according to

income)

No oflearners

Total school budget

Dept of Education

Sport Budget (% of

school budget)

Sport budget R- per learner

High income 620 R7.1m R25 000 R495 000(6.9%)

R798.38

Higher income 1141 R2.67m R140 000 R218 000(8.2%)

R191.06

High – Middle income 627 R4.5m R95 000 R111 000(2.5%)

R177.03

Low incometownship school

1271 R556 000 R556000 R15 000(2.6%)

R118.00

Low incometownship school

1092 R702 000 R702 000 R18 000(2.6%)

R16.48

Low incomerural school

781 R349 000 R349 000 R10 000(2.9%)

R12.80

Low income farm school

843 R515 916 R142 000 R6000(1.2%)

R7.10

The Model of Delivery- SSMPP

• Grant from Treasury to SRSA

• Funds transferred to provinces

• Provinces develop Business plans

• Monthly and quarterly reports to SRSA and Treasury

• SRSA conducts monitoring and evaluations visits to provinces quarterly

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Schools in the SSMPP receive

• Sport equipment• Attire• Coaching programmes• A Sports Assistant to facilitate the sports programme within

the school and • A Cluster Coordinator to manage the league programme

for schools in the cluster

Sports Assistants and Cluster Coordinators

Province Sports Assistants Cluster Coordinators

Eastern Cape 242 50

Free State 131 9

Gauteng 300 21

KwazuluNatal 645 36

Limpopo 183 5

Mpumalanga 234 18

North West 125 9

Northern Cape 52 3

Western Cape 352 12

PROVINCE NUMBER OF REGISTERED ATHLETES IN THE PROGRAMME

NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN THE PROGRAMME

SCHOOLS FORLEARNERS WITH

SPECIAL EDUCATIONNEEDS

2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2009/10

EASTERN CAPE 15 918 34 792 67 522 240 587 587 9

FREE STATE 9 502 15 254 31 844 90 146 146 3

GAUTENG 18 926 42 876 60 000 204 300 325 12

KWAZULU NATAL 74 245 143 820 221 191 162 483 645 6

LIMPOPO 10 326 21 362 34 111 175 190 236 10

MPUMALANGA 22 651 45 343 71 949 105 157 210 18

NORTHERN CAPE 5 765 12 052 24 108 42 79 81 2

NORTH WEST 13 673 20 450 23 591 104 140 176 2

WESTERN CAPE 84 279 187 637 342 799 183 360 360 3

TOTALS 255 285 523 586 1 321547 1305 2442 2766

School Sport Mass Participation Statistics

Through the MPP grant the following numbers of schools and learners are participating in organised training and league matches. Many of these athletes are now participating in competitive tournaments at National level. The figures demonstrate that with support in initiating sport programmes in schools the numbers of learners that do participate in mass based sporting activities increases by more than 100% per year.

BENEFITS of SSMPP• Opportunities to participate in different codes of sport.• Schools receive equipment in the identified codes of sport.• Intra-cluster and inter-cluster festivals –( these are now

replaced by the inter school leagues. • Improved health• Recognition of school in the programme (demands for

enrolment) and individual (local media)• New sporting culture within the school• Career opportunities – Sports Assistants and cluster

coordinators – many have gained permanent employment further to their contract work.

Coach Education Training

Athletics 2513

Cricket 2513

Netball 1162

Volleyball 1162

Soccer 1960

Rugby 1960

Where the figures are the same training has taken place simultaneously.

Sports Assistants and Cluster Coordinators are trained annually in event management, sports administration, first aid, HIV.

Vote

Name of allocation

PurposeType of

allocationProvince

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

        R'000 R'000 R'000

Sport and Recreation South Africa

School Sport Mass Participation Programme

Promotion of mass participation within communities and schools through a number of selected sport and recreation activities, empowerment of communities and schools to manage these activities in conjunction with stakeholders

Conditional allocation

Eastern Cape 22 875 26 875 16 000

Free State 10 154 11 154 7 500

Gauteng 23 500 27 500 14 000

(Vote 18)KwaZulu-Natal 29 500 35 500 23 000

  Limpopo 19 375 22 375 9 500

  Mpumalanga 10 375 12 580 7 000

 Northern Cape 3 566 4 066 6 000

  North West 11 310 13 310 8 000

 Western Cape 14 125 16 125 9 000

  TOTAL 144 780 169 485 100 000

Province

Column A Column B

2010/11 AllocationForward Estimates  

2011/12 2012/13

  R'000 R'000  R'000

Eastern Cape 16 000 16,800,000.00 17,640,000.00

Free State 7 500 7,875,000.00 8,268,750.00

Gauteng 14 000 14,700,000.00 15,435,000.00

KwaZulu-Natal 23 000 24,150,000.00 25,357,500.00

Limpopo 9 500 9,975,000.00 10,473,750.00

Mpumalanga 7 000 7,350,000.00 7,717,500.00

Northern Cape 6 000 6,300,000.00 6,615,000.00

North West 8 000 8,400,000.00 8,820,000.00

Western Cape 9 000 9,450,000.00 9,922,500.00

TOTAL 100 000 105,000,000.00 110,250,000.00

National Monitoring of SSMPP• Monitoring and Evaluation is conducted as per the grant

framework.• SRSA officials undertake visits to 5 schools per province

per quarter.• 180 school visits were completed in the last financial

year for the first time since the beginning of the programme.

• Reports of visits are submitted to provinces with recommendations for remedial measures.

• A monthly meeting of provincial programme coordinators is held where reports on the implementation of business plans are tabled.

• Monthly statistics are submitted to the national office in line with targets set in business plans for consolidation and submission to Treasury.

My 2010 School Adventure• This programme was launched in 2008 as a partnership

between DoBE, SRSA and the 2010 FIFA LOC to provide learners in schools with the opportunity to participate in Africa’s great event.

• SRSA through the Mass participation Legacy programme supported the delivery of the 2009 Schools Confederation Cup championships at provincial and national levels.

• This year for the 2010 Schools Championships SRSA is again supporting the Provincial and National events together with the partners in the programme.

Framework for Collaboration 2005

• The discussion on school sport has been ongoing even before the dissolution of the United Schools Sports Association of South Africa with specific challenges around ownership and the role of stakeholders in school sport.

• The Framework for Collaboration: Coordination and management of school sport in public and ordinary schools was signed by the Ministers of Education and Sport on 17 March 2005.

Framework for Collaboration 2005• In the collaboration document DoBE and SRSA acknowledged that

there were a number of factors at the time that impeded progress in school sport:

• The lack of participation of educators and learners in PE/Human Movement, extra mural, recreational and competitive programmes especially in ordinary public schools situated in townships, rural areas, informal settlements and farms,

• The constraints related to the provision and capacity of educators involved in both curricular and enrichment programmes

• Insufficient financial resources, inappropriate or lack of facilities and equipment

CHALLENGES• There is no actual school sport coordinating structure in place to

ensure that learners from ordinary public schools situated in townships, rural areas, informal settlements and farms have access to sport. The responsible department for this is DoBE as the structure should comprise serving educators.

• By contrast, the best performing schools have teachers assigned to run sport as well the facilities and resources necessary to sustain and grow participation in sport.

• Access to learners and educators and the alignment of league and competitive schedules is dependent on cooperation between DoBE, SRSA and Federations. In the absence of a regulatory framework this differs amongst provinces.

Current Status• The following documents have been developed through

intensive consultations with DoBE, SRSA, Provincial departments of Education and Sport.

• Draft School Sport Policy• Draft Framework for a School Sport Structure• Draft Calendar of Events

• This draft policy seeks to place school sport in the hands of teachers who work directly with Sport Federations .

• Proper structures at school and different spheres of government have to be established to facilitate access to all schools, educators and learners.

Current Status• The draft documents have been shared with key

stakeholders in school sport: SASCOC, Federations, School Governing Bodies and Teacher Unions.

• The documents were tabled at the last TechMinMec with a request for written comments from Provinces.

Scope of the draft school sport policy: It is envisaged that:

• The school sport policy will apply to all schools in the Republic of South Africa governed by the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996.

• The purpose of a policy is to regulate the delivery of school sport for all learners, irrespective of ability, across all schools in an age-appropriate and/or grade appropriate way, based on the principle of equity and access.

• The DoBE, SRSA, government sectors, recognised implementation agencies and relevant partners delivering school sport should adhere to the policy.

The purpose of a regulatory framework is :

• To organize an inclusive and integrated school sport programme that emanates from Physical Education.

• To offer school sport programmes to all learners, irrespective of ability and to promote healthy life-practices, mutual respect and career opportunities.

• To promote sport through education and education through sport.• To mobilize communities to strengthen the culture of learning and

teaching in schools through their direct involvement in school sport activities.

• To promote school enrichment programs, through educational, recreational, based recreational and extramural school sport activities.

The purpose of a regulatory framework is :

• To promote participation and development of basic skills in different sport in primary schools by all learners.

• To create access to mass participation, competitive and high performance sport through the provision of talent identification opportunities.

• To ensure the application of a good code of conduct.• To ensure the functionality of school sport codes.• To establish and foster links between schools and community sport

clubs. • To infuse social awareness messages and/or strategies with all

relevant school sport • activities.

GOVERNANCE AND CUSTODIANSHIP OF SCHOOL SPORT

• Chapter 1 subsection 2. (1) of SASA (South African Schools’ Act), 1996 and

• 8.1 of the Framework for collaboration between DoE and SRSA and • section 1 (preamble) of the National Sport and Recreation

Amendment Act of 2007, which seeks to address the inequalities in sport and recreation in the Republic of South Africa,

imply that • the governance of school sport is a responsibility of the DBE and

SRSA being responsible for giving logistical support to school sport programmes at provincial and national levels. SRSA will be responsible for the technical development of school codes, sports science and talent identification and development within codes with the support of federations

Draft Policy: Roles and Responsibilities

• The draft school sport policy aims to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the key role players in schools sport:• PED’S – Provincial Departments of Education• PDSR’s – Provincial Departments of Sport• SASSO – South African School Sports Organisation • SSC’s – School port Codes• NACOC – National Cordinating committee

PED’s and PDSR’s

• Jointly:• Ensure implementation of intra-school, inter-school,

extra-curricular, extra-mural and co-curricular activities;• Coordinate selections/trials;• Ensure implementation of school sport activities at all

relevant levels;• Support, monitor, evaluate, report and review all school

sport activities;• Support the school sport organisations; • Implement relevant school enrichment programmes /

school sport mass participation programmes;

PED’s and PDSR’s

• Capacitate teachers involved in school sport;• Initiate and support talent identification, development and

life skills programs and events at relevant levels level;• Provide access to coach education, sports administration

and technical officiating training for educators and volunteers;

• Support all high performing athletes at relevant levels;• Represent provincial government on the NACOC for School

Sport.

DoBE and SRSA

• Jointly:• Facilitate the development of a national school sport calendar with

the national school sport organisation, including the printing and distribution thereof;

• Assist with the development of school sport infrastructure;• Facilitate the collaboration between national school sport code

committees and federations;• Ensure successful implementation of intra-school, inter-school, extra-

curricular, extra-mural and co-curricular activities; • Coordinate national events with the National School Sport

Organisation;

DoBE and SRSA• Facilitate the development and implementation of the school sport

policy on an ongoing basis;• Support, monitor, evaluate, report and review school sport activities;• Facilitate the establishment, support and monitoring of school sport

structures; • Promote the professional development of educators in sport;• Fund school sport and capacity building programmes;• Facilitate and support talent identification, recruitment, development

and introduce life skill programs and events for high performing athletes at provincial and national levels;

DoBE and SRSA

• Ensure that NF’s will support school sport structures to plan, manage and coordinate sport activities for all learners across the country;

• Co-ordinate all national school sport events;• Develop an annual schedule of training and events;• Plan, fund, support, monitor, report and review on school

sport activities at provincial, national and international levels; and

• Represent national government on the NACOC for School Sport.

SASSO: Codes

• Seek associate membership with NFs;• Conduct elections once every two years;• SASSO: Codes will have representation at National

and NF level; and• Represent codes on the NACOC for School Sport.

NATIONAL FEDERATIONS

• Provide assistance and support to relevant SSCs.

• Represent themselves on SASCOC, who in turn must represent the NFs on the NACOC for School Sport.

SA SCHOOL SPORTS ORGANISATION

• Draft a national school sport calendar and submit to NACOC for ratification;

• Coordinate activities of SASSO: Codes and PSSOs;• Implementation of school sport activities;• Affiliate to international school sport organisations/

federations recognised by and through NACOC ; Source funding to supplement school sport activities.

• Represent itself and its affiliates on the NACOC for School Sport.

NACOC

• NACOC is the School Sport Governing Body and its roles and responsibilities include: oversight, monitoring and evaluation;

• NACOC is the highest decision making body of School Sport in South Africa;

NACOC• The members of NACOC are:

• DoBE: Enablers of School Sport• PEDs: Enablers of School Sport• PSRDs: Enablers of School Sport • SASCOC: National custodians of sport• SASSO: Implementers of School Sport• SASSO – Codes: Implementers of School Sport• SGBs: Monitors and Evaluators of their constituents within a School Sport context;• SRSA: Enablers of School Sport• Teacher Unions: Monitors and Evaluators of their constituents within a School Sport context.

FUNDING

Nationally, the relevant departments shall jointly subsidise the SASSO and SASSO: Codes, as well as participation at national and international levels;• Jointly the relevant departments will subsidise:

• Talent identification and development of high performing athletes at national level;

• Coach education, sport administration, technical officiating and training programs for educators; and

• Operational costs of the SASSO and its structures.

Provincially, the relevant departments shall jointly subsidise the PROSSO and PROSSO: Codes

• Jointly the relevant departments will subsidise:• Talent identification and development of high performing

athletes at national level;• Coach education, sport administration, technical officiating

and training programs for educators; and• Operational costs of the PROSSO and its structures.

FUNDING

FUNDING• Where NF’s and SASSO: Codes have funding for school

sport, this must complement the school sport programme.

• Funding is guided by the approved national school sport calendar.

• Where sponsorship is involved, the SASSO, together with sponsors, will use existing policy / protocol on branding for the school sport activities as outlined in the programme of action.

• The SASSO is to source its own funds; however, income generated from schools, parents and/or learners will be determined and monitored by NACOC.

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