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Press Coverage of CCPR Challenge
1 December 2004
Gareth A Davies – The Telegraph
The Central Council for Physical Recreation, instrumental as a watchdog of amateur sport in Britain, should be applauded for their release yesterday of `A Sporting Challenge 2004-5'. In one of the document's four sections, the CCPR challenge the next term of government to uphold the legal requirement of a minimum of two hours' high-quality physical education per week for children aged five-16 within curriculum time, and moreover that schools - especially primary schools - make provision for daily physical activity. The point is well made. While the report praises a reversal in the long decline in school physical education and school sport through this Government's investment in specialist sports colleges and school sport coordinators, the CCPR believe the system is still fragile and under-resourced. The rationale for daily sport comes in the wake of a National Health survey `Choosing Health Choosing Activity', published this year. The survey reveals that between 1987 and 2002 young people aged 16-19 participating in sport and recreation fell from 80 to 72 per cent, and only 30 per cent of young people in Britain continue to take part after leaving school. By comparison, in France, 70 per cent of school leavers continue to play sport. The survey suggests that the amount of physical education within curriculum time remains too low for too many children.
Double Sports Funding, Government Urged By Jamie Lyons, PA Political Correspondent
Sport chiefs challenged the Government today to double their funding. The umbrella group for Britain's national governing sports bodies, the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR), said sport should be given the sort of funding usually associated with the arts. It unveiled its challenge to the next government to place sport and recreation higher on the political agenda and give a genuine commitment for more sustained investment. Latest figures shows about £21 is spent per head on sport in the UK every year. That compares to £112 per head in France. The CCPR said more funding would make a huge difference to British sport and help London's bid to stage the 2012 Olympics. CCPR chairman Howard Wells said sport played a pivotal role in tackling obesity and crime and was central to education. ``At a time when there is such public concern about health, social exclusion and disaffection, yet pride in sporting achievements is so great, sport and recreation have an enormous role to play in the shaping of our nation,'' he said. ``But our sport system remains under-resourced and fragile and we still have a long way to go. It is vital that the CCPR challenges are met to achieve adequate support and development for the sector.'' |
1 December 2004
Gareth A Davies – The Telegraph
The Central Council for Physical Recreation, instrumental as a watchdog of amateur sport in Britain, should be applauded for their release yesterday of `A Sporting Challenge 2004-5'. In one of the document's four sections, the CCPR challenge the next term of government to uphold the legal requirement of a minimum of two hours' high-quality physical education per week for children aged five-16 within curriculum time, and moreover that schools - especially primary schools - make provision for daily physical activity. The point is well made.
While the report praises a reversal in the long decline in school physical education and school sport through this Government's investment in specialist sports colleges and school sport coordinators, the CCPR believe the system is still fragile and under-resourced. The rationale for daily sport comes in the wake of a National Health survey `Choosing Health Choosing Activity', published this year.
The survey reveals that between 1987 and 2002 young people aged 16-19 participating in sport and recreation fell from 80 to 72 per cent, and only 30 per cent of young people in Britain continue to take part after leaving school. By comparison, in France, 70 per cent of school leavers continue to play sport. The survey suggests that the amount of physical education within curriculum time remains too low for too many children.
Double Sports Funding, Government Urged
By Jamie Lyons, PA Political Correspondent
Sport chiefs challenged the Government today to double their funding.
The umbrella group for Britain's national governing sports bodies, the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR), said sport should be given the sort of funding usually associated with the arts.
It unveiled its challenge to the next government to place sport and recreation higher on the political agenda and give a genuine commitment for more sustained investment.
Latest figures shows about £21 is spent per head on sport in the UK every year. That compares to £112 per head in France. The CCPR said more funding would make a huge difference to British
sport and help London's bid to stage the 2012 Olympics.
CCPR chairman Howard Wells said sport played a pivotal role in tackling obesity and crime and was central to education.
``At a time when there is such public concern about health, social exclusion and disaffection, yet pride in sporting achievements is so great, sport and recreation have an enormous role to play in the shaping of our nation,'' he said.
``But our sport system remains under-resourced and fragile and we still have a long way to go. It is vital that the CCPR challenges are met to achieve adequate support and development for the sector.''
