DRAFT - London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

FOCUS AREAS SUCCESS MEASURES
3.1 Stop so many young people dropping out of sport and
help them to reach their sporting potential by developing
co-ordinated action plans to provide effective sport and
physical activity pathways from entry level to elite status
3.2 Use the 2012 Games as a catalyst to stimulate
coordinated participation and development in grassroots
through to elite level sport.
3.3 Ensure every child in the Borough can swim
3.4 Increase career opportunities in sport for young people
3.5 Improve support for talented athletes
3.1.1 Development plans adopted and improvement action plans implemented for:
football; cricket; dance; netball; health and fitness; basketball; athletics; disability
(inclusive and active); cycling; rugby; handball and aquatics (by March 2015).
3.2.1 A programme of promotional activities will be implemented to harness the profile of
the talented athletes in the Borough to encourage and inspire local people to get
physically active (by September 2012)
3.2.2 Delivery of an Olympics related events programme in particular Countdown –
London 2012 open weekend which will offer the community tasters and pathways
into sport and physical activity participation.
3.2.3 Co-ordinate the council’s involvement in the Olympic torch relay (July 2012)
3.2.4 Stage inter-school and cross sport games and participate in the London Youth
Games each summer.
3.2.5 Adopt the Host Borough sports development plans for cycling, tennis, athletics,
basketball, hockey, aquatics and disability sports that set targets for 2011 – 13 and
costed implementation programmes to increase adult and young peoples
participation levels (to included targets for BAME, women and low income
families).
3.2.6 Stage a novice triathlon
3.3.1 1,800 children and young people enrolled on learn to swim programmes each
year.
3.3.2 900 children and adults learn to swim each year (achieved KS2/stage 6)
3.4.1 Number of people in vocational training and apprenticeship programmes.
3.5.1 Change the schools admission criteria from 2012/13 for Barking Abbey and
Robert Clack schools to allow selection of a proportion of the admission number
of children on the basis of their aptitude for sport – up to 24 children per academic
year.
3.5.2 Financial support provided via the Living the Dream Trust, LBBD gifted and
talented programme and FANS programme.