Annual Report 2013-2014

18 Aktive Annual Report 2013/2014
AUCKLAND-WIDE PROGRAMMES
Greater Auckland Aquatic Action Plan
The Greater Auckland Aquatic Action Plan (GAAAP) is a
collaborative project that coordinates professionally delivered
swimming lessons to primary school children in the greater
Auckland region, ensuring the development of fundamental
swimming and water safety skills. GAAAP targets schools in
decile one to six and children in years three to six.
Over the past 12 months, GAAAP has continued to deliver a
comprehensive swim and survive programme that increases
the swim ability of all participants.
A total of 112 schools were involved in 2013/2014 with over
18,000 kids participating in lessons. There was a 118% increase
in kids swimming 25 metres; a 268% increase in kids achieving
100 metres and a 400% increase in kids achieving 200 metres –
the benchmark for being able to swim and survive.
July 2014 marked a change in leadership of the programme
with Aktive assuming that role from Sport Auckland who had
admirably managed the programme since its inception in
2011. GAAAP would not be possible without the generous
support of ASB Community Trust, KiwiSport and Water Safety
New Zealand.
Programme highlights:
• 18,358 kids received GAAAP funded lessons from
112 schools
• Swim ability increased against all nine measures
• Aquatic sector collaboration to teacher professional
development
• Water Safety New Zealand re-invested into the initiative
and identified Aktive as the lead agency for swim and
survive programmes in Auckland
• Half a million lessons delivered to be celebrated in
late 2014.
KiwiSport
KiwiSport is a national initiative, launched in 2009 by the
Prime Minister, which aims to:
• Increase the number of school-age children participating
in organised sport – during school, after school and by
strengthening links with sports clubs;
• Increase the availability and accessibility of sport
opportunities for all school-aged children; and
• Support children in developing skills that will enable them
to participate effectively in sport at both primary and
secondary level.
It consists of two funds:
1. A Direct Fund to all primary and secondary schools
(public and private) through operating grants. The amount
allocated to each school is based on a per capita formula
and is funded directly by the Ministry of Education through
operational funding; and
2. The Regional Partnership Fund, administered by Aktive
and local RSTs in Auckland and allocated on a per capita
student basis. The investment is directed to community
groups to support sport participation for children aged
5-18 years.
In Auckland, the Regional Partnership Fund has been
split into a local KiwiSport investment administered by
individual Auckland RSTs, and a regional KiwiSport investment
administered in 2013/14 by the four Auckland RSTs under the
Regional Sports Trust Alliance.
The inclusion of a regional investment fund, which is unique
to Auckland, supports organisations that deliver across
greater Auckland.
It is estimated that KiwiSport investment in the Auckland region
supported 239,633 young people to participate in sport in
2013/14. A summary of the regional and local distributions that
were made in 2013/14 follows on pages 29-33.
970
secondary school
coaches developed by
the Greater Auckland
Coaching Unit