Extra-Curricular Sport Case Studies
Overview
The Education Policy Institute's (EPI) report on extra-curricular sport, published in February 2024, underscores its critical role in enhancing academic performance and social skills among children and young people.
The report highlights that regular participation in sport-based activities is associated with improved concentration, better classroom behaviour, and higher academic achievement. Additionally, it points out that sport helps to develop essential social skills such as teamwork, communication, and leadership, which are invaluable for personal development and future employability.
As a result, the Youth Sport Trust have created the following case studies to help demonstrate best practice. You can download them individually or as a single document - whichever best suits your needs.
Case Studies
- Cost of living crisis and co-curricular sport - READ
- Co-curricular activity for girls chosen by girls - READ
- Tackling behaviour through co-curricular activities - a whole school approach - READ
- A network of opportunities - READ
- Reaching out for support - READ
- Creating a community through co-curricular activities - READ
- Physical activity options outside of elite sport - READ
- Lunch time sport leaders - READ
- Tackling crime in the local community through engaging young people in co-curricular sport - READ
- Engaging the whole staff community in co-curricular provision - READ
- Promoting co-curricular sport as an alternative activity to crime - READ
- Promoting mental wellbeing through co-curricular sport - READ
- Student led co-curricular society clubs - READ
- Co-curricular activities tailored to your students - READ
- Home county and international case studies - READ
Webinar: Enrichment in Action – Practical Approaches from Schools and Trusts
Join the Youth Sport Trust for a free webinar exploring how schools and trusts are developing and delivering enriching school sport experiences that help every young person thrive. Hear directly from speakers from the Department for Education and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, as well as from Multi-Academy Trusts, inclusive of primary, secondary and specialist schools as they share practical examples of how their enrichment is being embedded across the school day. This session will focus on real-world application. What’s working, what’s scalable and how schools are preparing for the Department for Education’s forthcoming Enrichment Framework (expected to be published shortly).
Everyone who registers will receive two free digital resources – a teacher prompt poster offering quick ideas and reminders for enriching school sport, and a practice snapshot table showcasing how other schools are embedding enrichment to inspire and adapt your own offer.
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