H&WSSP: PRIMARY SPORTS AMBASSADORS

Following on from the introduction of the Young Ambassador Programme set up by the Youth Sport Trust in response to London winning the 2012 Olympics, we, as the Partnership, now have our own group of School Sports Ambassadors (SSAs) in each of our Secondary schools.

The SSAs have come up with the idea of Primary Sports Ambassadors (PSA) - two per primary school, one yr 6 and one yr 5, preferably one boy and one girl. The yr 5 pupil would then stay 'in post' in yr 6 and a new yr 5 PSA would be appointed for 2010/11.

The role of the PSA is to bring the inspiration and magic of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to other young people in their school. They are to be your best young people - advocates, role models and natural leaders of other young people. PSAs will be supported by the relevant Secondary SSAs and will receive a T-shirt.

For this year we would expect their main functions to be:

• Helping organise events for National School Sport Week
• Keeping your Partnership notice board up to date
• Regularly checking the Get Set website for new ideas/competitions etc.
• Promoting the Olympic Values::
• Respect
• Friendship
• Excellence
• Promoting the Paralympic Values::
• Courage
• Determination
• Equality
• Determination

I hope you will all agree that this is a valuable step forward in engaging our youngsters with the rapidly approaching London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.