This factsheet gives the East Midlands results from the 2007-08 Active People Survey. It includes information on sports participation, volunteering and satisfaction.

Physical Education (PE) and school sport play an important role in school life. They help to raise standards, improve behaviour and health, increase attendance and develop social skills. In the five years to 2008, over £1.5 billion will have been invested to transform PE, school sport and club links, the programme is known as PESSCL, across the country. The PESSCL strategy brings together eight different strands, one of which is the School Sport Partnership Programme. School Sport Partnerships (SSP) are based around ‘families’ of schools brought together to increase both the quality and quantity of sporting opportunities for young people. The data in this section shows the results of the programme in Northamptonshire from 2004 to 2008. The Programme is now known as PESSYP as the Club Links strand has been incorporated into a young peoples strand as the Programme now also supports 16-19 year olds.

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) commissioned TNS, an independent research company, to conduct the fourth survey among schools in the School Sport Partnership Programme.

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