The School Sport Survey and FE Sport & Active Lifestyles Survey return this spring. Both allow children and young people to have a say on the opportunities provided to them for taking part in sport and physical activity and on leading an active and healthy lifestyle.
Professor Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales tells us why its so important that we give children the opportunity to have a say on these matters…
’ nationwide School Sport Survey and FE Sport & Active Lifestyles Survey provides an excellent way for children and young people to have their say on the opportunities they have to take part in sport, both in school, college and their communities. We are all familiar with the benefits of sport: keeping us fit, helping to maintain a healthy mind, improving social skills, and boosting confidence are just some of the positive contributions sport can make to our lives.
For children and young people, it’s important to start and maintain habits that contribute to a healthy and happy life; participating in sport is certainly one of these.
In an age where many of us worry about the time our children and young people spend in a challenging online world, encouraging our children to participate in physical activities that are good for their bodies and minds is so important.
And children and young people have a human right to do this: all under 18s have rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to relax and play, to join groups and clubs, to feel safe in their communities and to grow up healthily.
They also have a right to have their say on matters that affect them, which is why I’m encouraging all schools across Wales to sign up to the survey.
Without listening to children and young people and using their views to shape their environments, we cannot build communities that allow them to flourish and to be the best they can be.
To make changes and improvements that benefit children and young people, schools, colleges and authorities must engage in conversations with the children and young people they serve.
The tailored reports offered to individual schools by Sport Wales as part of the process provide an invaluable breakdown about their learners’ involvement in sport and physical activity, how their experiences compare to other schools across Wales, and an opportunity to create an action plan to help them make improvements based on the results.
For local authorities and Health Boards, it’s a fantastic opportunity to see how the children and young people in their areas are taking part in sport and using the data to plan improvements in their communities.
I hope that, once again, enjoy a healthy response rate to this year’s survey. If all schools across Wales take part, it will mean that children and young people from every part of Wales will have an opportunity to influence positive changes that could benefit them, their schools and their communities.
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