Sports Development - Government Departments
- Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)
- Department of Health
- Department of Education
DCMS: ‘Getting the nation active and supporting our elite athletes on the world
stage’
DCMS Roles and Responsibilities
- Works with the Department of Health and the Department of Education
- Increases Participation
- Funds Sport England and UK Sport
- Promotes lifelong involvement for 14-25 year olds
- Contributes to school games programme
- Provides more opportunities to play competitive sport
- Promotes major sporting events in the UK
Department of Health Roles and Responsibilities
- Mandate and develop national plans and deal with the health of the nation
- Help people to live better and longer
- Try to get people to be more active
Department of Education Roles and Responsibilities
- They determine the amount of PE in the school curriculum
- Funding for PE in school and the PE sport premium
- Fund School games programme
- Protect playing fields
- Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)
- Department of Health
- Department of Education
DCMS: ‘Getting the nation active and supporting our elite athletes on the world
stage’
DCMS Roles and Responsibilities
- Works with the Department of Health and the Department of Education
- Increases Participation
- Funds Sport England and UK Sport
- Promotes lifelong involvement for 14-25 year olds
- Contributes to school games programme
- Provides more opportunities to play competitive sport
- Promotes major sporting events in the UK
Department of Health Roles and Responsibilities
- Mandate and develop national plans and deal with the health of the nation
- Help people to live better and longer
- Try to get people to be more active
Department of Education Roles and Responsibilities
- They determine the amount of PE in the school curriculum
- Funding for PE in school and the PE sport premium
- Fund School games programme
- Protect playing fields
