Never sitting still,
always moving
forwards…
About Us
Established in April 2004, North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership (NOSSP) came into existence as part of the roll out of the national 'Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links' (PESSCL) strategy. Now, over 20 years later, NOSSP continues to support schools and individual teachers to develop and deliver high quality PE, school sport and physical activity – driving innovative initiatives that support physical literacy and improvements in young people’s confidence, competence, and self-esteem.
Hosted at Blessed George Napier Catholic School in Banbury, the Partnership originally consisted of 39 Schools. It grew to 55 Schools in September 2006, working with Primary, Secondary and Special Schools from Banbury, Bicester, Kidlington and rural North Oxfordshire.
Since conception, NOSSP has embraced each Government strategy for PE and school sport, with the clear aim of making a real and positive difference to the lives of local young people. When central Government funding for School Sport Partnerships was withdrawn in 2013, steps were taken to maintain the network with schools paying an affiliation fee to keep the Partnership moving forwards.
In an ever changing and complex landscape, NOSSP’s well established links with Youth Sport Trust, Active Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire Public Health, Cherwell District Council, National Governing Bodies of Sport and numerous community sports clubs and leisure providers from across the Cherwell district and beyond, means that young people’s access to positive, active, educational and playful experiences remains a priority.
North Oxfordshire School Sport Partnership remains a non-profit making organisation that works with 63 schools and the wider community. Through networking opportunities, professional development sessions and the deployment of a team of highly motivated specialist Primary PE Mentors & School Sport Coordinators, alongside the coordination, organisation, and delivery of a range of competitions, festivals and interventions as well as the mentoring and deployment young leaders as coaches and officials, there are an increasing number of young people locally who are meeting the Chief Medical Officer recommendations of 60 active minutes every day - leading to a healthy and active future.
‘Our children love attending the NOSSP events - they are well organised, inclusive and inspirational. Our staff are well trained, and our PE lead is excellently supported. All schools need a NOSSP in their corner!’
“I know that all my students came away from the [climbing experience] with a higher level of confidence, at least one new friend and they now believe that school can help them. I have noticed that attendance has improved from almost all students who went on the trip and some have even started taking part in the extra curricular clubs that we offer in school. The students that [accessed the opportunity] feel they are now able to talk to me and love to tell me how their day is going or if they have anything exciting to do after school or at the weekends. I think they have discovered that they do belong at our school.”
— Secondary PE Teacher
