Drop in for cancer advice and support Active Schools plan boosts sports figures
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Thousands of West Lothian children and young people took part in a sports and physical activities sessions over the last year – an increase of 19 per cent from the previous year.
Sportscotland’s Active Schools programme saw over 18,000 youngsters take part in certain opportunities, with 9847 children and young people regularly participating in the 196,794 sessions run by West Lothian Council.
The Active Schools network is run in partnership between sportscotland and local council with children from primary, secondary and ASN schools all taking part.
Executive Councillor for Culture and Leisure, Dave King, commented:“We are delighted with the number of pupils now taking part in extracurricular activity sessions in West Lothian. Over 37 per cent of our entire school roll regularly attend sport and physical activity sessions before, during or after school supported and delivered through Active Schools.
“However, I am particularly pleased to see that 30% of all our pupils with additional support needs are also taking part in extracurricular sport and activity sessions and I would like to thank all the volunteers, coaches and teaching staff across our schools for providing opportunities for West Lothian pupils.”
Me l You n g , c ha i r o f sportscotland, added: “It’s really encouraging to see the continued growth in participation in Active Schools activities across the country.
“The success of Active Schools is the result of strong local partnerships between Active Schools teams, school staff, sports development teams in local authorities, regional managers from the governing bodies, and local sports clubs.”