Sport Development

Welcome to the web page of Oldham Sport Development

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The Sport Development service is part of the Children, Young People and Families Directorate of Oldham Council. We provide a diverse service to address the needs of children, young people and their families in the borough through sport and physical activity, with the ultimate aim of increasing levels of participation.

This is done namely through a team of Sport Development Officers and coaches, who work closely with schools, communities, sports clubs and other key partners to provide a wide range of sport and physical activity opportunities.

Our pages will allow you to access information on the services we currently provide. There is also an opportunity to find out about activities going on near you and some of the good new stories in sport that have happened recently.

To find information simply click on the relevant section down the right hand side.

Read the Sport Development Activity Brochure to find out what's happening in Oldham during term time.

Our Vision

The vision for Oldham Sport Development is ‘Lifelong participation in sport and physical activity through schools, communities and sports clubs.’

Our annual Service Improvement Plan (SIP) sets out the priorities for Oldham Sport Development. SIP’s are the means by which Oldham Council plans and delivers improvements within its services.

Service Aims

Oldham Sport Development has refined its key objectives for 2008-09. These 7 objectives drive the work that we do.

Service Aims 2008-09

Support the delivery of school sport including the PE School Sport and Club Links Strategy.
To work in and within Oldham’s localities, to address local issues through a universal, target and specialist approach to sport and physical activity.
To support the development of pro active and well structured inclusive Sports Clubs.
To raise and recognise the quality of volunteers, coaches and leaders in the Borough.
To increase the profile of the Sport Development team.
To promote community cohesion by bringing Oldham together through sport
To continuously improve the service to achieve and maintain excellence.

You can view our Service Improvement Plan summary. For further information on our service planning please call us on 0161 770 4051.