Schools play ball in sport survey factfinder

A HUGE response from nearly 7,000 Carmarthenshire pupils to a schools sports survey shows they are right on track to being more active more often.

Although county pupils have a greater variety and more time spent on sports that most other areas of Wales, the detailed report will help develop even better future results.

The county’s leisure and education departments have worked closely with Sport Wales and the county’s primary and secondary schools to ensure maximum participation in the survey.

County executive board member for leisure services Cllr Meryl Gravell said: “There has been a fantastic response from schools.

“It has led to 2463 primary and 4584 secondary school pupils participating.

“It means that all secondary schools and 43 primary schools will now receive a school-specific report with a raft of information and data about pupil wellbeing and participation in physical activity.

“We will listen to the information that young people have given us, and shape PE and school sport to deliver fun, engaging and confidence-building opportunities for everyone.”

The number of responses from Carmarthenshire pupils is amongst the highest in Wales This will provide an extremely robust county report and data set.

Using the information the county will be drawing up an action plan to improve where possible the module for school sports and activity deliverance.

The survey canvassed the opinions of almost 110,000 young people in Wales – making it the largest survey of its type in the world. It shows that the percentage of young people taking part in sport three times or more a week has grown from 27per cent in 2011 to 40per cent in 2013.

Sport Wales reveals the number of young people in Wales regularly taking part in sport has increased by 50per cent since 2011.