The skills developed are essential requirements for successful completion of the Year 9 ICT on-screen SAT examination currently being piloted by schools nationally prior to it becoming statutory in 2008.

‘Sports Reports’ skills development also supports pupil transfer from key stage 3 to 4.  Again, the skills developed throughout the units of work and one-day event are essential for success in accredited courses.  An optional coursework-style write up is planned to follow the one-day event to allow pupils to experience and practise this key feature of accreditation.

‘Sports Reports’ has embedded literacy and numeracy links, particularly in relation to speaking, listening and styles of writing, e.g. journalistic, factual.

This project also encourages the use of videoconferencing as a teaching and learning tool, not only by the provision within the programme but also by giving teachers hands-on experience of its potential, with their own pupils in their own classrooms, for bringing new curriculum based opportunities to their practise, such as access to museums and galleries.  The associated support and training cements this.  Similar can be said for the use of digital video – a tool in its infancy within ICT classrooms.  Few schools have this resource embedded in their ICT curriculum.

Finally, ‘Sports Reports’ aims to raise awareness and aspirations relating to large sporting events of the future.  These students are potential athletes, employees and observers of such events.