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What key outcomes have we achieved?
ACTIVE: Children and young people should be active with opportunities and encouragement to participate in play and recreation, including sport.
Quality Indicator
Themes for ACTIVE
- Providing information and encouraging participation in activities
- Participation in the child or young persons chosen activities
- Overcoming access issues
Suggested Quantitative Indicators
1 ACT.1
Children who regularly participate in cultural, sporting or social activities of their choice as identified in their action plan
Mark Lines
Service Officer
Argyll & Bute Council
Being active and its benefits- Accessing active opportunities
Standards and Guidance
Your service standards, protocols, procedures and service level agreements should take account of all relevant guidance and recommendations. Some useful references are given below.
You should take into account the recommendations set out in Let's make Scotland more active, and whether the following recommendation in particular, has been implemented for children and young people looked after and accommodated
All children and young people, including those with disabilities, should have the opportunity to be physically active through their home, school, college or university and community. This should include:
- having the opportunity and being encouraged to take part in physical activity for at least one hour a day; and
- having access to a range of physical activities including play, sports, dance, exercise, outdoor activities, active travel, such as walking and cycling, and being encouraged to be active in daily tasks in and around school, college or university.
Report into physical education in the curriculum
Guidance in Active steps
