Library resources
Internet access sufficient to access blackboard
Lecture and seminar rooms

Henry, I. (2001, 2nd Edition) The Politics of Leisure Policy. Macmillan.
Houlihan, B. (2008) Sport and Society. Sage.
Jarvie, G (2006) Sport, Culture and Society. Routledge.
Percy-Smith, J. (2000) Policy Responses to Social Exclusion: towards inclusion? Open University Press

Websites:
www.sportengland.gov.uk (English Sports Council)
www.culture.gov.uk
www.sportsdevelopment.org

2000 word essay looking at a selected local sports policy within the context of the policy process and Social exclusion (assessing LOs 1, 2, 3 and 4).
A group poster presentation lasting for 10mins taking 1 of the identified groups and assessing the impact of local sports policy (assessing LO's 1,2,3 and 4)

Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
Formative feedback will be given during seminar sessions and also through group/individual tutorials.

The module will examine theories of the UK policy process and identify their application to the development of local sport and leisure policy. You will explore the nature of UK sport and leisure policy from government agencies. In particular, the relationship between central and local government, and Sport England. You will examine the main challenges facing UK government and providers of sport and leisure, for example through the development of Best Value as a challenge to performance and management of local sport and leisure. You will also explore the changing perspectives on the role of sport and leisure at the National, local and community level, with special reference to the target groups identified by Sport England and the concept of Social Exclusion.

The learning strategies will be centred on group work for seminar discussion on how local government and other local providers view the role of sport and leisure in responding to identified challenges. This will involve students in the use of electronic sources particularly government policy statements and research, at both national and local level. Group tutorials will be used to aid the development of the learning materials. Lectures will be used to introduce the main topics of the module.

Contact Hours: (24)
Lectures - 12 hours
Seminars - 12 hours

Independent Study: (126)
Group seminar preparation - 25hours
Searching internet sources - 13hours
Library study - 63hours
Preparation for assignment - 25hours