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<p>On 8 March 2023, the Department announced that up to £57 million has been allocated
up to March 2025 for Phase 3 of the Opening School Facilities programme to allow selected
schools around England to open their sports facilities in the evenings, at weekends
and during the holidays.</p><p>The Department has awarded a contract to a consortium
led by Active Partnerships, who are identifying schools across England where the funding
will have a positive effect on getting the least active pupils and wider community
users to participate in more sport.</p><p>Active Partnerships will support schools
to create new partnerships with sport national governing bodies and local sport providers
to broaden the extracurricular opportunities being delivered in the selected schools’
sports facilities.</p><p>The Department can confirm that in year one, Active Nottinghamshire
have already identified 19 schools in Nottinghamshire to benefit from the programme.</p>
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