School Sport Unit: Permission

Weekly school sport permission tool

Comprehensive guidance and templates to support principals and sport organisers determine permission requirements for weekly school sport.

Carnivals, gala days, knockouts and external providers permission

Principals and sport organisers should use this support when the event or activity is not part of weekly school sport or is being delivered by external providers.

Representative School Sport Pathway events

Principals, sports organisers and teachers performing zone roles should use this support in developing permission notes for zone and regional association level events.

Past drop-in sessions from resource launch

In Term 4 2024, the School Sport Unit launched new resources to support parent permission procedures for weekly sport and physical activity. Permission templates are now available to help schools.

The School Sport Unit team also ran a series of drop-in sessions covering four key focus areas. Recordings of these sessions can be accessed below.

A compilation of frequently asked questions (FAQs) from the drop-in sessions is also available here: Permission - FAQs (109KB)

	Focus area 1	Focus area: Mandatory statements for all sport permission notes and sport specific inclusions. New mandatory permission inclusions for 2025 for accident insurance and concussion management. Updated sport-specific mandatory permission inclusions for aquatic activities, collision sports and snow sports. Drop in topic 1 slides (PDF 1,240KB)
	Focus area 2	Focus area: Weekly school sport. Four levels of permission outlined. Time-savers for schools promoted. Mandatory part of the school week, sport is BAU. Drop in topic 2 slides (PDF 1,240KB)
	Focus area 3	Focus area: Carnivals, gala days, knockouts, external providers. Permission requirements for one-off events. Permission requirements for knockouts and interschool sport. Permission requirements for use of external providers. Drop in topic 3 slides (PDF 2,705KB)
	Focus area 4	Focus area: Representative School Sport Pathway events. Step-by-step guide through the elements for parent/carer permission for students selected to represent at the next level of the Pathway. Updated mandatory inclusions, permission to publish requirements and other associated steps for students at events under the supervision of teachers from other schools. Drop in topic 4 slides (PDF 1,275KB)

Focus area 1

Focus area: Mandatory statements for all sport permission notes and sport specific inclusions.

New mandatory permission inclusions for 2025 for accident insurance and concussion management.
Updated sport-specific mandatory permission inclusions for aquatic activities, collision sports and snow sports.
Drop in topic 1 slides (PDF 1,240KB)

Focus area 2

Focus area: Weekly school sport.

Four levels of permission outlined.
Time-savers for schools promoted.
Mandatory part of the school week, sport is BAU.
Drop in topic 2 slides (PDF 1,240KB)

Focus area 3

Focus area: Carnivals, gala days, knockouts, external providers.

Permission requirements for one-off events.
Permission requirements for knockouts and interschool sport.
Permission requirements for use of external providers.
Drop in topic 3 slides (PDF 2,705KB)

Focus area 4

Focus area: Representative School Sport Pathway events.

Step-by-step guide through the elements for parent/carer permission for students selected to represent at the next level of the Pathway.
Updated mandatory inclusions, permission to publish requirements and other associated steps for students at events under the supervision of teachers from other schools.
Drop in topic 4 slides (PDF 1,275KB)

The School Sport Unit is working with the department's Administrative Market Place Panel for Schools (AMPS) (nsw.gov.au) suppliers to deliver these resources and will keep schools updated on the progress.