Issued 12th September 2014
EnergizeSTW PE and School Sport E-News Welcome to Edition 10 of EnergizeSTW PE and Sport School e-bulletin. This newsletter is here for you‌ to help keep you informed of opportunities and developments influencing physical education and school sport across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. Got something that you would like to share? Drop us a line at info@energizestw.org.uk with an outline of your article and associated pictures / logos. Friends and colleagues who would like to receive this e-bulletin directly, please email info@energizestw.org.uk 01743 453495 info@energizestw.org.uk www.energizestw.org.uk @EnergizeCSP /EnergizeSTW
In this issue… School Sport News School News Events – Energize’s first Conference Inclusive Training Inclusive News Primary School Sport Premium Insight: Benefits of Play & Physical Activity Welcome to a brand new format for the P.E & School Sport e-bulletin. We welcome your feedback via info@energizestw.org.uk if you have any comments.
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School Sport News British Gymnastics Partner School Programme
Designed to provide a comprehensive, cohesive, and sustainable framework for implementing and developing a gymnastic programme in your school. Register for ÂŁ17 to become a partner school and receive self-help tools and resources which will assist you with the development of curricular and extra-curricular gymnastics. Click here for more information
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School Sport News School’s Boccia Programme 2014-2015 Boccia England is excited to announce the new approach to school Boccia competitions! They will be aligning two successful school’s Boccia programmes, the Lord’s Taverners Under 19s Physical Disability Programme and the Pan Disability Schools Boccia League into one delivery model. This will provide a consistent experience for Young People and access to the relevant pathway. Click here for more information
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School Sport News Baroness Sue Campbell on Sainsbury’s School Games How successful do you feel the Sainsbury’s School Games have been in ensuring a successful legacy from the London 2012 Games? Click here to read
Claire Wheeler talks ‘Us Girls’ on Sky Sports News ‘Us Girls’ Coordinator Claire Wheeler talks to Sky Sports News following on from a piece of research that has been released by the DCMS on female participation in sport. The report highlights the need to encourage girls to take part in school sport and P.E. View the 7 minute Sky Sports interview
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School Travel Cycling to school: Campaign Briefing Covering: School travel facts; the benefits of cycling to school, creating a school travel plan, cycle training, other activities and facilities, management and risks. Download a copy
Sustrans campaign for safer streets Sustrans want you to support their campaign and write a letter to your local MP so that every child has the opportunity to walk, cycle or scoot to school. Click here
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Events The first in our series of Conferences for 2014/15 ‘Using Sport as a Vehicle for Change’ is available to book onto now! Tuesday 30th September 2014. 9:00am – 1:00pm Whitehouse Hotel, Telford £20pp to attend – includes all seminars, refreshments and lunch. Using Sport As A Vehicle For Change – half day conference. • Are you already coaching young people and want to learn more about using sport to work on their all-round development? • Do you want to learn about funding and support available from Energize and external sources to develop or upscale a project? • Do you have contact with vulnerable young people and want to learn about existing work happening in the County? The Conference is in partnership with sport for development charity sported. who will share national insight from organisations that are already using sport as a vehicle to engage disadvantaged young people. A series of seminars by Energize, sported. Streetgames and EFDS will cover topics such as local funding opportunities and offers, how to engage with young people, demonstrating an evidence base and possible future projects.
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Inclusive Training Course Active Kids For All Community Training Our second workshop is taking place on Tuesday 23rd September 12:45pm – 4:00pm at The Lantern, Shrewsbury, SY1 4NG. The cost to attend is £10pp - limited places available, please register online via Eventbrite - Click here to book your place The training is targeted at those who support disabled people, such as parents, carers, support workers, and healthcare professionals, to give them the confidence and knowledge required to teach sporting activities in a community setting. Click the poster below for more information:
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Inclusive News Disabled kids missing out on sport warns Paralympian Hannah Cockroft Better quality physical education (PE) for young disabled students in mainstream schools is desperately needed, says London 2012 double Paralympic gold medallist, Hannah Cockroft. The Youth Sport Trust surveyed 52 leaders in disability sport from schools across the country, to compare the quality of PE provision for disabled students in special schools and mainstream schools. The Youth Sport Trust has issued a 5 Point Plan for teachers to support them to make sports activities inclusive for disabled young people. View the full news item Access the survey results in an infographic
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Inclusive News DART – New disability running group for young people Developed by Shropshire’s Young Health Champions for young people with a learning or physical disability. DART running group started in July and takes place every Saturday, starting at 8:45am at the Quarry in Shrewsbury, before Shrewsbury parkrun. Participants must be aged 11-25 years and be accompanied by a parent or carer. Click here for more information
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Primary School Sport Premium Best practice guidance on the effective use of individual and agency coaches in physical education and sport.
The AfPE has produced concise guidance for head teachers and other leadership staff responsible for deploying visiting support staff within physical education and sport. Download a copy
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Primary School Sport Premium PE and School Sport premium: an investigation in primary schools This report examines how the PE and sports premium is being used in schools in England and the perceived impacts of the fund on PE and sports provision. The report looks at how the PSSP has affected: • Curricular and extra-curricular PE & sport staffing • Changes to PE and sport provision • Changes to PE and Sport engagement • Plans to use the 2014/15 PE and sport premium • Perceived impacts of the premium Click here to view
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Insight New report: the wider impact of play initiatives The report presents evidence to build the case for improving the play opportunities of children and young people. Its focuses on children of school age, and on free play opportunities that takes place outdoors. A case study example from the report: Playground improvements (including a naturalistic play space and new all-weather ball pitch) at a primary school in Glasgow showed a significant decrease in playtime accidents, injuries and bullying. The overall number of incidents fell from 130 in a two-week baseline period to eight incidents in a comparable period after the intervention (based on monitoring reports by playground staff ). Teacher assessments showed improvements across a range of classroom learning and behaviour issues, including: punctuality, settling time, mood, concentration in class, attainment levels, quality of social interaction with other pupils and the teacher, outdoor learning and incidents of difficult behaviour. Pedometer data showed a significant increase in physical activity levels (Groves and McNish 2011). Download a copy here
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Insight New Factsheet: Childhood Obesity New factsheet from Public Health England on the determinants of childhood obesity: • From the age of 5 onwards, girls on average are progressively less active than boys • Children from households with a lower family income are less likely to be active • Boys are more sedentary than girls, this trend carries on into adulthood • Both children and adults spend longer being sedentary at weekends than in the week Click here for the factsheet
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Insight Why encourage physical activity? • The physical fitness of children is declining by up to 9% per decade ( Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2009 ) • Physical activity levels have fallen over time: nationally, 23% of 2-15 year olds were achieving recommended levels of physical activity in 2008 compared to 18% in 2012 (Childhood physical activity factsheet ) Academic benefits of physical activity • Physical activity has a positive effect on pupils’ behaviour and concentration leading to enhanced academic achievements. • Physical activity enhances children and young teenagers’ ability to learn and help them to grow up healthily. ( Engaging children and young people in physical activity - The White Paper ) • Students' participation in sporting activities could increase numeracy scores, on average, by 8% above that of nonparticipants (all other things being equal). • Underachieving young people who participate in extra-curricular learning activities linked to organised sport improve their numeracy and transferable skills. These findings apply to both primary and secondary aged school children. ( Understanding the impact of engagement in culture and sport: A systematic review of the learning impacts for young people )
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Contact Us If you don’t receive this e-bulletin directly and would like to please email info@energizestw.org.uk If you would like to know more about School Games or would like advice about the Primary School Sport Premium, contact: HARRY CADE: Youth Sport Manager For information about Sportivate projects, contact: BEN HARPER: Senior Sports Manager If you would like information about our Olympic Champion programme featuring Alison Williamson and Nick Beighton, contact: HELEN MADDEN: Office Manager For information about Satellite Clubs, contact: JOE LOCKLEY: Club Development Manager
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