NEWS FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Belonging in sports T
his year’s National School Sport Week aims to get more than one million children across the country taking part in school sport. Taking place from 20-26 June, the campaign takes the theme of ‘Belonging - a place in sport for every child’ and is all about getting more young people to have fun by doing sport, especially after the huge disruption caused by the Covid pandemic. Schools, teachers, parents and organisations can all do their bit to raise awareness of the importance of school sport and play by signing up to both pledge their support for the campaign and receive free resources from its organisers the Youth Sports Trust to help spread the word. Everyone who signs up via the website will also be invited to join
Atlas Camps is 10
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tlas Camps, the Gloucestershire-based company that runs multi-activity camps for children aged 4 to 14 during the holidays, celebrates its tenth anniversary. Schoolfriends James Harber and Dan Tanner launched the company in Cheltenham at Easter 2012 with just four children. Now Atlas Camps runs 22 camps across Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire and keeps more than 750 children entertained every day during the holidays. “Whilst sport-specific preferences are well catered for, there were very few childcare options that gave children a plethora of activities to choose from,” says Dan. W: www.atlascamps.co.uk
in five ‘one a day’ physical activity fundraising challenges taking place during the week itself. “School sport should be an important part of every child’s education and development every child should feel they have a place to belong,” the Youth Sports Trust says. “There is so much that all young people can gain from school sport - connecting with others, developing important life skills and improving both their physical and mental health.” National School Sport Week 20-26 Jun W: www.youthsporttrust.org/join-us/national-schoolsport-week
NEWS BITES
New fruit
Children from Grangefield Primary School, Cheltenham, have helped plant 20 fruit trees to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The new orchard on the Grangefield open space in Bishop’s Cleeve is part of the ‘plant a tree for the Jubilee’ Green Canopy initiative.
Safety in Mind This year’s Child Safety Week runs from 7-16 June with the theme Safety in Mind, It aims to help parents understand risks and make simple changes, enabling them to take charge confidently, especially under pressure. Resources are available from capt.org.uk
primarytimes.co.uk/gloucestershire
Schools’ brass appeal A new music education initiative run by the Brass Foundations is bringing live music workshops to schools across Gloucestershire, offering children a chance to play a range of musical instruments. Local brass specialist Paul McLaughlin, who runs the workshops, hopes to collect more instruments from music lovers and brass bands to ensure every child gets the chance to play one. So far 15 instruments have been donated or loaned, plus those provided by Gloucestershire Music. “I need to thank everyone
who has donated instruments so far,” Paul says. “Sandhurst Silver Band generously loaned us a number from their storage. Now they have new lives at Field Court Primary School Brass Band Club in Quedgeley.” Anyone wishing to donate or lend an instrument can find out more by visiting the Brass Foundations website or emailing Brass Bands England. Brass Bands England E: info@bbe.org.uk W: brassfoundations.com
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