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EnergizeSTW PE and School Sport eBulletin
Welcome to the 21st edition 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. Do you have something that you would like to share? Drop us a line at [email protected] with an outline of your article and associated pictures / logos. Friends and colleagues who would like to receive this e-bulletin directly, please email [email protected]
Issued 22nd October 2015
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In this issue…
Local News
Writing Competition – deadline this Friday!
Secondary P.E workshop
Women Make Sport Conference Report
Shropshire Wild Teams Tip of the month
Events
October Half Term Activities
Cycling Activities
Funding Roadshow
Judy Murray Workshop
Healthy Schools
Sustrans Secondary School Award Scheme
New briefing paper ‘What works in schools to increase physical activity’
Funding
Funding Roadshow
Awards for All
Energize Coach Bursary
Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
Wrekin Housing Trust
National Policy Updates and News
• Swimathon 2016
Ofsted implications for P.E
School Games Statistical Release
AQA Unlocking Potential
New P.E teaching resource
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Calling all budding female writers & reporters…
Deadline is this Friday! An amazing opportunity for a selection of female students from Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin schools to meet Judy Murray is being offered by The Shrewsbury Club in conjunction with Shropshire Homes School Sport Festival, as part of School Games. In November 2015 Judy Murray will be attending the Shrewsbury Club as part of the Aegon GB Pro-Series Womens Tournament. This competition is looking to challenge female students to put in writing how physical activity and sport can and has affected their lives. Winning entries from the three categories will be invited to attend The Shrewsbury Club on Friday 20th November 2015 to meet and chat with Judy Murray. Key stage 2,3 and 4 female students can take part The deadline for entries is: 5pm Friday 23rd October
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P.E Secondary Phase Workshop
A practically based workshop which aims to demonstrate the enormous potential of PE as a vehicle to help children learn and understand content from across the curriculum in a fun and effective way. Resources will be provided to support the content.
The course is for secondary school teachers and non-specialist staff teaching PE, Trainee PE teachers and Teaching Assistants or HLTAs.
Date/time: 17th November 2015, 4pm-5.30pm
Workshop Fee: £25 per delegate (concession for students £12.50)
Location: The Sports Hall, Priory School, Longden Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 9EE
For further information and to book, please see their website - Click here
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On Friday 9th October a unique event took part in Telford, a ‘Women Make Sport’ Conference, aiming to boost the number of women who are active across the County.
The event, which took place at the Telford Whitehouse Hotel, was organised by Energize, the County Sports Partnership for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. More men are active than women, which Energize and other local organisations are seeking to change and is the reason why this conference took place.
Graham Macpherson from Sport England’s workshop prompted much discussion and pledges from delegates, promising to put their words into action following the event. England Netball and the Amateur Swimming Association shared their marketing tips to draw women’s interest, and Sports Coach UK encouraged discussion on the role of the coach, with further support offered to increase the number of female qualified coaches introduced from Energize in the form of a new coach bursary round.
Delegates make pledges to boost women’s
participation across the County
Over 50 delegates took part in the event, including local sports clubs, schools, National Governing Bodies of Sport, leisure facilities and students. Click here for the full event report
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Tip of the Month from Shropshire Wild Teams!
Simon from Shropshire Wild Team shares his tips for Wild Senses. We often ignore what our senses are telling us as there’s often just too much to take in. Think of an average busy high street. To become an effective Outdoorsman or woman, be it tracking an animal or just keeping an eye on the weather, you will need to use all your sensory powers. 1. Give yourself time. It’s best to avoid areas close to edges
and drops or rail tracks and roads in case you become engrossed in something and wander off too close.
2. Begin to slow down as you approach your chosen “wild border.” Settle your breathing.
3. Stop at your border and continue to breathe slowly and steadily. Give yourself a moment.
Step in…
Stand still and listen. Take in the sounds around you. Which sounds are louder than others? Can you just barely hear others? Listen to bird calls, creaks, rustles, hear the wind passing over your ears, traveling through leaves… Please Turn over for more Wild Senses tips…
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Wild Senses, from Shropshire Wild Team
Deer Ears. Now cup your hands behind your ears and listen again. Turn around facing new directions and notice the difference in sounds. Owl Eyes. Open up your field of vision. Look straight ahead. Hold both arms out at length, either side of you. Keep your hands about ear height. Wiggle your fingers until; still looking ahead; you can see them on the edges of your field of vision. Fox Feet. You may want to try this now or wait until you have already tried a few Wild Sense walks. It will take a little practice. With the fox walk you are moving carefully and deliberately. You will make less sound as you take notice of each foot placement. This enables you to blend into and become part of your surroundings. You will see more and be able to get closer to wildlife as you become more skilled. Thicker heavy soles may make it more challenging to get it right, but you can still try it. Your steps should be much shorter than usual. As you contemplate on these thoughts begin to realise that you are not a spectator of all that is around you but a participant.
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Telford & Wrekin Council have released their half-term activities, in partnership with RICOH UK Products Limited. All sessions are only £1 each. All they ask is for booking in advance so they can plan the session according to numbers attending and avoid any disappointment. Make sure you have a Telford Loyalty Card (tlc) as these activities are only available to Telford Loyalty Card holders. If you haven’t got one all you need to do is pick up an application form from your local leisure centre. Visit www.telfordandwrekinleisure.co.uk to book multiple activities online. No Limits October HT October half term 2015 activity brochure
October Half Term Activities
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• Bike Club – A British Cycling Go-Ride session for children aged 6+ who can ride without stabilisers.
• Learn to Ride – A 2 hour activity for children who want to move from stabilisers or balance bikes onto 2 wheeler bikes
• Town Park Discovery Ride – An interactive bike ride around Telford Town park with activity pack and goodies for children
Activities need to be pre booked: www.telford.gov.uk/cyclingactivities
October Cycling Activities
October Half Term Cycling Activities
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Coach Inspiration Workshop with Judy Murray
WHEN: Friday 20th November, 5-6pm WHERE: The Shrewsbury Club, Sundorne Rd, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 4RG • Are you a female coach? • Do you coach women & girls in sport? • Would you like to gain further insight and inspiration about
engaging and coaching women & girls? Judy Murray; a professional tennis coach and current captain of the British Fed Cup team will be delivering a session aimed at female coaches.
The session will be for female coaches within any sport but with a tennis theme providing a unique opportunity to hear first-hand of Judy’s experience coaching the sport along with her approach and philosophy.
This is an amazing opportunity to gain insight, inspiration and information, and to learn and share the challenges and experiences others have had being a female coach and providing sport for women & girls. This will be an active session so make sure you bring some trainers!
To book your FREE place, please go to: https://female-coaches-workshop.eventbrite.co.uk Spaces are limited so be quick!
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Healthy
Schools Articles in this section will be linked to the
Everybody Active Everyday recommendations
for Schools and Higher Education as set out by
Public Health England, these are:
Designing playgrounds to increase physical activity
Integrating active travel into the school day
Promoting a healthy lifestyle to pupils
Maximising the community use of school
facilities
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Pilot award for secondary schools launched
Sustrans are currently piloting an exciting new award scheme for secondary school pupils aged 11-16 to help develop the confidence and skills to travel actively and independently by walking, scooting and cycling. There is often a sharp drop off in the levels of physical activity of young people, particularly when moving from primary to secondary school, during the onset of adolescence and when leaving secondary school. The award aims to counteract this, by keeping teenagers active, and setting life-long good habits. Pupils can progress and achieve three levels of award; Bronze, Silver and Gold. At each level pupils complete challenges in seven key areas, including ‘Active Journeys’, ‘Equipment’, ‘Journey Planning’ and ‘Promotion of Active Travel’. Sustrans are looking for secondary schools to register their interest in the award, ready for the official launch next year. Register your interest now.
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New briefing paper from HM Government ‘What
works in schools to increase physical activity’ This briefing paper is for head teachers, college principals, staff
working in education settings, directors of public health and wider partners. More and more evidence is demonstrating the link between physical activity, academic attainment and attention; a summary of the evidence is available in the report.
Being physically active also promotes physical and emotional wellbeing and children are more likely to carry an active habit into adulthood. Seven evidence based principles have been developed, linked to Ofsted. The first of these is looked at in more detail on the next page.
'What works in schools to increase physical activity'
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‘What works in schools to increase physical activity’ continued…
Principle 1: Deliver multi-component interventions;
• Curricular learning (teaching about the importance of physical activity through PSHE and across the curriculum)
• Culture, ethos and environment
• Engagement of the wider community and families
Link to Ofsted
The ‘outstanding’ grade descriptors for ‘overall effectiveness’ within the school inspection handbook includes the following: “the school’s thoughtful and wide-ranging promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and their physical wellbeing enables pupils to thrive” (p.37).
Effectiveness of leadership and management is a key judgement within the Ofsted evaluation schedule. They will consider the design, implementation and evaluation of the curriculum as well as how well the school supports the formal curriculum with extra-curricular opportunities, specifically: “opportunities for pupils to extend their knowledge and understanding and to improve their skills in a range of artistic, creative and sporting activities” (p38).
'What works in schools to increase physical activity'
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Local Primary School Receives Lottery Funding
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery in Market Drayton recently received £9,995 for outdoor learn and play. Specifically this will be used to install new children’s play and other outdoor equipment that will cater for needs of older children. This will improve the facilities for the benefit of the wider school community. Awards for All Small grants are available of between £300 - £10,000, to help community projects better provide for the needs and aspirations of their local community. The project must aim to develop skills, improve health and/or enable people to be more active citizens. Community groups, non-for-profit groups, parish or town councils, health bodies or schools can apply. The project must be completed within one year and not yet have started. Big Lottery - Awards for All
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The Energize Coach Bursary is OPEN!
The opening of the latest coach bursary was announced at Energize’s Women Make Sport Conference on Friday 9th October. This round of funding is specifically for female coaches looking to gain sports coaching qualifications to deliver sport and physical activity in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. All levels of coaching award are considered and you can apply for up to 100% of the course cost. Only women and girls 16+ can apply (the minimum age for the majority of level 1 courses). Coaches receiving funding may focus their coaching on either male or female participants. When completing the application, please provide as much detail as possible with the impact you believe you could have on local sport and physical activity once qualified. For further information contac: Elliot Pottinger Coaching and Volunteering Manager Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Mob: 07852 871589 Tel: 01743 297194 Email: [email protected]
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Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust is a tennis charity raising funds for people with disabilities. Formed in 1997 and named after the late Dan Maskell “the voice of Wimbledon”, the Trust grant aids individuals, disability groups and programmes, clubs, schools and associations to help with the purchase of wheelchairs, tennis equipment and grants for coaching.
http://www.danmaskelltennistrust.org.uk/
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Wrekin Housing Trust
Anyone can apply to the Trust's fund, as long as it helps the community and will benefit a significant proportion of tenants and residents.
Community groups, churches, schools and employees are welcome to apply for the fund; all applicants will be considered where there is a social value benefit. This may be in the form of a building which is used by the public, a worklessness initiative, a digital inclusion project or environmental enterprise.
Please note that you must have a bank account to apply for funding.
Wrekin Housing Trust - Community Fund
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School Swimathon 2016
School Swimathon is a swimming programme for school children, encouraging them to improve technique and confidence, culminating in a challenge to swim further than ever before. Participating schools will use their national curriculum weekly swim lessons throughout the 2016 Spring Term to improve pupils' swimming ability. Each school signed up will receive: • A free swim cap for each child taking part • A free cloth badge for each child taking part • A wall chart to track each pupils progress • Downloadable certificates to present to pupils
achieving certain milestones • Plenty of downloads and tips to help get their
pupils swimming more often To sign up, schools need to visit the School Swimathon website - www.schoolswimathon.org
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Implications for P.E The Common Inspection Framework & School Inspection Handbook September 2015 - Implications for Physical Education. In August 2015, Ofsted produced the Common Inspection Framework (CIF) and the School Inspection Handbook for implementation from September 2015.
Click here to view a summary paper, produced by afPE Chair, Michael Crichton.
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School Games Indicator 2014/15 Statistical Release
This national statistical release presents the cost per participant of the School Games. Key Findings • In the year to August 31st 2015, 19,511
schools with 8.36 million eligible students, had participated in the School Games.
• In 2014/15 £21.6 million of public funding was allocated to the School Games.
• This equates to an average public sector cost of £2.58 per eligible student at schools participating in the School Games in 2014/15.
The release provides detail on the calculation and the component parts. It details the schools participating in the School Games, the students at these schools and the public sector finances allocated to the School Games Download a copy
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AQA Unlocking Potential
The AQA Unlocking Potential mentoring programme is back again for 2015/16.
AQA Unlocking Potential is run in partnership with the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust and aims to raise students’ aspirations and expectations on future life goals, whether from school to college, college to university or into training and employment. The students are nominated by teachers who believe they would benefit from mentoring support to increase their confidence, self-belief and motivation. Two students per school can be nominated by a teacher. Submissions being received until 30th October 2015.
For more details about this programme and to find out how to nominate a young person please see: https://www.damekellyholmestrust.org/young-people/unlocking-potential/.
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Putting PE at the heart of a child’s education
Primary School teachers across the country now have access to resources developed by the University of Bedfordshire that provide an innovative way of teaching physical education to children. With the intention of inspiring youngsters to take part in and enjoy physical activity, the core of the idea is to place themes around exercise, such as role playing as a superhero to improve strength and flexibility. Bedfordshire’s newly-devised lesson plans are tailored directly towards placing physical literacy at the centre of the curriculum with clear connections to other curricular subjects. In essence the teachers integrate lessons on, for example history, and use physical education to bring this to life with children pretending to crawl through pyramids or escape from dinosaurs. View the full news item
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HELEN MADDEN: Office Manager
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