pe & school sport ebulletin - edition 13
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EnergizeSTW PE and School Sport eBulletin
Welcome to Edition 13 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 [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
14th January 2015
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In this issue…
Local News
Your stories wanted
Sponsorship of School Sport Festival
Community Education Days
Challenge yourself in 2015
Training
BHF workshop
Events
National Obesity Awareness Week
Outdoor Adventure Sports Conference
Youth Sport Trust Conference
Jump Rope Festival
Football Mash up sessions
Funding
Community Activity Fund
Football Foundation Funding
National Policy Updates and News
DfE Character Awards
Everybody Active Everyday guidance
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Local News
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New for 2015 - Your Stories
Wanted!
For 2015, we want to showcase local examples of how
schools, organisations and clubs are engaging children
and young people into physical activity.
Are you using new sports, new initiatives, new
equipment, external organisations to encourage children
and young people to be active? Whether this is during or
outside of the school day.
This is your chance to promote your school, organisation
or club and show other people new, effective and exciting
ways to promote a healthy lifestyle.
If you’re interested in providing some information which
we can include in future editions then please let us know!
For more information please contact Helen White at
[email protected] or call 07903 018035
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Shropshire Homes sponsorship for Olympic
style school festivals continues!
Energize, the County Sport Partnership for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin are delighted to
announce that Shropshire Homes will be continuing their sponsorship of the County School
Games for 2015/16. This event is known as the ‘Shropshire Homes School Sport Festival,
and forms part of the prestigious Sainsbury’s School Games’.
The Sainsbury's School Games is a unique opportunity to motivate and inspire millions of
young people across the country to take part in more competitive school sport.
The Games are made up of three levels of activity: competition in schools (level 1), between
schools (level 2), and at a county/area level (level 3) which ensures that the maximum
possible number of students are actively involved in competitive sport. The School Games
are funded by Sport England through Lottery Funding with the additional funding provided by
Shropshire Homes. This helps enormously to develop and improve this large multi-sport
event and enhance the experience of for all competitors.
Howard Thorne, Shropshire Homes Managing Director said that “We are extremely pleased
to continue supporting the County School Games Festivals. The School Games are a
fantastic way to encourage children and young people to participate and compete in sport
and Shropshire Homes are thrilled to be part of it”
Dave Hill, Chair of the Local Organising Committee and The Burton Borough School Head
Teacher commented: “Competitive sport is a vital part of school life in all our schools. These
School Games provide a fantastic structure, that motivates our students to qualify for the
school team and then to represent Telford and Wrekin. It helps them develop their sporting
skills, and perhaps even more importantly their personal respect for their competitors. Long
may they continue.”
Chris Child, Energize Chief Executive commented “The Shropshire Homes School Sport
Festivals are one of the year’s big highlights for us. It is fantastic to see children testing their
new found skills at a County level and many of them finding that something that makes their
heart beat faster. There’s always some fantastic competition but it’s also always undertaken
with lots of smiles on faces.’
The next ‘Shropshire Homes School Sport Festival, as part of Sainsbury’s School Games’
will take place on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th March, being hosted at the Shrewsbury
Sports Village with events also taking place at The Shrewsbury Club and Sundorne Games
Hall. There will be over 1600 students competing in 23 events over the 2 days.
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Community Education
Days Launch
Shrewsbury Town FC are about to launch Community Education Days where students spend the full school day at their Greenhous Meadow stadium. The children and the teachers if they wish can all take part in; Team work & Team building Activities, Multi-Sports Coaching, RESPECT lesson, Tour of the Stadium with work sheet. It is a fantastic day full of sport and education, open to all children in school years 1-6.
Follow this link for more information, the invitation and application form
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Workplace Challenge
We have two challenges for you to get involved in! Introducing #MyTeam2015 and #GetShrewsburyActive Is one of your new years resolutions to be more active? Why not take part in the online supportive community and stay motivated! Leaderboards are now live for both of these 8 week challenges. #MyTeam2015 is the annual national challenge open to all workplaces in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. #GetShrewsburyActive is in partnership with the Shrewsbury Club’s campaign to get members and non members more active. This is open to everyone working in Shrewsbury- visit the website to make your pledge and pick up a free fit pack! Here’s how you can get involved: 1. Sign up to the Workplace Challenge for FREE at
www.workplacechallenge.org.uk
2. Select ‘Join this Challenge’ to take part in #GetShrewsburyActive
3. You will automatically join #MyTeam2015 challenge. #Getlogging activities!
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Training
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Free Workshops for Primary
School Staff
The British Heart Foundation National Centre (BHFNC) will be hosting a series of free workshops to provide primary teachers, teaching assistants, PSHE coordinators and healthy school leads with an opportunity to learn about the inspirational resources on offer from the BHF.
The 2015 workshops are designed to be fun, informal and interactive and will be held at:
Wolverhampton - 12th February
Cheltenham - 26th February
Leeds - 5th March
Carrickfergus - 10th March
Swansea - 18th March
Sunderland - 26th March
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Events
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This week is…National
Obesity Awareness Week
12th- 18th January 2015 “Healthy eating, right from the start”
The Children and Young People’s section of their website contains resources for parents and schools to promote healthy eating. Including: • You can see HENRY’s 15-minute guide for parents on
developing healthy eating habits with their children from a young age
• Click here for HENRY’s ‘How big is a portion?’ chart. Access via: http://www.noaw.org.uk/children-young-people/ The BHF also offer Happy and Healthy mealtimes packs for early years professionals to help tackle fussy eating in 2-4 year olds containing: 18 recipe cards, a recipe card holder, instruction booklet and samples of information for parents. Click here for further information
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Outdoor Adventure Sports
Conference 2015 Just over a week to go until our third conference for 2014/15-
‘Outdoor Adventure Sports’! When: Thursday 22nd January, 9am- 1pm Where: Telford Whitehouse Hotel, Shropshire Price: £20pp including all seminars, refreshments and lunch The conference will feature: - A presentation from the Sport and Recreation Alliance on their latest research - Lessons learnt from the National Trust on their ground
breaking Sport England Funded Project
- Cumbria Tourism sharing experience of their ‘Adventure Capital’ project
- Local funding and support ideas for adventure sports
- The latest promotional approaches for adventure sports from the Sports Marketing Network
- Networking opportunities
Click here to book now! Or contact [email protected] if you would like more information
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Youth Sport Trust Conference 2015
The Youth Sport Trust 2015 Conference is due to
take place in Telford from 4-5th February.
Leading author Kevin Carroll, Joe Lydon Head of
the International Player Development at the RFU
and Edward Timpson MP will be speaking to
delegates on the key issues facing the PE and
School Sport sector.
The trio will be joined by YST Chair Baroness Sue
Campbell at the Telford International Centre with
more speakers to be announced in the coming
weeks.
For more information and to book your place at the
conference follow this link
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National Speed Competition and
Jump Rope UK Festival 2015
Jump Rope UK have combined the national speed competition and
festival into one fun packed weekend of rope skipping!
All schools, clubs and competitive teams are welcome to attend!
Venue: Lilleshall National Sports Centre
Date: 23rd and 24th May 2015
For more information please call Rachael on 07415784182 or
email [email protected]
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Football ‘Mash Up’
Under 16’s PAN Disability for ages 12-16
Shropshire FA are delivering a FA Football
‘Mash Up’ session and games for anyone
12-16 years of age (male and female)
Date: Sunday 25th January 2015,
12pm-2pm
To register your interest, please contact
Eve Bailey at
[email protected] or call 01743
362769
Football 'Mash Up'
Under 16's PAN Disability for ages 12-16
Shropshire FA are delivering a FA Football ‘Mash Up’ session
and games for anyone 12-16 years of age (male/female).
Date: Sunday 25th January 2015, 12pm—2pm
To Register your interest contact:
Eve Bailey [email protected]
01743-362769
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Funding
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Community Activity Fund
The Community Holiday Activity Fund has been set up to assist with ideas which are for the sole purpose of benefitting children and young people during a school holiday period and who live in either North, Central or South Shropshire.
Activities range from Arts and Crafts, Sport and Recreation, Community Cohesion and Environmental projects. You can apply for one off project costs of up to £250.
There are various deadlines throughout the year coinciding with half term and the summer holidays.
First round applications can be made from 5th January with a final deadline of 20th March 2015.
For more information please visit the website
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‘Grow the Game’
Funding
The Football Foundation are promoting a ‘Grow the Game’ grant scheme providing up to £1500 of funding for the creation of new football teams and qualifications. Money is provided by the Premier League and the FA, and the scheme is being delivered by the Football Foundation. The project is targeting teams that use football to increase participation by both players and volunteers.
Application window- 7th January until 18th February 2015
Teams eligible for a grant in 2015: Male teams from the under-14 age bracket and
above Female teams Disability teams
Find out more information here
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DfE Character Awards- Application
window now open!
Schools and organisations are invited to apply to be recognised as a leader in character education through the 2015 DfE Character Awards. From 7th January 2015, schools and organisations will be able to submit an online application to be recognised as a leader in character education. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding practice of character education in the 2013/14 academic year. One of the ways pupils engage in character education is through sport; sport has proved itself as a means of teaching grit, determination, concentration and perseverance among other desired traits. The programme: • Will be targeted at children of compulsory school age 5-16 • Will have run for at least 1 year • Should be part of a long-term approach The window closes 30th January 2015 with the winners being announced at the end of February/beginning of March 2015. Click here for further information and the application form
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Everybody Active Everyday Public Health England’s Everybody Active Everyday report
includes specific guidance for schools based on the strongest
evidence of effectiveness. We have picked out some of the
guidance below.
Starting well
A child active from an early age establishes good habits for life,
and being active should begin in babyhood. Research
suggests that campaigns to improve children’s health should
be directed to whole families and for under-fives the focus is on
active play rather than formal activity.
The school setting is extremely important when it comes to
children’s opportunities to be active. Evidence exists to support
the ‘whole school approach’, including physical education,
classroom activities, afterschool sports, and promoting active
travel to and from school.
Specific interventions in school supported by the evidence
include: capacity building and staff training; increasing the
number or quality of physical education classes; adjustment of
interventions to target specific populations; increased activity at
break times; changes in curriculum, equipment and materials
provision. Additionally, walk to school programmes and cycling
promotions can encourage increases in active travel to and
from school.
Click here to access the complete document
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Contact Us If you don’t receive this e-bulletin directly and would like to please email [email protected]
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 Energize’s Sporting Champion programme featuring Alison Williamson, contact:
HELEN MADDEN: Office Manager
For information about Satellite Clubs, contact:
JOE LOCKLEY: Club Development Manager
Central telephone: 01743 453 495