Working in Partnership with Hertfordshire Schools

Supporting Young People

Jill Eaton

Director

Jo Pountney

Director

The Future School Workforce

Effective use of

PE Premium - The Apprenticeship Levy

PE Apprenticeships

Aim of Today

• To give a brief overview of Sporting Futures Training and their partnership with Hertfordshire Schools

• To give an overview of School -based PE Apprenticeships –PE Premium

• To consider upskilling of existing staff with Apprenticeship Levy

• Could either option work for your school ?

About us

The Teachers Training Team

A team of Herts based Innovative, experienced PE Staff working within and throughout High Quality PE and

Sports networks.

Working with PE and School Sport Hub Sites to deliver a quality program to support both young people and

schools.

We are an Award Winning Team

Working closely alongside Youth Sports Trust

Sporting FuturesCreating opportunities, Raising aspiration through Physical

Activity and Sport

Who are Sporting Futures Training?

• Sporting Futures Training UK Ltd - Learning Provider established August 2011 for school – based PE and School Sports Apprentices – Register of Apprenticeship Providers

• Lead Provider also Sub-contracted to work with KEITS – Herts based company

• Have negotiated the Apprenticeship Reforms and can support schools with queries

• Both Directors were invited to co-chair the special interest group for Education and Schools for the Association of Employers and Learning Providers – AELP

• Both Directors have sat on the Trailblazers for the new Teaching Assistant and Teaching Apprenticeship Standards

• Working with centre approval to deliver qualifications through Active IQ, Cache, NCFE, 1st4 Sport, Edexcel, Ascentis and Sports Leaders UK, NCFE

Existing PE and School Sports

Apprenticeship Hub-sites in Herts

Cavendish School

Barnwell

School

Oaklands

College

The Sele

School

Rickmansworth

School

Stanborough

Academy

The Priory /Whitehill

Junior School

Context – Learners2016-2017

80 Apprentices in Herts2018 Apprentices Nationally

• 92% Achievement Rates

• 30% Progressed into Higher Education

• 22% Progressed onto an Advanced Apprenticeship

within their school

• 17% were employed within their school

• 17% progressed into employment within Coaching

Companies

• 3% Travelling

• 6% unsure of next steps

Let us Introduce a couple of our Apprentices

• Sophie Dear : Whitehill Juniors, Hitchin

Example Delivery –20% off the Job Training

• Delivery:

• In host school four days a week –dependent upon model in area

• Supporting within PE throughout the school day

• Running lunchtime and after school clubs

• Supporting with preparation of teams for competitions/Festivals

• Supporting with administration with subject leader in primary/secondary

• Display boards

• Tidying PE cupboards

• Taking small cohorts of challenging grps to keep active

• Running Change for Life Clubs.

• In the classroom – supporting within lessons, paired reading

Apprenticeships offered by Sporting Futures Training

• FRAMEWORKS

• Level 2 - Intermediate Apprenticeships in Activity Leadership inc’ Functional skills

Progression ( potential )

• Level 3 Diploma - Advanced Apprenticeship in Supporting The Delivery of PE and School Sport

• STANDARDS

• Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard

• As a progression OR for upskilling existing staff and attaching a PE Focus

UPSKILLING EXISTING STAFF

Using Apprenticeship Levy

• Apprenticeship Levy - Summary

• How this can be used to upskill existing

Staff

• The introduction of The Level 4 Diploma in

Primary PE Practise – Sporting Futures

Training will be revisiting graduated

Apprentices to offer this qualification

within the Apprenticeship Teaching

Assistant Standard

Value of programme to Primary schools

Primary

• Timely use of PE Premium or Apprenticeship Levy

– 16-18 yr olds bring £1000 additional support Government incentive.

• Schools can employ PE Apprentice to provide increased opportunities for participation during lunchtime/after school activities

• Extra pair of hands to support PE Co-ordinator in primary

• Positive role model for young people

• Support in raising the profile of PE and School Sport within school and the community

• Engaging young people through healthy lifestyle agenda

• Home-grown coaching workforce that can be nurtured and developed into Teaching support for PE

• If trained within the SGO model they can provide the link with the local PE and School Sport network, thus enhancing opportunities for the linked school

• Can show impact

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Commitment from SchoolsYou will need to have a mentor within your setting and their role would be :

• To ensure Apprentice is given appropriate workload

• To support Apprentice within their school setting and be point of contact for both Apprentice and Lead Tutor

• To attend an introductory briefing with Lead Tutor to outline program

• Where and when possible to observe and monitor performance of Apprentice

• Ensure Apprentice is given appropriate break times and access to lunch

• Access to a computer and email important.

In Herts

• Our County Sports Partnership

supports the workforce as they

recognise the value to our School

Games Organiser’s

• Workforce Supports at Herts School

Games – Through agreement with

our schools

• Centralised training twice a term

creates team environment

• Legacy Workforce

• PE and school sport network

provides the infrastructure through

which the programme is delivered

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Wages 2018-2019• Employed and hosted within a primary, secondary or special school

Apprenticeship wages – based on 30 hr a week – 52 wk contract

• Intermediate Apprenticeship ( Approx’) – April 2018 Wages outline

• £111 a week for 52 weeks. You wont be expected to take holiday time during term time. £5772

•

• 19 plus will be paid the same in their first year of an apprenticeship with a potential negotiated uplift for experience.

• Advanced Apprenticeship (Approx’)

• 19 plus in the second year of an apprenticeship will be paid £5.90 /hr £177 a week £9204

• 21 plus in second year - 7.38 /hr = £221.40 /Week = £11515.80

NEXT STEPS

• What further information do you need ?

• Discuss with your school the nature of

your potential involvement.

• Complete an Expression of interest form

and leave with us today.

• Once discussed back at base we would

be happy to meet with schools

individually if you would like to move

forward for September 2018 ?

Thank you for your time

Any queries please contact :

Admin@sportingfutures.co.uk

www.Sportingfuturestraining.co.uk

Direct Tel: Jill Eaton : 07901 603292

Jo Pountney : 07930 333430