The SSCO Program at The Outwood Grange Academy Sports Partnership

Essentially Dance

It was far better than the television event - 28 teaching staff all dancing the quick step around the hall at Denhale Community Centre.

The Partnership provided a full day of training, the last of four days, to teach all the essential dances to staff across our schools.

There was some fantastic footwork and now the teachers can take these moves back into the schools and get the pupils dancing.

The dances were suitable to deliver from year one through to year eleven.  Watch out for dancing appearing in your school.

Item Added on 11-02-2010 by Jayne Hopkinson

PE course for Teaching Assistants

Eleven adults walked into the course yesterday morning, some with a certain amount of anxiety at what may await them.  This was the first of five days to help teaching assistants develop their PE knowledge.  The day included a session on theory to try to understand more and then progressed to warm ups, cool downs and multi-skills.  The group thoroughly enjoyed the day and gave super feedback.  Over the following four days they will cover gym, games, dance, OAA and athletics.  They stated the day had been full of great ideas to take back into PE lessons.Item Added on 11-02-2010 by Jayne Hopkinson

Get Pedalling!

The first Bikeability course has just been delivered by the Sports Partnership to nearly 30 pupils at St Pauls, Alverthorpe.  The children were given a day and a half of training in groups of ten to enable them to go out onto the roads and cycle safely.

Clad in cycling helmets and high visibility yellow vests, they were taught all the essential safety information and then taken onto the roads to practice all the manoeuvres needed to negotiate junctions, etc

 The children really enjoyed the course and should now be safe to let loose!

Other schools have also signed up to the scheme.

Item Added on 29-01-2010 by Jayne Hopkinson

Teachers are G and T

26 teachers from the primary schools took part in a course last week to learn more about Gifted and Talented children in PE and sport.  The course gave staff a means to identify these children in school and a whole load of activities to use in the process.  The teachers were able to experience the tasks for themselves and took away a fantastic resource pack full of practical activity ideas.  Watch out children - some of these tasks are tough!Item Added on 29-01-2010 by Jayne Hopkinson

Leadership Academy

The Leadership Academy has just been launched to give forty young leaders the chance to utilise and develop their skills.  Four young people from each high school will be assigned a mentor from Wakefield College.  The mentor will be themselves a student with advanced leadership skills who will support the leaders in the secondary school.  The idea is for this team to introduce at least one new sports club into their school.  This will contribute to expanding the number of pupils accessing three hours PE and sport on the school site.

The leaders will sign up for Youth Sports Trust 'Step into Sport Passport' which enables young people to verify their voluntary hours and gain certification.

Item Added on 29-01-2010 by Jayne Hopkinson

Virtual Events

Children in Key Stage One are currently taking part in a multi-skills event in their schools.  The event sees them complete a circuit of eight activities where, in teams, they try to score as many points as possible.  They compete against their classmates in an intra-house style festival.  The results from each school are then sent to the Competition Manger who works out which school has the most points.  This then becomes an  inter-school event without the schools actually meeting - i.e. a virtual event.  The winning school will be announced later in the term and certificates and a trophy will be awarded.  Work hard for your school everyone!Item Added on 29-01-2010 by Jayne Hopkinson

School Sports Coaching

Money has been made available by the Youth Sports Trust to put more sports coaches into schools.  The external coaches are initially targeting secondary schools to try to increase the range of after school clubs available.  This is another mechanism to help all young people access three hours of activity a week at school.  The intention is to try and offer new or different sports to attract children who would not normally stay behind to do just that.  Let's hope everyone can find something they like.Item Added on 29-01-2010 by Jayne Hopkinson

Olympic Links

In the countdown to 2012, all schools are being offered the chance to link with a school abroad.  Sports partnerships are choosing a country which has previously hosted the Olympics.  We have opted for Canada and all PLTs have been contacted with a chance to join the scheme.  Just think of the possibilities of partnering with a school in Canada!Item Added on 29-01-2010 by Jayne Hopkinson

Happy January!

Welcome back to all our readers.  I hope you have enjoyed the snow and were able to keep active with plenty of sledging, snow-balling, etc

 Many of you will have planned a healthier and more active new year and there is plenty on offer.

Watch the calendar for events, all schools have festivals lined up and there are Partnership finals to aim for too.

All schools have a list of community clubs and activities you may with to join - ask your PLT in school for details if you want to have sporty evenings and weekends.

 

Keep busy!

Item Added on 20-01-2010 by Jayne Hopkinson