School Sports Funding
Thelwall Community Junior School
Sports Funding 2016-2017
Highly qualified sports coaches were employed to deliver PE lessons throughout school and raise the profile of PE. The sports coach worked with the teachers to develop staff skill. As a result, higher quality PE lessons are delivered on a daily basis.
The school actively worked with the Warrington Schools games co-ordinator to ensure children took part in all levels of competition and competitive sport.
Sports equipment and resources were purchased to provide high quality PE lessons
The Olympic values became the ethos of all sporting activities
Y5 children have been trained as sports play leaders
Y4 Children have been trained as sports play leaders in preparation for 2017-2018 academic year
Overall Impact:
- Teacher’s subject and pedagogical knowledge improved from working alongside an experienced coaches.
- Teachers have improved resources to help them deliver high quality PE sessions
- Teachers feel more confident in their ability use the equipment.
- CPD for sports coach/teachers through PE courses and LA (Live wire – Warrington).
- School sports equipment has been improved to a higher standard
- Children can access after school and lunch time sports
- Children are generally more physically active.
- Children are given a wide range of opportunities to participate in both intra and inter-school competition
- Children often succeed and perform well against other schools
- Participation in inter-school competition included A and B teams that increased overall participation
- All children took part in intra-school competition days 'olympic days' every half term. This promoted the olympic values as well as looking at progress and increased performance
- Children are provided opportunities for sports teams and gifted and talented children to enhance their abilities.
- Children’s skills are improved and love of PE clear: Evidenced through discussion.
- Table tennis was included as a new sport and club
- 10 children were sent to train as sports leaders with children from other school's across the authority. This increased the activity levels at lunch times and within class lessons as these children supported others as play leaders
Clubs Impact
This showed that all of the school’s children have accessed after school clubs or lunch time sessions this year. This approach has improved participation levels. Sports covered at this level have been gymnastics, dance, hockey, basketball, football, rugby, netball, tri golf, mixed games, cricket, table tennis, tennis & athletics. Furthermore, our children asked for a table tennis club, street dance and cheerleading which has now been organised. All clubs and lunchtime games provide fantastic opportunities to encourage gifted and talented children to emerge.
Equipment Impact
During 2016-2017 our school has invested in new sports equipment to aid the quality of sports provision. Both indoor and outdoor use, we now boast a fantastic array of sports equipment to ensure the delivery of PE is both stimulating and enjoyable for our pupils. Real PE equipment has been purchased in preparation for 2017-2018 to teach this scheme of work in lessons
Sporting events Impact
Through the ‘Sainsbury’s School Games’ ( https://www.yourschoolgames.com/about-the-games ) and local school cluster organisation, Thelwall has been involved in an increased number of competitions. The school has organised teams for both practice and attendance of events with success in a number of competitions. The school has also organised regular intra school competitions for all year groups. Through these experiences our children have developed their teamwork skills and ability to listen and support each other. All children take part in intra school competitions in half termly Olympic days that promote the values and look at children’s performances of the skills they have developed over the previous weeks in school.
The school holds the 'Sainsbury's School Games' Silver award.
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CPD & LEA Link Impact
Since 2012, the school has been running a staff PE CPD program. In addition, the school engages in the Schools Sports Partnership within the Warrington area along with LA PE coordinator courses. We have also committed to the CPD of the sports coach through courses provided by Warrington live wire with the aim of ensuring our school continues to work with innovative sports delivery ideals.
As a result, our teachers are more confident in delivering lessons and providing resources to ensure high standards and continuity throughout the PE in school. Through CPD we aim to keep all staff skilled in teaching effective and good quality lessons. The school has now delivered 'Real PE' Inset and employed a sports coach to develop Real PE within lesson time to increase the performance and skill levels of children as well as increasing teacher knowledge and undersatnding to ensure even higher quality PE lessons throughout school.
PE Values:
Our aim is to stimulate our children into a lifelong love for sport. We have developed links with local sports clubs outside of school and help children make contact to take their interest in sport further.
Physical Education Action Plan 2017 – 2018
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Area of Focus |
Evidence |
Action Plan |
Effective use of Funding |
Impact |
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High quality PE lessons across school |
Good and outstanding lessons to be taught across all curriculum areas
Photographs
Staff questionnaires
Pupil questionnaires
PE lead monitoring of lessons and feedback
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Qualified coach from Active Soccer to deliver/team teach the Real PE scheme of work
Staff CPD including twilights and SL CPD
Staff and pupil questionnaires – act on feedback
Restructure the timetable to ensure that all curriculum areas are included and that relevant skills from the Real PE sessions are incorporated into the second lesson each week.
Audit resources and purchase new equipment (including Real PE).
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CPD with all staff via Active Soccer
Purchase of up to date Real PE resources and equipment
SL training sessions via Livewire subscription |
More confident and competent staff
Enhanced quality of teaching and learning
Improved standards and inclusion for all children
Improved attitude of all children to PE and well-being |
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Effective systems for tracking pupils progress |
Children making good progress in the curriculum areas.
PE lead monitoring assessments of all classes across school
Self/peer assessment evidenced in lessons
Feedback from staff/pupils on the progress that is being made in lessons
Class display of assessment – SL to trial with a class initially |
Use of the Real PE assessment tools to track progress of the children
Active Soccer to complete an initial baseline assessment and staff to continuously assess and to update records for their class
Children to take ownership of their own learning via self/peer assessments
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CPD with all staff on Real PE assessment tools
Purchase up to date Real PE resources to include assessment tools |
Children making good progress in lessons
Children are aware of their next steps for learning
Children aware of the progress that they have achieved resulting in a sense of achievement and improved attitude to the subject
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Pupils acting as effective leaders during lessons and other school activities and events. |
Children taking responsibility for leadership in lessons
Children running play leader sessions during lunch times
Sports crew organising school events
Photographs |
WASSP – Sports Crew and play leader sessions – aim for the children to organise a school event
Leadership Academy x 3 per year
G & T Academy
Change for life training |
WASSP and Livewire membership to offer training for the children |
Children develop a range of leadership and life skills
Improved standards and inclusion for all children during lessons and lunch time
Delivery of a wider range of activities |