Using the School Games to increase opportunities for all pupils to take part in competitive school sport.

Using the School Games to increase opportunities for all pupils to take part in competitive school sport

Aims & Objectives

To Increase your understanding of the School Games programme including :the pathway of competition available to all schools within Hertfordshirethe support available through School Games Organisersthe tools and resources available to schoolshow to apply for the School Games Mark, rewarding your school for its commitment to and development of competition and school sport.

What does competition currently look like in your school ? In PE ?

What example of competition currently works well in PE ? Why ? How do you know its making a difference ?

Ice Breaker

The History

CulminatesIn a School Games Day

SchoolGamesLeagues

SchoolGamesFestival

The Model

INTRA SCHOOL COMPETITION

(L1)

Year round, multi-sport programme of intra school

competition

Culminating in a School Games Day

INTER SCHOOL COMPETITION

(L2 – L3)

Year round, multi-sport programme of inter school

competition (L2)

Culminating in a School Games Festival (L3)

MOST TALENTEDYOUNG PEOPLE

(L4)

Single national level multi-sport event for the most talented young people of

school age

Competition programme limited to a number of

sports

Delivery

School Games Organisers

Teacher Release posts / SSCos

Teachers/Coaches/Volunteers

Young Leaders

Local Organising Committees

Project Ability Schools

• Video

Recent InformationCompetition

5,127 7,333

Recorded number of intra-school Level 1 School

Games Days 2012 - 2013

Recorded number of intra-school Level 1 School

Games Days 2013-2014

Recent InformationProgress of Sainsbury's School Games

LEVEL 1Registered Primary Schools who developed a SSOC 26%this academic year

Number of young volunteers deployed to support Level 1 42%SSG’s competitions

Level 2Number of level 2 events uploaded onto the National 26,265School Games Calendar 2013-2014

Number of young people participating in Level 2 Competitions 1,307,980

Number of young disabled people participating in Level 2 Comps 13,082

Sainsbury’s School Games: Competition

Task Sheet 1

What does an ideal intra-school competition look like?

Discuss in groups

Intra-School Level 1 Sports Formats Content

Have a look at the examples on your table

Cross Curricular and Cultural Competition at Level 1 & 2

Young reporters competition – whole class/year Young photographers competition Local sticker competition – Value Cards Local pledge competition Best School Games notice board Coaches and Managers Spirit of the Games weekly award Weekly physical challenges – Curriculum/lunchtime

using lunchtime supervisors Subject specific

Discussion

• What subject specific competitions could you introduce in your school that link to the school games ?

• Are there any cross curricular competitions that you could introduce this year

• Use the resources re Curriculum competitions in your packs

Progress of Sainsbury's School Games

8,504 14,408 17,952

1st September 2012Number of schools registered on the

School Games Website

1st September 2013Number of schools registered on the

School Games Website

1st September 2014Number of schools registered on the

School Games Website

Primary = 5,809Secondary = 1,791Others = 904

Primary = 10,597Secondary = 2,399Others = 1,412

Primary = 13,668Secondary = 2,612Others = 1,672

Website

School Games Mark

Government led award scheme for schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community

Gain either bronze , Silver or Gold level

All registered schools can apply

Window opens in the summer term Wednesday 3rd June to Wednesday 30th September

Next steps?What are the next steps for intra-school competitions?

Task sheet 2

Extra steps

• Supporting documents• Sainsbury’s School Games Website• School Games Mark

“The Sainsbury’s School Games is about more than just sport and can support your schools across the curriculum, contributing to a positive environment and becoming core to the fabric of the whole school.”

Head teacher, Leicestershire