Launch of Newcastle Schools PE & School Sport Network

PE & School Sport Network Meeting

Tuesday 22nd October was the launch of the 1st Newcastle Schools PE & School Sport network meeting which is the start of a series of meetings each half term. The structure of the meetings is national and local updates on the Newcastle School Games citywide vision of PE linking with health, Competition and Sports Leadership

• Physical Education
• Healthy Active Lifestyles
• School sport competitions and events
• CPD and training
• Sports Leadership

The most recent meeting was supported by Newcastle United foundation who gave an update on all their programmes available to support schools. Joyce Matthews gave an update about the Association for Physical Education Quality Mark and how schools could work towards a self-review.

All schools in attendance were given updates about Ofsted Inspections for the Sports Premium as well as the vision for PE and School Sport across Newcastle Schools and how to build evidence for Ofsted inspections.

The practical element of the meeting was delivered by Enid Harrison form British Gymnastics who worked with teachers and year 3 pulps from Wingrove Primary School.

Schools in attendance were:-

Tyneview

Throckley

St Cuthberts Walbottle

Regent Farm

Wingrove

Walbottle Campus

Hotspur

St Paul’s

Cragside

Westerhope

Thomas Walling

West Jesmond

Beech Hill

Newburn Manor

St Oswald’s

Kingston Park

St Cuthbert’s Kenton

English Martyrs

Ravenswood

Primary School Teachers CPD with Create Development

First Funs

On 14th October we facilitated the first CPD opportunity for Newcastle Schools in conjunction with Create Development and regional trainer Lesley Doughty. We had an excellent turn out from Newcastle Schools with 22 teachers attending the full day course hosted by Benfield School.

The CPD opportunity was aimed at early Years and Key Stage 1 teachers which enables them to teach essential physical skills. with a mix of creative songs, stories and physical challenges. The CPD was really focused on reinforcing the fundamental skills movements of agility, balance and coordination that children need to flourish physically.

Each teacher left the training with supporting resources including lesson plans and ideas to develop PE back at their schools as well as 36 challenge cards, an interactive DVD, a blue swatch to extend more able and talented and a sticker book.

Schools represented at the CPD were:-

St Cuthbert's  Kenton
Cragside
Wingrove
Walkergate
Hotspur
Byker
St John's
Ravenswood
Our Lady and St Anne's
Stocksfield Avenue
Lemington Riverside
West Jesmond 
St Charles

The next opportunity for CPD with Create Development is aimed at Key Stage 2 and is on 5th November, please contact Helen Taylor helen.taylor@benfield.newcastle.sch.uk for process and more information. 

Check out the video of the training here http://www.qwiki.com/v/zi8wQpNe