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News flash!Click here to find out what's going on day -by-day over National School Sport Week. |
On the 1 February 2008, the Prime Minister and Dame Kelly Holmes announced the launch of National School Sport Week, supported by Norwich Union. On the week commencing 30 June 2008, schools throughout the country will be celebrating the amazing achievements in PE and school sport over the last year.
Dame Kelly Holmes will spearhead the week, which also aims to raise the profile of PE and school sport both nationally and on a local level.
The purpose of National School Sport Week:
- Celebrate all that has been achieved in PE and School Sport over the last year. This includes Young Peoples participation, Young Peoples achievements and talent in PE & Sport and the contribution made by young leaders and volunteers and all those enabling Young People to achieve their potential.
- Launch new initiatives and developments in PE and School Sport. This summer we will see the launch of new impetus and innovative developments in Intra School Competition as well as the launch of the National Network of Competition Managers for inter school competition.
- Profile all the amazing things that are happening in PE and School Sport nationally and encourage all school to raise the profile of PE & School Sport at a local level.
What activity is taking place during National School Sport Week?
- Festivals of Sport (including TOP Sportsability, Multi skill and Multi sport festivals) Young Leaders have been trained through TOP Link (within Step into Sport) to plan and run these festivals for primary aged young people.
- Intra school competition – led by School Sport Coordinators and supported by young leaders.
- Inter school competition – led and organised by existing Competition Managers.
- Local activity – innovative and creative ideas organised at a local level.
Resources available to Schools
Every family of schools (3600) within the 450 School Sport Partnerships will receive a resource pack.
The contents of the resource pack are:
- NSSW overview booklet to include – message from Kelly, overview of NSSW, Ideas for schools on how to Celebrate, Launch and Profile, media guide for schools, signposting to TOP link resources, Intra school competition and inter school competition resources.
- Pack of 6 posters.
- Bunting.
- Sportsmanship and fair play cards.
A chance to have Dame Kelly Holmes visit your School Sport Partnership during National School Sport Week
School Sport Partnerships can let us know what they are planning to do during National School Sport Week by completing a template (one per SSP) and sending it to us via NSSW@youthsporttrust.org. The School Sport Partnerships that engage the most young people and are the most innovative and creative are in with a chance of Dame Kelly Holmes visiting during NSSW. The deadline for SSPs to submit completed templates is May 16th.
Downloads:
Presentation (6MB PowerPoint file)
Landscape logo (4MB. PC: left click on logo and select Save Picture As. Apple Mac: press Ctrl and click, select Save Linked File As...)
Portrait logo (4MB. PC: left click on logo and select Save Picture As. Apple Mac: press Ctrl and click, select Save Linked File As...)
Shine
Shine takes place the same week as National School Sport Week. This is a national schools festival to celebrate and showcase talent in all our young people.
Shine invites schools to become part of a national drive to unlock a wide diversity of talent in young people, to look at all the year’s achievements and find creative ways of celebrating and showcasing them.
Schools are encouraged to look at everything they have achieved over the year across all departments, inside and outside of the curriculum, and think of creative ways to celebrate and showcase case them within this week. Schools will be provided with resources and promotional packs with suggestions, given regional media support and become part of a national campaign.
Click here to download the Shine leaflet
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