2014 NSW Premier's Sporting Challenge Annual Report
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2014 NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge Annual Report PUBLIC SCHOOLS NSW – SCHOOL SPORT UNIT WWW.SCHOOLS.NSW.EDU.AU 2014 Annual Report Contents Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 Key Achievements .............................................................................. 4 Primary School Sport Challenge ......................................................... 7 Secondary School Sport Challenge .................................................... 11 Grants to Schools ................................................................................ 14 Lifting Your Game ............................................................................... 15 Sport Leadership ................................................................................. 17 Year 6 Student Leader Initiative………………………………………….. 19 Awards and Recognition ...................................................................... 20 Staff Challenge .................................................................................... 24 Sponsors, Promotions and Ambassadors ............................................ 25 Appendices A Primary and Secondary School Sport Challenge Awards ............ …. 32 B Ambassador Media Articles .............................................................. 60 C Teacher Professional Learning Courses ……………………………... 62 D 2014 Ambassador Visits………………………………………………… 66 1 2014 Annual Report Introduction The NSW Premier’s Sporting • Sports Leadership Program Challenge commenced in 2008 as a comprises Learning to Lead Years Government initiative to provide 5-8, Leading with Action Years 9-10 enhanced physical activity and Leading through Change Years opportunities for school students. 11-12 and supports schools in providing an education pathway for The NSW Premier’s Sporting student leaders with aspirations and Challenge continues to strengthen and interests in organising sport and broaden its suite of programs to physical activity initiatives, through ensure students, teachers and schools to sport coaching and officiating. are provided with the necessary tools and support to undertake quality sport • Year 6 Student Leader Initiative and physical activity programs. provides primary school students with leadership opportunities to • NSW Premier’s Primary and promote physical activity. They Secondary School Sport Challenges assist in leading the are designed to encourage and implementation of the Premier’s engage students in a 10 week Primary School Sport Challenge program of sport and physical within their school. activity. Students are challenged to accumulate time in physical activity, • Ambassador Program engages high aiming to achieve Bronze, Silver, profile athletes to visit schools in Gold or Diamond Awards at the person or via Connected conclusion of the Challenge period. Classrooms to promote the importance of a healthy lifestyle and • Lifting Your Game supports being more active, more often. teachers and schools in the delivery of quality school sport programs. • Staff Challenge encourages and The focus of the program is the engages members of staff in health development and provision of promoting activities, team building resources and professional learning and to act as role models for the opportunities for teachers involved student population. in sport and physical activity. • Grants to Schools provides a start- up grant to support schools participating in the Challenge for the 2 2014 Annual Report first time and a participation grant for schools continuing each year. • NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge Medal provides an opportunity for each public school to recognise a student’s commitment to fair play, achievement in their sport discipline and overall contribution to their school’s sporting program. • Award for Excellent Service to School Sport recognises members of staff who have provided outstanding service to their school’s sporting program. • Scholarship Awards recognises the sporting achievements and future potential of 2 students in each of the ten schools sports associations. Students at Panania North Public School getting active “we have a very active school community and really embrace all areas to continue to build active healthy lifestyles. This Challenge is very easy to administer and assists us building regular daily exercise into a habit for life. The PSC goes on all year here!!” Extract from 2014 PSC Review Survey 3 2014 Annual Report Key Achievements • The NSW Premier’s Primary and • 243,608 students (84.4%) achieved Secondary School Sport a Diamond or Gold Award, meeting Challenges have achieved growth the recommended national target in student numbers each year since for physical activity of 60 minutes 2008. A total of 288,415 students per day, up from 209,389 students completed the Challenges in 2014, in 2013. up from 247,765 in 2013. • The 2014 NSW Premier’s Primary School Sport Challenge attracted an additional 33,011 students and the Premier’s Secondary School Sport Challenge an additional 11,639 students. Student Participation - Growth 2008-2014 350000 300000 250000 200000 Secondary Primary 150000 Total 100000 50000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 4 2014 Annual Report School Participation 2008-2014 1400 1200 1000 800 Secondary 600 Primary Total 400 200 71 333 404 129 696 825 143 737 880 176 830 1006 223 939 1162 210 938 1148 242 1,0301,272 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 • 1272 schools participated in the • NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge Challenge. Ambassadors visited over 55 schools across the state, either in • 94.8% of primary schools and person or through Connected 65.7% of secondary schools Classrooms technology. achieved either a Diamond or Gold NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge • Continuing support of Principal Award which indicates that Sponsor, NRL’s One Community, students in these schools averaged for the NSW Premier’s Primary and more than 60 minutes of physical Secondary School Sport activity per day over the 10 weeks Challenges. of the Challenge. • 28 state and 3 national sporting • 3,742 DEC staff members from 204 organisations partnered the 2014 schools and DEC offices completed NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge. the 2014 Staff Challenge. • 857 schools (83%) in the 2013 Challenge re-registered for the 2014 Challenge. 5 2014 Annual Report • NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge • 170 professional learning courses Medal presented to all public were conducted for 2,842 teachers schools enabling them to recognise as part of the Lifting Your Game a student’s commitment to fair play, program. achievement in their sport discipline and overall contribution to their • NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge school’s sporting program. Scholarship Awards were presented to 2 students in each of • 22 members of school staff were the ten schools sports associations. presented with an Award for Excellent Service to School Sport in • 1049 student leaders from 109 recognition of service over many primary schools participated in the years to their school’s sporting pilot Year 6 Student Leader program. 32 members of staff also Initiative to promote and administer received a Recognition Certificate the NSW Premier’s Primary School to acknowledge their contribution to Sport Challenge within their school. school sport. The Hon Mike Baird MP, Premier of The Hon Mike Baird MP, Premier of NSW at the 2014 launch of PSC hosted NSW attended Blaxcell Public School at Chipping Norton Public School presentation function and presented Mrs Vennessa D'Penha with an Award for Excellent Service to School Sport, and presented Mustafa Kowaider in year 6 with the PSC Medal. Mr Hani Zahra is the proud principal of Blaxcell Street Public School 6 2014 Annual Report Primary School Sport Challenge Key Features The NSW Premier's Primary School Public school teachers and the many Sport Challenge engages students in principals who took on the role as a sport and physical activity before, 2014 NSW Premier’s Sporting during and after school and at Challenge facilitator have made very weekends and encourages them to significant contributions to the lead healthy, active lifestyles. The implementation and administration of Challenge is officially conducted in the Challenge in their schools ensuring schools during Terms 2 and 3. enhanced levels of participation by students in physical activity. A class accumulates time spent over a 10 week period in a broad range of Results: Student Awards sports and recreational pursuits during lunchtime, in school sport programs, In 2014, 246,117 students completed class time, before and after school or the NSW Premier's Primary School in weekend physical activity. Sport Challenge, a new record and a significant increase on 2013 numbers Students in Years K-2 are encouraged when 213,106 students completed the to develop an understanding of the Challenge. value of physical activity. Students use a simplified log book to record their All participating K-2 students received days being active. Students in Stage 2 a Gold Award in the Challenge. and 3 are challenged to accumulate Students in Years 3-6 receive a time in physical activity, aiming to Diamond, Gold, Silver, Bronze or achieve Bronze, Silver, Gold or Encouragement Award certificate Diamond Awards at the conclusion of based on the average activity time of the Challenge period. Stage 2 and 3 class members across the 10 weeks of students record their daily activity time the Challenge. in individual log books, tally the blocks of minutes spent being physically “We LOVE participating