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S L O U G H SCHOOL SPORT NETWORK enjoy, participate, succeed The newsletter for the Slough School Sport Network December 2015 Young Ambassadors Lead the Way Seventeen Young Ambassadors from volleyball game formats), football skills with RSlough attendedE the BerkshireL Leadership Y Reading FC and another practical workshop Academy conference hosted at John A lead by Tim Dancer of Create Development Madejski Stadium and the ReadingWestgate FCGold dome Medallists looking at improving team building, on 24th November. communication and small sided games. The training day was the first step All of these workshops were geared on a leadership pathway for the students, around arming the YA's with knowledge, who have been selected as YA's by their confidence and to give them ideas that they school PE departments. They joined another can use not only with peers and staff back in 80 YA's from across other schools in their own schools, but also with younger St Bernards Bronze medallists Berkshire to learn about their YA role and Lynch Hill & Arbor Valechildren Gold Medallists in the local school community. the differences they could make. The Berkshire School Games annual events After a short welcome and will provide a volunteering exit route for the introduction, the conference began students and further build on their with an opening address from Tim experiences as a Young Linley, a professional cricket player Ambassador. The Berkshire School from Surrey who spoke about his Games give the YA's a real sporting journey and the help and opportunity to showcase their support he'd had from volunteers leadership skills; after all, the along the way. Berkshire School It wasn't long Games is branded before the YA's as 'an event for were in to their young people, workshops on delivered by inclusion (boccia young people.' and seated Coming Soon Two new Change 4 Life Training – Tuesday 5th January KS1/2 Boccia – Thursday 14th January schools Swimming teachers Real PE FS/ KS1 (2) – Thursday 21st January join our course starting soon Real PE KS2 (2) – Friday 22nd January watch this space! Family FUNS – Monday 25th January Network Yr 5&6 In 2 Hockey – Friday 29th January Yr 9&10 Handball – Wednesday 10th February - page 2 Have a brilliant holiday - see you in the New Year! 2 RELAY The newsletter for the Slough School Sport Network December 2015 School Games Marish Primary School Mark Success! Willow Primary School The SSSN is very proud to announce the following schools achieved their national School Games Mark for the 2014/2015 academic year delivery of PE & Sport: Iqra Primary School 3 schools achieved the Gold Mark – Marish Primary School, Cippenham Primary School Willow Primary School & Iqra Primary School 3 schools achieved the Silver Mark – Cippenham Primary Godolphin Junior School School, Godolphin Junior School & Lynch Hill School Primary Academy Lynch Hill School Primary Academy 9 schools achieved the Bronze Mark – Arbour Vale School, Arbour Vale School Castleview School, Claycots School, Foxborough primary Castleview School School, Priory School, Ryvers School, St Anthonys Catholic Claycots School Primary School, Wexham Court Primary School, Wexham Foxborough Primary School School Priory School A HUGE congratulations to all these schools on Ryvers School achieving such incredible standards of the PE & School Sport St Anthonys Catholic Primary School opportunities for their young people! We look forward to Wexham Court Primary School even more achievements next year. Wexham School For more information go to www.yourschoolgames.com and get your school the recognition it deserves for PE & Sport. WeSSSN are extremely excitedwelcomes to welcome two wonderful two new schools tonew the SSSN for thisscho academic yearols! and we hope for years to come. The first of our new schools is Eden Girls School. The second of our new schools is Long Close Eden Girls School is a new progressive Islamic faith school School - our first independent school to join the SSSN! for girls between the ages of 11-18. The school opened in Long Close is joining the handful of other independent September 2015 with their first cohort of Year 7 and 8 schools across the country trail-blazing the way to students (150 in total). The school is part of the highly establish strong partnerships between independent and successful network of schools that forms Tauheedul state schools through sport, proving that sport knows no Education Trust. boundaries. The school is based on Whitby Road not far from Long Close is a multi-cultural co-educational, Herschel Grammar School and The Centre. independent school for pupils aged 2-16 years and is Karim Murcia, Head Teacher commented: “We situated on the Upton Court Road. It is a family through are very excited to be part of the Network and look school, being in the unique position locally of offering forward to getting involved in all available opportunities everything from nursery to senior provision. in the new year.” The school have affiliated their KS3 & KS4 year SSSN is extremely excited to be working with groups to the SSSN initially while they look to expand on Eden Girls to help them offer an exciting range of the opportunities for these pupils through being part of sporting activities and opportunities to their girls. the Network in Slough. Welcome Eden Girls School! Welcome Long Close School! 3 RELAY The newsletter for the Slough School Sport Network December 2015 n such as 'Popping Pirates,' 'On the Mat,' and 'Getting Around itio Us,' the team of infants from Lynch Hill were awarded the pet gold medals for achieving the highest percentage m r improvement score. Co ne Next up for the primaries, was the rather colourful Cor and noisy Sportshall Athletics competition hosted at Herschel Grammar. With 10 teams taking part in the Yr 3&4 competition and Autumn term 2015 has been a record breaker for competition another 15 teams entry levels and already 9 'B' teams and 2 'C' teams have been taking part in the Yr entered in to events by schools. 5&6 competition, Over 1,050 young people have been able to access a the day saw over 375 competitive opportunity children taking part through Level 2 SSSN in track and field events and of course, these events in a bid to figures don't include the achieve as many additional fixtures and points as possible for their team. After the last javelin had games that schools may been thrown, the last baton had crossed the finish line and organise themselves. the Herschel sports leaders had This academic year totted up the final scores, Holy is surely set to be the best Family were crowned double year for participation in champions; winning both the Yr competitions yet! The Yr 3&4 and Yr 5&6 competitions. 3&4 football competition Sportshall Athletics for the was the first event to hit secondary schools was the next record numbers with 24 competition to run, hosted at teams competing. Again hosted at Marish primary school, the Langley Grammar school with competition saw over 210 the help of 19 Yr 10 sports enthusiastic football leaders. A total of 9 boys teams players take to the and 10 girls teams took part in pitches in their team the competition, with some strips to chase the great displays of athleticism in the mix. winning title. In the girls competition, St. Bernard's maintained Cippenham their champion status for another year by clinching the gold Primary and Priory soon medals for their team. made their way through the group Their male counterparts stages to find themselves in the final did just the same – but it was Priory that clinched the beating St. Joseph's by football title! just one point to steal Infant Legacy was the next victory! This has been event to take centre stage and for the closest points score the first time was hosted at The to date - what can Centre in Slough. Over 200 children schools do next year to rival St. Bernard's for this title? from 16 primary schools across the BISI badminton for the primaries was the last borough took part in the event that competition to run in the autumn term. This event has seen a was themed around 'Personal Best.’ steady increase in popularity over the years with a 12 team The children were helped around their activity entry this time around! A total of 96 children took part in stations by volunteers from Royal Holloway University, activity stations such as 'Rapid Retrieve,' 'All Change,' and alongside 20 Yr 10 'Shuttle Cricket' with all participants racking GCSE PE sports leaders up points for their team. After all results had from The Langley been counted, Holy Family were the team to Academy. After steal victory, just one point ahead of Western completing stations House who had to settle for silver. 4 RELAY The newsletter for the Slough School Sport Network December 2015 Infant Legacy multi skills festival Year 1 and 2 pupils attended IQRA a multi skills festival that has a focus on personal best at its heart, linking to the National Curriculum for PE sports around fundamental movement skills. All the children had a go at each round activity twice with the main focus being to try and see if they could better their first round score. The children up had lots of fun and really enjoyed taking part. Year 3 &4 football competition Iqra entered A, B and C teams into the Year 3 and 4 football whilst playing really well we narrowly lost. The day was a huge competition; the first Slough School Sport Network success and every child came home wanting to play competition of 2015/16, hosted at Marish Primary more football especially the girls.