Secondary Competition Results 2018 –19

KS3 boys badminton EAST PE & SCHOOL SPORTS BES hosted this event on 8th January with the competition as close and fierce as usual. PARTNERSHIP IDS WBS BES OWS Overall results were as follows: @EastShropSS IDS boys along with WBS KS3 girls, and KS4 boys/girls then represented East Shropshire INSIDE THIS in the School Games finals at the end of January with finishing a very respectable 1st ISSUE: (KS4 boys), 2nd (KS4 girls), 3rd (KS3 girls) and 4th (KS3 boys) Partnership JAN — F E B 2 0 2 0 Boccia/ 1 The KS4 Girls Badminton team from WBS that finished Sportshall Ath- U13 Boys/Girls Handball runners up in the County finals (right) letics William 2/3 Increase no. teams at KS2 Boccia tournament! OWS hosted both events on 14th and 21st January. The standard of play was very high in both competitions Final places were Brookes as follows: once again hosted the KS2 Boccia competition on Monday 13th January 2020. In total Idsall 4 U13 Boys Handball OWS IDS BES 21 teams (65pupils) from 10 different partner primary schools took part in the event. Boccia is an attack and defend ball game, originally designed for U13 Girls Handball IDS BES OWS Bridgnorth 5 people with disabilities to play. It is played by two sides Y8 Sportshall Athletics Endowed competing over a set number of ends, like bowls. The aim is to score as many points as possible by placing This event was attended by IDS, WBS, BES and OWS held at Oldbury Wells 6 WBS on 27th January. Results were as follows: their set of coloured balls closest to the white jack ball. The event combined a friendly atmosphere with Y8 Sportshall boys OWS WBS IDS BES YCA/ 7 excitement and competition from all teams. Shifnal B Y8 Sportshall girls BES OWS WBS IDS sportsability/ upcoming team won the competition with St Johns finishing as Y7 Sportshall Athletics events runner up and Castlefields coming 3rd. Partnership De- velopment Manager Chris Jew said “the atmosphere in This event was attended by IDS, WBS, BES and OWS on 5th Feb at Idsall. Secondary 8 the sports hall was great with all teams competing in the Results were as follows: School Comps right spirit, regardless of results. Well done to all Y7 Sportshall Athletics boys BES IDS/WBS OWS teams and especially to the fantastic Idsall School Y8 Sportshall Athletics girls BES OWS WBS IDS leaders who staffed the event”. Y8 Boys Rugby Shifnal B in action in the KS2 Boccia (far right) OWS, IDS and BES attended this event at BRFC on 11th Olympic values on show at KS2 Sportshall Athletics !! A record 26 teams from 13 different partner schools with a total of 174 pupils took part in the Key Y8 boys rugby OWS BES IDS Action from the U13 boys and girls handball (above and below) Stage 2 Sportshall Athletics tournament at William Brookes School on Monday 27th January. The event was officiated by trained sports leaders from WBS who performed their roles extremely well in testing conditions. The standard of performance on show was also very high in both track and field events leading to a very close finish for the overall team places with everyone demonstrating excellent sportsmanship and respect. Winners of the girls competition was Shifnal with St Johns 2nd and Castlefields 3rd Castlefields school took the boys title with St Leonards 2nd and Highley 3rd. Both winning teams will now go forward to represent East Shropshire at the Winter School Games finals Shrewsbury Sports Village on 3rd March.

Track and field action Action from the Y8 Boys Rugby (above and below) from the Sportshall Athletics (right)

P A G E 7 P A G E 2 William Brookes Family Young Coaches Academy ready to lead!

LEADERSHIP The YCA met on 27th January William Brookes School with the aim of planning Another busy half term, not only for our partner primary schools but also for WBS sports leaders as the ESSP ‘Girls Active’ event at Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre on 14th we hosted 4 events in 4 weeks using different leaders for each event to ensure minimum May. The group discussed possible activities to be part of the event and decided interference in their curriculum lessons. This meant a very busy time for SGCOs Annie Smith, Kerry on Archery, Zhumba dance, Judo, Tag Rugby and Handball. They will meet Humphreys and PE Apprentice Jade Jones, arranging to meet and train the 72 leaders involved. again to finalise plans at Lilleshall on 16th March. The young coaches will also Between January 21st and Feb half term the leaders have enabled over 650 primary children to attend a talk from GB Paralympic Equestrian athlete and silver medal winner participate in competitions or festivals at WBS which is a fantastic achievement. All events ran smoothly down to good planning and the leaders being well organised and ready to use their Ricky Balshaw from at Idsall School on Thursday 2nd April! In addition to initiative. Mrs Smith has received several emails following each event to say how much the primary attending sessions and planning the Young Coaches have been busy delivering children enjoyed themselves and what a positive experience they had. Staff also congratulated the Action from the their primary school festivals this half-term with the OWS family event on 4th leaders for being kind, friendly, helpful and enthusiastic, as well as being good role models and for Feb, Idsall event on 6th Feb and BES on 7th Feb! WBS event will happen in Inclusion Festival their efficient running of each event, ensuring all finished on time. spring 2 so watch this space for a report in our next edition (far right and ESSP INCLUSION FESTIVAL 21st Jan OWS YCA student Grace engaging a pupil at the YCA festival in Feb (above) and Tom from at the athletics below) This was the first time WBS had hosted the Inclusion festival since 2016. 11 schools entered including 6 from our WBS ‘family’ which was great! The festival is aimed at those children who do not KS2 Sportsability Sportshall Athletics competition! normally represent their school in sport or perhaps lack confidence in 5 schools entered a boys and girls team into the Sportsability Sportshall at Idsall School on social situations. The action took place in the sports hall and outside Monday 10th February. The competition was aimed at pupils who don’t have as much on the MUGA with the children working in school teams of 8 rotating opportunity to represent their school in competitive sport. All 5 schools performed around 4 outdoor and 4 indoor activities. excellently with Much Wenlock winning the School Games Value ’Determination’ award. The leaders explained and demonstrated each station and the children practiced before doing 3 mins timed when the team had to Shifnal Primary won both the boys and girls event with Highley 2nd in the girls and score as many points as they could. Following the ‘catching Claverley 3rd and Claverley 2nd in the boys and Highley 3rd!! challenges ‘station each child took their challenge sheet back to school to see if they could continue practicing and achieve a bronze, silver or gold award. They also took the team score sheet back so Upcoming events for Spring 2! they could have another go at some of the activities to see if they could improve their team score. Primary events in Feb/March/April: KS2 Tag Rugby tournament—Tuesday 25th Feb 1.00pm—4.00pm at BRFC (Swancote) 125 children took part and at the end the 27 leaders involved presented individual certificates to KS2 Girls Football Tournament—Friday 28th Feb 1.30pm—3.30pm at BES children who had demonstrated the Olympic values of Determination, Courage, Inspiration and Y3/4 football—Monday 2nd March 2.00pm—4.30pm at OWS Excellence. St Johns won the Spirit of the Games team award for Passion. KS2 Winter School Games finals Tuesday 3rd March —Shrewsbury Sports Village 9.00am—4.00pm ESSP SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS 27th Jan IDS family Girls Football Thursdays 5th, 12th, (Y3- 6) 3.30—5.00pm William Brookes family Football League—Tuesdays 10th, 17th, 24th 4.00pm—5.00pm This year saw 13 schools enter the Sportshall athletics, which is the most we have had. SGCO Annie KS2 Dodgeball Tournament—Thursday 19th March, 1.00pm—4.00pm BES Smith was delighted to see teams from Barrow, Much Wenlock and enter this year IDS family boxing festival—Brightstars boxing club—Thursday 26th March 10.00am—3.00pm representing our WBS ‘family’. With 196 children participating in both track and field events Bridgnorth schools Y3 striking and fielding festival—Monday 30th March 2.00pm—4.00pm OWS organiser SGO Chris Jew and the 27 leaders had their work cut out to ensure everything ran to time KS2 Partnership Swimming Gala—Monday 30th March 1.00—3.30pm at WBS and no children missed their event. Thanks to their training with SGCo Kerry Humphreys all the KS1 Multi-Skills Festival Thursday 2nd April 1.00pm—3.30pm at Albrighton Primary School leaders were confident in their ability to officiate their event and the PE apprentices did a great job Cressage Cup—Friday 3rd April, 9.30am—1.00pm at Broseley Primary with results. Competition was fierce on the track and there were some outstanding results in field Secondary events in Feb/March/April: events but everyone took part in the spirit of good sportsmanship with Highley taking the team Y8—10 Girls Rugby taster—4.30pm—5.45pm BRFC (Severn Park) award for the School Games Value of Passion. The event winners were Castlefields in the boys and Y7 Boys Rugby—Thursday 27th Feb 4.00—5.00pm BRFC Y8—10 Girls Rugby festival—Monday 2nd March 4.00pm—5.00pm BRFC Shifnal in the girls who now go forward to the county finals. All Badminton Championships trip—Thursday 12th March 9.30am—5.30pm WBS SWIMMING GALA 3rd Feb Spring School Games Finals Mini-Festival—Thursday 19th March 1.00pm—4.00pm Y7 non-club swimming gala—Wednesday 27th March, 2.00pm—3.15pm WBS The following Monday saw WBS host our partner primary swimming gala and SGCo Annie Smith was Spring School Games Finals—Thursday 22nd March—Wrekin College 1.30pm—4.30pm absolutely delighted that for the first time ever ALL 8 schools entered. This is a credit to their Y8 Boys Basketball—Tuesday 31st March 4.00pm—5.00pm at OWS teachers who ensured that anyone in their school who wanted to swim had the opportunity to participate in a real swimming gala. 78 swimmers (far more than we have ever had), ranging from

P A G E 6 Oldbury Wells Family William Brookes Family P A G E 3 county and club standard to those who had only recently learned to swim SGCo out and about! 25 metres took part. All were constantly encouraged and cheered on by This half term both Mrs Cowburn and Mr Preece have been working in Highley Primary school. Their enthusiastic teammates. whether they finished first or last. There were 3 teaching has been focusing on the ‘This Girl Can’ campaign where the girls will try a variety of sports to timed heats in each stroke to determine who would be the fastest 6 in the engage and boost their confidence. The Year 5 and 6 girls have covered Body Combat where they learnt final. The 8 sports leaders and 4 PE apprentices doing marshalling, some simple combat moves in time with music, Bench Ball where they focused on the rules and tactics to timekeeping and results ensured the whole thing ran smoothly and try and beat the opposition and Tri-Golf to focus on accuracy and control. presented gold, silver and bronze certificates to the top 3 finalists in each stroke. Primary staff took away participation certificates which will be The Year 1 and 2 girls focused purely on multi-skills. This included fitness where they looked at core presented to team members in celebration assembly back at school. A movements, core stability and strength, they did this through the game of fitness bingo and the fitness special individual award was presented to Amelia Birt from Much Wenlock card game! They then focused on throwing and catching where they worked in pairs and then progressed for Inspiration and Determination. Starter Mrs Humphreys is already into a big team game where they try to score points. Next, they learnt rolling a ball, where they progressed from performing to working in groups rolling into hoops like golf. It got very competitive! looking forward to next year when we hope even more children will participate in this friendly, fun gala. WBS DANCE FESTIVAL The Brockton swimmers with their certificates (above) Tournaments and festivals! Monday 10th Feb saw all 8 schools attend dress rehearsals for the primary Year 4 Multi-skills/Bench ball dance festival taking place on the evenings of Tue 11th and Wed 12th Feb. WBS dance teacher Jordan Spilsbury and Y13 Action from the Y4 YCA This half term Oldbury Wells year 10 Young Coaches dance student Molly Southgate decided that for the tenth anniversary of WBS being in the present building the dance festival Festival as Kirsty and Academy led an event for year 4 students. They dove should have an Olympic theme because WBS is Sophie lead bench ball deep into a game called bench ball going through the only Coubertin (Olympic) school in Great Britain. As such each school was given an drills (right and below throwing, catching, marking, intercepting. They Olympic value to base their dance on. Molly right) practised skills so that they have all the basics to be and Jordan also visited each school with the able to perform in the game, they also gave the gold Olympic Torch to film them in rehearsals students the run down of the rules of bench ball and and allow the children to explain which Olympic value inspired their dance. certain tactics of play to help them get the best results they could. The children performed in front of packed Year 3 and 4 Multi-skills Festival at Highley houses each evening and it was fantastic to see several schools had produced 2 separate danc- Oldbury Wells year 8 students that are taking part in the leadership qualification have attended Highley es for the show. Unfortunately, Barrow were Primary school. They taught various sports to year 3 & 4 within the primary school. The sports included unable attend the evening performances, but their dance was filmed at the dress rehearsal so that it could be shown to Golf, Netball, Hockey, Cricket, Handball, Rounders and Football so that the primary students got to do many audiences in the evenings. different sports that they might not have tried before! They experienced the main skills within each sport so In total 243 primary children took part in the dance festival over the 2 evenings (4 they can get the basics and then applied them to competitive mini modified versions of the game. schools performing each evening) alongside 60 WBS students. Annie Smith wishes to extend her thanks to all the primary staff who remain backstage throughout the evenings trying to keep very excited children calm and composed and ready for their moment in the spotlight.

Special thanks to Molly Southgate who choreographed and taught Church Preen and Action from the Y8 Buildwas their dances as well as supporting Barrow, She also produced the programme student led event at and running order, as well as teaching the Y7 WBS dance group and performing 2 Highley Primary for dances in the show herself. A shining role model which all WBS sports leaders aspire to and an inspiration to the primary Y3/4 children—Tri- dancers. Dance Festival rehearsals in action at WBS (above and left) Golf putting in action! SCHOOLS INTO WBS (right) This half term Barrow have been in on Monday afternoons for swimming with Annie Smith along with multi skills for Y3/4 with PE apprentice Jade Jones and dance with Y13 Molly Southgate for Y5/6.

Broseley have been in on Tuesday mornings for swimming with Annie Smith and gymnastics with their teacher Mrs Aston. Great progress has been made in the pool with Y2s, most of whom were total non-swimmers when they came and it is great to see them improve in confidence and start swimming without arm bands. Page 4 Idsall Family Bridgnorth Endowed Family Page 5 Primary school support This term Mrs Dillon has spent half term in Sheriffhales, teaching Gymnastics to pupils in reception to year 3 and Primary school support Hockey to years 4-6. The pupils have been very engaged and shown tremendous progression in learning and Mr Chase has had the pleasure of working with Worfield and Brown Clee this term. demonstrating control in hockey and attacking play in small sided games. In gymnastics the pupils have learned At Brown Clee he has really enjoyed working with Reception and Year 1. Completing their 7 lap challenge and working on about low and high travel, rocking and rolling, holding shapes individually and in pairs on many levels and a multi-skills unit. The students have been developing their skill development focusing on catching and controlling jumping. The older children also have been extending their learning by planning and performing sequences. various objects. In addition they have demonstrated the ability to listen to others ideas and make suggestions as to how they can improve their own performance. Well done Brown Clee.

At Worfield Mr Chase has joined the Year 2 class for gymnastics and Year 5 class for Orienteering. The gymnastic class have been working on travel and the three levels of performance. They have all been able to start and finish a Gym work at performance correctly and have incorporated various pieces of equipment Sheriffhales with Mrs into their performance. They have all been Dillon able to observe the performance of others and share feedback about the performances they have observed. The Year 5 group have been all action Young Coach Academy – Olympic themed multi sports festival learning about the skills required for orienteering. They have designed their As part of the YCA programme the Idsall Y10 leaders have to organise an event from start to finish. This year own courses and learnt how to read a map being an Olympic year the leaders decided that an Olympic theme would be great! They combined the coloured and understand the key symbols used on a rings of the Olympic symbol with Olympic games values as part of the event. The afternoon consisted of year 3 orienteering map. and 4 pupils enjoying being active and making new friends whilst taking part in Dodgeball, Archery, Orienteering, Active Play through stroytelling. Athletics and Tag Rugby. Pupils from Shifnal, St Andrews and St Marys Albrighton had a brilliant time. Don't forget this exciting course is coming to the East Shropshrie Family on Friday 1st May. The stories are Tag Rugby festival Value – Honesty Albrighton in action at the Dodgeball (below left) and action from the Tag rugby and YCA event (below) endorsed by Disney and will feature the Incredibles Aladdin Frozen II and Gaurdian of the Galaxy. Please contact Mr Chase for further details. Over two weeks 5 of the Idsall family of schools brought 8 teams to Idsall to be coached by male and female Mr Chase gets ‘down with the kids’ with reception/Y1 at Brown Clee (above left) sports leaders all of whom play rugby for local clubs. The pupils learned all of the skills required to play and then Year 4 multi skills festival. took part in a round robin competition. Each team developed well and showed great progress over the time, 3 of Mr Chase and his Young Coaches Academy had a the schools are using this experience to improve their chances against other schools in East Shropshire in the fantastic afternoon working with the family Year large competition in Bridgnorth later in February, the winners of which will represent East Shropshire in the 4s. The group had an afternoon of Netball, Foot- winter games, lets hope its one of us! ball, Archery and Indoor Athletics. Thank you to everyone who attended and big thank you to the Young Coaches Academy who worked very hard to deliver the event. Photos in folder attached called Ignore Our Young Leaders are looking forward to the up coming Rugby Camp at BES where some of the family schools will use the opportunity to get ready for the Tag Rugby School Games Qualifier at Swancote. Dodgeball festival Value – Honesty A superb turnout! The festival ticked both boxes of a fun festival to get lots of pupils involved and a pathway to train up and help develop teams that are entering the ESSP tournament in March. All 6 schools Some of the BES Tag Rugby leaders at a course with RFU Officer entering with 15 teams, it was run in 3 pools of round robins allowing the older pupils to play against each other and the younger ones having a separate Scott Sturdy (left) and Young Coaches Academy students competition. All teams played with passion and excellent honesty, good values developing across the schools. delivering archery as part of their Y4 festival (above) Due to the three pools we had 3 winners Shifnal got two of the first places with Beckbury winning the third!