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AEHereford Times ight Page Special Publication 42 THE HEREFORD TIMES, Thursday, October 16, 2008 herefordtimes.com/news Sport in the County Minster School Sport Partnership September 2008 Paralympic swimmers are Canon Pyon Primary St Mary CE Primary Almeley Primary an inspiration to county Dilwyn CE Primary Eardisley CE Primary HEREFORDSHIRE sports people Championships. He also took Staunton on Wye Endowed Kington Primary can take inspiration from the bronze in the 50-metre butterfly. success of swimmers Sascha His golds completed a remark- Weobley Primary Pembridge Primary Kindred and Nyree Lewis in this able hat-trick – he had also year’s Paralympics. stood on the winner’s podium at Lady Hawkins Sascha, from Credenhill, struck the Sydney and Athens games. Weobley High gold for Great Britain in both the Nyree won a silver in the 100- School High School 200-metre individual medley metres backstroke to complete a SSCo : 2 days SSCo : 2 days and the men’s 100-metre breast- triumphant event for the couple, stroke at the Beijng games. who made Herefordshire their The 30-year-old set a world home in 2006 and are members The Hereford record in the breaststroke, of Leominster Kingfishers and Academy  Herefordshire Paralympians Sascha Kindred and Nyree Lewis knocking half-a-second off the train at the town’s Halo Leisure SSCo : 2 days with their medals. 083909-1. time he set at the 2006 World pool. The Minster Blackmarston School College Holme Lacy Primary Riverside Primary How partnership matters PDM : 5 days School SSCo : 2 Little Dewchurch THE Minster School Sport Partnership has been trained as playground leaders. This days Bodenham, Marlbrook Primary once again increased participation in the has involved them in undertaking the Young number of pupils taking part in two hours of Leaders award and then organising activi- St Michael’s St Martin’s Primary PE/school sport per week. ties at play and lunch times. To help, Ivington CE With all primary, special and pupil referral schools have had access to the Jumping Jaxx Primary units and most high schools in the resource which provides more than 70 prac- Partnership meeting the Government time tical games and activities for them to run. Kimbolton, recommendation for PE and sport, the chal- Both primary and high schools have con- St James lenge is on to develop stronger links to com- tinued to develop high quality PE. Some munity sports clubs and increase the num- schools have chosen to focus on the devel- Leominster ber of young people moving into leadership opment of subject knowledge whilst others Infants and volunteering roles in clubs. have developed systems to monitor the achievements of pupils. Staff training and Leominster Wigmore High The Minster School Sports Partnership School works with local schools to develop physical to Herefordshire and Worcestershire finals support has been provided by Herefordshire Juniors education and sport within schools. to represent the Partnership. With Peter teachers and tutors from outside the coun- Luston SSCo : 2 days Alongside this, the partnership aims to Reed, the competition manager in ty. develop links between these schools and Herefordshire, supporting existing and new The funding of PE and school sport contin- Primary Kingsland CE sports clubs, increasing the numbers of festivals and competitions around 50% of ues to improve with money to employ Stoke Prior young people engaging in sport in the com- young people, aged five to 16, have experi- coaches for extra curricular sport. With the Primary munity. enced competing against another school advent of the Government’s five hour offer, Primary Leintwardine The partnership connects Minster College, over the year. the money will provide coaching opportuni- Westfield Lady Hawkins High School, Queen Another area that has seen major develop- ties for pupils who are both ‘sporty’ and Primary Elizabeth High School, Weobley High ment is leadership and volunteering. those who want to take part in taster or The Priory Orleton CE School, The Hereford Academy, The Bishop Programmes of leadership training are well beginner level work. of Hereford’s Bluecoat School and Wigmore established in high schools with pupils fol- Working in partnership with Herefordshire Primary High School, as well as the primary schools lowing the Sports Leader level 1 course. Sports’ Development Unit, the challenge Shobdon Primary that feed them. It also includes The Priory Many pupils go on to run sporting events will be to match pupil and school requests Pupil Referral Unit and Blackmarston and for pupils in their schools and partner pri- with the available coaches in the area. The Wigmore Primary Westfields Special Schools. mary schools. basic requirement is for the coach to be Across the Partnership schools, more than This year has seen more Key Stage 4 and 5 qualified to the National Governing Body 60 competitions and festivals have been pupils undertaking sport specific leadership level 2. It is hoped that over the coming held. These range from multi-skill festivals training in football, netball, gymnastics and years pupils of all ages will be doing at least Bishop of Queen Elizabeth at Key Stage 1 to inter-school extreme golf rugby and it is hoped that pupils will take three hours of sport/physical activity a week Hereford’s High School competitions in high schools. The ability the skills that they have developed into the outside of their PE lessons. Bluecoat School range of pupils who have participated has community sports club sector. The Big Lottery Fund still provides money SSCo : 2 days been wide. Some activities have targeted To aid this, Herefordshire is developing a for the purchase of equipment and exper- SSCo : 2 days young people who have poor skills or who Leadership Academy. Launching in tise. Practical examples include multiskill activity bags, playground markings and the Bredenbury Primary dislike PE and sports. November, the Academy will bring together Fownhope These events use community coaches to the best leaders in years 10 and 12 and pro- provision of a dance worker to run extracur- improve basic skills in a fun and enjoyable ricular activities. This stream of funding has Primary Brockhampton vide them with a skill development package. Primary way. Once engaged and enjoying physical These young leaders will then be invited to provided over £100,000 for schools in the Hampton Dene activity, schools have found that when they use their skills at large scale events in last 6 years. Primary Burley Gate CE return they are more motivated with many Herefordshire such as the Youth Games in The future for PE and school sport remains Primary joining sport based extra curricular clubs. July. With large numbers of young people healthy. The Minster School Sport Lugwardine Primary Other competitions have been highly com- being engaged in sport, it is essential that Partnership will continue to support Mordiford Primary Pencombe CE Primary petitive. This year Partnership events have time is spent developing the people that schools, teachers, clubs and coaches in their St Peter’s CE Primary been held in Hi 5 netball, tag rugby, mini- make youth sport work – the coaches, the aim to provide high quality PE, sport and St Pauls Primary tennis and mini-football. Schools have qual- secretaries, and the organisers. physical activity for all young people. Whitbourne CE ified for the Partnership finals by winning Leadership in primary schools is well Peter Knight, Primary their local cluster event. Some of the established. To support the work of primary Partnership Development Manager, Partnership events have led to schools going schools, many pupils in Years 5 and 6 have Minster School Sport Partnership

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Broadlands Offering opportunities for all Clehonger Marden Ewyas Harold St James St Thomas OUR principle aim is: ‘To promote sporting make nominations and the process will begin in Garway opportunity for all within the Herefordshire mid-November, when nomination forms will be Kingstone & Cantilupe community’ - more people taking up and enjoying available. The winners from Herefordshire go Thruxton Sutton sport - supporting the national objective of five forward to the sub-regional ‘Herefordshire and Madley Wellington hours of sport per week for children and young Worcestershire Sports’ Awards as part of the Much Birch Withington people, recognising sporting achievement and national pyramid of Sports Personalities Awards. St Davids Kingstone helping to promoting the opportunities for people HEREFORDSHIRE ‘SPORTS ASPIRE’ Barrs Court with talent to progress to the elite level. Cluster ‘Herefordshire Sport’ has recently appointed its ‘Herefordshire Sport’ is a voluntary organisation SSCo : M Mackintosh made up from 26 different sports in the county. talent development officer who will have the Aylestone Cluster There is strength in numbers and we are able to affect local sports clubs and groups ranging from responsibility to seek out the potentially gifted SSCo : N Moores represent sport collectively with local and regional finance and publicity to coaching, facilities and athletes, assess their needs and help them to organisations responsible for the delivery of sport. disability. Key sports organisation will be identified achieve their sporting aspirations. Penny We recognise that sport has a range of specific and asked to respond to the survey which will Southwood is charged with this demanding task priorities such as membership, facilities, essential help to give a picture of the most pressing needs with the Beijing Games having focused attention finance matters, arrangements for young people for sport in the county so that ‘Herefordshire on the need to give our latent talent the Clifford and those with disabilities, qualified coaches, Sport’ can try and ensure these needs are opportunity to reach the highest levels of Longtown volunteers and playing success. These are all addressed by the appropriate authority. representation. In particular, this will mean Michaelchurch Escley working with all those organisations involved in aspects that ‘Herefordshire Sport’ can support HEREFORDSHIRE ANNUAL SPORTS AWARDS Peterchurch and advise upon. sport in the county to not only spot young people As ever there have been many very significant with sporting potential but to support those who Fairfield HAVE YOUR SAY sporting achievements from the county during are already making progress up the sporting Hereford Cluster In order to identify what is good and what is not 2008. These successes need to be recongised ladder of success. Sixth Form so good about community sport in Herefordshire, and the Annual Sports Awards, promoted by SSCo : E Farnham ‘Herefordshire Sport’ will once again be staging its FESCo : ‘Herefordshire Sport’ is undertaking a widespread Bryan White, Hannah Milde survey among sports organisations in the county. popular Awards Night in early 2009. To enable us Hon Secretary, The survey covers 14 key aspects that crucially to achieve this we need the sporting community to Herefordshire Sport Whitecross Specialist Sports College & SSCo Partnership The joy of taking part PDM : C Mullarkey SSCo : M Bryans Burghill ONCE again the Whitecross School Sport Further Education Sports Coordinators Another initiative that has come from the Holmer Partnership has increased the number of (FESCOs) to be appointed for two days per new strategy is the funding to launch a five to 16-year-olds participating in two week – Huw Pritchard (working across Leadership Academy to provide support, Lord Scudamore hours of PE and School Sport. Working and Herefordshire guidance and development for those lead- Stretton Sugwas St Mary’s closely with the schools has enabled this College of Technology) and Hannah Milde ers who are selected for their exceptional Trinity fantastic progress and a record 94% of (working at Hereford 6th Form). ability. The Herefordshire Leadership Brookfield Cluster pupils participating! The role of the FESCO is to co-ordinate Academy will be launched in November. Aconbury SSCo : E Wood The Partnership has expanded to include and develop college-based enrichment Work with sports clubs has continued to Hereford 6th Form College, Herefordshire activities related to participation in sport progress throughout the year along with the St Francis College of Technology and Hereford College (including volunteering), inter and intra- development of school–club links, where HCA / HCT of Arts. Other schools within the partner- college competition, the positioning and the aim is to increase the number of oppor- Xavier’s ship include Whitecross High School and development of the gifted and talented pro- tunities for young people to engage in activ- FESCo : St Joseph’s Specialist Sports College, Aylestone High vision within the overall player pathway and ities in their local community. With the Huw Pritchard Our Lady’s School, Fairfield High School, Kingstone establishing links with clubs and other launch of the new strategy, this area will High School, and sports providers in the wider community. continue to develop in importance. Sixth Form Centre, John Masefield High Leadership and volunteering have also The new strategy has seen additional fund- School and St Mary’s High School, the feed- seen a remarkable increase. After the pilot ing being provided by the government to er primaries, Barrs Court and Brookfield of Young Leaders by Trinity Primary School, employ coaches to deliver high quality John Kyrle Special Schools and The Aconbury and St over 20 primary schools in the partnership developmental coaching sessions in Cluster David’s Pupil Referral Unit. are now running the Sports Leaders UK schools. There is also funding from Sport Following the government’s announce- accredited course for their year 5/6 pupils. England to employ coaches to deliver a SSCo : L Davies ment of the ‘5 hour offer’, where all five to The John Masefield cluster of primary course of introductory sessions to engage John Masefield 19-year-olds should have the opportunity to schools are about to receive their training pupils in other activities. These opportuni- Ashfield Park take part in five hours of PE/School for this award and will be introducing it for ties for pupils and schools are being coordi- Cluster Brampton Abbotts Sport/Community Sport per week, the new their pupils later this academic year. This nated locally in conjunction with the SSCo : C Dyer Bridstow national strategy – the Physical Education programme is being funded for them by the Herefordshire Sports Development Team. Goodrich and Sport Strategy for Young People Big Lottery. We have also seen students in With all of this in mind, the Partnership is Ashperton (PESSYP) – was launched. high schools receiving further opportunities looking forward to building on the success- Bosbury Gorsley Goffs As a result of the new strategy and the to gain sports specific leadership awards in es of last year, offering further training and Colwall King’s Caple expansion of the age range, Further addition to the Sports Leader level 1 award. development for the teachers and utilising Cradley Lea Education institutions have now become These awards have been in rugby, football, the various funding streams available to Eastnor Llangrove part of the School Sport Partnership netball, cricket and tennis. The quality of continue to develop a wide range of activi- St Weonards Infrastructure. Locally this means that the our Young Leaders and Sports Leaders is ties to engage young people. Ledbury three colleges mentioned above are now exceptional and their support in helping to Colleen Mullarkey, Much Marcle Walford part of the Whitecross Partnership. deliver sport and physical activities is cru- Partnership Development Manager, Weston under Funding has also been provided for cial to the future developments. Whitecross School Sports Partnership. Penyard Whitchurch

WHAT IS THE SHAPE TRAILER? Cross-curricular benefits see maths and The SHAPE Trailer fitness equipment has The SHAPE Trailer is a 12,000kg mobile science pupils investigating data and the capabilities to accurately analyse collating information into charts and components of performance including fitness consultancy, ICT and classroom graphs, while geography pupils can speed, power, flexibility and stamina. facility, containing the latest in fitness compare the distances run in P.E. lessons equipment and ICT software. to the New York Marathon, Tour de Of the many benefits of physiological France or Henley Royal Regatta. fitness testing, the main purpose is to to the great outdoors identify athletes' strengths and Whitecross Hereford WHAT IS THE SHAPE TRAILER'S weaknesses. The SHAPE Trailer allows Your local outdoor specialist PURPOSE? 2) Community - Our aim in the High School and community is to promote the benefits of our fully qualified fitness instructor to physical activity and encourage key recognise this, and recommend Specialist Sports appropriate training programmes, The main purpose of the SHAPE Trailer lifestyle changes in local communities. exercises and basic nutritional College is to reach the local community directly We hope to act as an intermediary between General Practitioners and Health information to change an athlete's to convey Sport, Health and Physical weaknesses into strengths. ‘Sports, Health and Education messages in an engaging way. and Leisure organisations. Physical Education’ (SHAPE) Trailer Our 2 target audiences are:

1) Curriculum - We aim to develop established links with 54 partnership schools. Practical work within PE provides children with a range of cultural experiences, knowledge and skills that add to, and build on, their own experiences. Work within Sport, Health The work of the SHAPE Trailer can also For further details contact Jez Wright on 3 CROFT COURT (off Broad Street) and P.E. can also be linked to aspects of be further sub-categorised into Sports 01432 376080 or email Ross-on-Wye (01989) 565676 other subjects in school. and Activity Club use. jwright@ whitecross.hereford.sch.uk 44 THE HEREFORD TIMES, Thursday, October 16, 2008 herefordtimes.com/news Sport in the County Herefordshire Competition counts blazes a trail SPORTS Development is playing a major role locally TO create a step change in the structure of competitive Sports hall athletics, tri-golf and gymnastics have in contributing to the government initiative known sport for all young people, a national network of 225 been examples of different activities that are on offer as the ‘five hour offer’, aiming to have each child competition managers has been established and is due with in-primary school competitions, all of which have between five and 16 doing five hours of sport a week to be fully in post by January 2009. been linking directly with the governing body and and 16 to 19-year-olds doing three hours a week. This network is being deployed through School Sport local clubs to develop teacher/coach education and The main part of this offer that Sports Development Partnerships (SSPs) in each of the 49 county areas as deliver competitions. is working on is the ‘Sport Unlimited’ programme part of the national strategy for PE. In secondary schools significant work has been done targeting ‘semi-sporty’ individuals. Competition managers work closely with the national in implementing a new competition structure aimed Huw has an Herefordshire has been part of a trailblazing region governing bodies of sport, School Sport Partnerships at increasing the quality of competition, enhancing working on this initiative, shaping the way the and the School Sport Associations to enable them to the competitive pathway and raising the profile of programme will run in the rest of the country. implement the national competition frameworks and school sport. So far the programme has seen some really in turn create a national system of competition that is The introduction of inter-school leagues in netball, exciting role successful partnerships being formed, for example delivered locally. rugby, football and basketball has seen the traditional we are now working closely with the Youth Service Much of the recent work locally has looked at two team games given added status within school sport. MY name is Huw Pritchard and I have begun and, in particular, the outdoor education team, with main strands of school competition, firstly creating County clubs will be hosting schools finals enhancing working as a Further Education Sports Co-ordi- a visit from Sport England and the Department for new opportunities in a wider range of non-traditional the pathway between representative school sport and nator or FESCo at Herefordshire College of Culture, Media & Sport in May to see students from sports and secondly establishing clear competitive participating in clubs in the wider community. pathways for all sports by engaging local clubs and the The new structure also aims to create further scope to Technology and Hereford College of Arts. the Minster College take part in a kayaking session My aim is to provide a wide range of high quality as part of this new initiative. wider community in competitive school sport. offer a wider range of alternative activities that may be Significant work in primary schools has gone into aimed at a more recreational and social level to engage sporting opportunities. To begin with, this is pre- The programme involves providing more dominantly through participation but, in the future, opportunities for young people to access out of developing fundamental movement skills where five to more young people in sport and physical activity. school hours, offering a wide range of activities eight-year-olds work on three fundamental strands of Some of the activities that have already been success- also through coaching, officiating and all other including traditional sports but also starting to agility, balance and co-ordination that underpin all fully piloted or are scheduled for the next 12 months aspects that tie into making sport great. introduce many more non-traditional sports. sports. include golf x-treme, ultimate frisbee, softball, bad- So far, in my role I have set up football and rugby Along with these new opportunities we are also This delivery is in line with the national competition minton, table tennis, cheerleading, trampolining and clubs for both men and women which run at HALO looking closely at clubs which young people can framework that each sport sets at each age range and girls’ rugby. on Wednesday afternoons and which are accessi- join once they have taken part in a programme of focuses on the Long Term Athlete Development Peter Reed, ble for everyone. sessions. For information contact Sports (LTAD) of an individual as opposed to sports’ specific Competition Manager, Each week we have had over 50 students Development on 01432 261539. activities. Herefordshire School Sport Partnership involved. Our men’s football have already played a match this season after only two weeks of training application form that can be downloaded by logging on at groups so they will benefit from health gains. For information and some of the women rugby players are show- Coach bursary scheme www.morethansport.com and going to ‘Let Us Help’. call Sports Development on 01432 260730. ing huge improvements after a couple of sessions. This week I will also have a badminton club run- THE aim of the bursary scheme is to assist with increasing CLUB DEVELOPMENT ning and a bus running to the swimming pool for capacity within clubs and provide an increase in the amount of For clubs wishing to achieve Clubmark and need help, call the Walking for health coaching especially for those aged 16+. the keen swimmers. I have been establishing a Club & Volunteer Officer at the Sports Partnership THIS year has seen the County’s Walking for Health scheme link with a local boxing club and that will be start- Priority will be given to clubs that have achieved Clubmark or Herefordshire & Worcestershire on 01905 542 035. clubs that will be able to achieve Clubmark by receiving this become one of the first in the region to be accredited by the ing in several weeks. funding. Specialist activity British Heart Foundation and Natural England. A timetable of Taster sessions are vital to introducing people to The funding is available only to support coaches wishing to led walks, all less than an hour long, take place each week. a new sport or activity. Later this semester we will gain Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications. AFTER the success of the SHAPES project, which provided They are non-challenging routes, designed for those who have be running a Capoeira session and in semester training and activity sessions in the south of the county, the limited ability. All walks are free and are led by trained two the current GB No1 speed skater will be com- WHO CAN APPLY? Sports Development Team are able to develop countywide. volunteers. Any individual who wants to gain a sports coaching ing down and introducing students to speed skat- Working with cardiac rehab, falls prevention, breathe easy A new pack of independent walks has been designed which is ing on roller blades. qualification and working with a local club, is eligible to apply. groups, Age Concern, the LIFT Exercise Referral Scheme, and available at www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/sports/ 6387.asp Applicants must be resident in Herefordshire or Worcestershire containing 15 low level walking routes throughout The job is very exciting and rewarding and is RNC, the project continues to provide physical activity sessions made possible and worthwhile by the coaches and and will be using their qualifications within the two counties. and OCNs (open college network training). Herefordshire. WANT TO FIND OUT MORE? 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