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Biggest school sport event in history?
THE first ever National School Sport Week is set to become the biggest school sport event in history, with the largest number of pupils ever to be involved in school sport at any one time.
Since the initiative was announced in February by the Prime Minister and Dame Kelly Holmes, plans have been finalised to hold the week-long event from June 30 this year - with an aim of engaging over three million school children across the country.
The event, managed by the Youth Sport Trust and supported by Norwich Union, will be shaped by pupils who have been set the task of coming up with the most innovative activity during the week.
THE first ever National School Sport Week is set to become the biggest school sport event in history, with the largest number of pupils ever to be involved in school sport at any one time.
Since the initiative was announced in February by the Prime Minister and Dame Kelly Holmes, plans have been finalised to hold the week-long event from June 30 this year - with an aim of engaging over three million school children across the country.
The event, managed by the Youth Sport Trust and supported by Norwich Union, will be shaped by pupils who have been set the task of coming up with the most innovative activity during the week.
More schools doing more sport ...
THE number of schools in Barnsley doing two hours of sport a week has risen from less than 30 per cent to 90 per cent in six years.
This increase in two-hour provision has been across all schools but has been noticeably more significant in KS2.
Darren Padgett, partnership development manager for Priory Sports College School Sport Partnership claims that this is because KS2 teachers were more willing to undertake more adventurous methods.
He said: 'More training has been accessed by these teachers (who are also PLTs) than any other group.' However he suggests that this is slowly changing as courses become more relevant to KS1 staff - i.e. TOP Play+ and others we provide - based on multi skill concepts.S
THE number of schools in Barnsley doing two hours of sport a week has risen from less than 30 per cent to 90 per cent in six years.
This increase in two-hour provision has been across all schools but has been noticeably more significant in KS2.
Darren Padgett, partnership development manager for Priory Sports College School Sport Partnership claims that this is because KS2 teachers were more willing to undertake more adventurous methods.
He said: 'More training has been accessed by these teachers (who are also PLTs) than any other group.' However he suggests that this is slowly changing as courses become more relevant to KS1 staff - i.e. TOP Play+ and others we provide - based on multi skill concepts.S
