Annual Report
Secondary Dance Workshop Feb. 2010
The Howard School Sport Partnership
of the Howard School Sport Partnership September 2009 – August 2010 This publication aims to give a summary of the performance of the Howard School Sports Partnership (50 Primary and 8 Secondary Schools and staff across Gillingham, Rainham, Strood and the Rural area of Medway in Kent). ‘Putting P.E. and School Sport at the HEART of School life’
1a. The quantity of Physical Education (P.E.) on the curriculum PESSYP annual survey results for the question: What is the total curriculum time in minutes that all pupils in each year group spend taking part in PE in a typical week? 2008 - 2009
2009 - 2010
National Average 09-10
113 mins (yrs 1-11 only)
120.7 mins (yrs 1-11 only)
123 mins (yrs 1-11) 117 mins (yrs 1-13)
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TOP UP Swimming programme 12 Primary School’s received funding and organisation for an extra Swimming instructor to receive extra swimming tuition (as part of their normal swimming teaching lessons) and pool hire for weaker swimmers (those not confident to swim 25 metres at the end of Key Stage 2).
1b. The quality of the Physical Education (P.E.) Curriculum The Medway Continuing Professional Development (CPD) P.E. programme for Teacher’s (Primary, Secondary and Special School Teachers plus T.A.’s) was organised by the Medway Council Sports Development Team and: Approx. 28 courses were organised with approx. 450 teachers/NQT’s/T.A.’s school staff places being taken up across the whole of Medway. The range of course included: Hockey, Rugby, Badminton, Table Tennis/Rackets Skills and Drills, PLT Induction Day, TOP Gym and Dance, introduction to fitness, Korfball, Swimming. Lifesaving, Netball, Cricket and Athletics Teachers Award courses, First Aid, Yoga, Cheerleading, Frisbee, Multi-Skills, Tchoukball. OAA, T.A. PE. course and Sports Specific Coach mentoring for teachers. The annual Medway PLT Conference 2009 was organised jointly by both Partnerships in Medway, with various key note speakers, workshops and a marketplace, the evaluations and feedback were positive. 62% rated the conference as Good and 28% as Excellent. Here are some comments and feedback: 10 PLT’s will introduce Virtual Athletics/InterIntra, 9 will introduce Cheerleading and 10 will establish school-club links. Suggestions for improvements: ’Involve Head Teacher in this Conference, more information on CRB regulations, a good day really well organised and a chance to chat with other PLT’s and gain clearer perspective on the 3-5 hours P.E./School Sport per week for every child.
Martyn Bernard (GB High Jumper) and Tom Howlett (Young Ambassador) during National School Sport Week
2. Out of School Hours Learning (OSHL) Sport These were the results that came under the government target: What is the total number of pupils in each year group who participated in at least 3 hours of high quality PE and out of school hours sport in a typical week: 2008 - 2009
2009 - 2010
21% (yrs 1-11)
44%
National average 2009 - 2010 57% (yrs 1-11)
Boys 52%
55% (yrs 7-13)
Girls 58%
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Two Sports Coach UK Multi-Skill induction workshops We organised 2 Sports Coach UK Fundamentals of Movement and Multi-Skills workshops for Coaches/Volunteers and T.A’s/Adults Other Than Teachers (A.O.T.T.’s) and 34 delegates attended.
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Big Lottery Funded Multi-Skills OSHL Clubs in Primary Schools Approx. 27 Primary Schools received funding and delivered MultiSkills OSHL clubs (usually 12 weeks with 24 max. pupils invited). Approx. 450 pupils attended and completed the clubs. One Primary School also delivered a Multi-Sports OSHL club (Dance) with 32 pupils (Key Stage 2) attended and completed clubs. Some students Sports Leaders from Secondary School helped Teachers/ Coaches to deliver. Here are a few pupil comments: ‘In Multi-Skills I like playing games together as a team’. ‘I really enjoyed speed stacking, speed bounce and the game called clock’.
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Big Lottery Funded various sports clubs in Secondary Schools 8 Secondary schools received funding to deliver OSHL sports clubs to those pupils who do not normally attend OSHL/enjoy P.E (usually 6-18 weeks with 8-24 pupils invited). Rainham School for Girls received extra grant monies from an under spend last year to help to deliver: an Exercise for Health OSHL club for both Rainham School for Girls and the Howard pupils who were physically inactive. A total of 123 Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils started this wide range of OSHL clubs for a series of at least 6-18 weeks and approx. 90 attended the last session, giving a 73% average attendance rate. Some students Sports Leaders from Secondary School’s also helped Teachers/ Coaches to deliver these clubs. Rob Tarr (Paralympic rugby athlete) and Rainham Mark Grammar School ‘A’ level students
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Youth Sports Trust funded Multi-Skill clubs 2 OSHL clubs at 2 Primary School’s, which included 38 pupils and 21 of which were special needs children.
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School Sports Coaching and Sport Unlimited funded OSHL clubs > David Hitch our Community Sports Club Link Officer continued to help secure additional external funding, recruit, train and deploy casual sports coaches from the Medway Council Sports Coach register, to deliver high quality OSHL sports clubs at school venues for the benefit of young people and inspire their participation in school and community sport. We actively encouraged T.A.’s and Teachers to attend these clubs and learn from qualified Coaches, with a view to making the clubs more sustainable in the future. This would take place through the coaches mentoring the Teachers and Teaching Assistants who would become more confident and able to deliver this type of sports club in the future. > David also helped to develop and improve community club links for several schools, mainly targeting Clubmark accredited clubs some of these are as follows: Medway Junior Badminton club, Medway Biathlon Club, Jumpers Trampolining club, several cricket clubs including High Halstow, Shi Kon Martial Arts club, Korfball Tornadoes club, Upchurch Golf Club, Medway Crusaders Basketball club and Hollands and Blair Football club. > External funding was secured through the Sport Unlimited programme (Sport England funding for ‘semi-sporty children) and ‘School Sports Coaching funding programme’ (from the government for ‘sporty children’). David Hitch co-ordinated a wide programme of OSHL clubs for the benefit of young people (based on school demand) throughout the year. > Some student sports leaders were also mentored by sports coaches to assist at the OSHL sports clubs. David was also able to financially support through a Coaching scholarship some coaches (10 future football coaches and 2 future netball coaches) in return for voluntary hours delivered in schools. This deployment of part-time casual Sports Coaches would not have been possible without the
2. Out of School Hours Learning (OSHL) Sport (continued) > 168 hours (21 clubs x 8 weeks) of Sport Unlimited Coaching hours during OSHL were delivered also using these coaches/sports leaders which included 21 actual OSHL clubs in schools delivered using 10 different sports: Badminton, Dance, Ice Hockey, Judo, Martial Arts, Yoga/Pilates, Swimming, Table Tennis, Trampolining and Handball. Approx. 370 pupils attended at least once and 253 attended Sport Unlimited clubs (68% of pupils) attended at least 60% of the sessions i.e. 5 out of a minimum of 8.
partnership working with the Medway Council Sports Development Team/2012 Team and the use of the Medway Sports Coach register, which helps to screen Coaches. > A training and development day was also organised by both Partnerships to support our paid and voluntary Sports Coaches working regularly for us throughout Medway. > At the end of each OSHL club the Teacher reviews and evaluates the work of the Coaches in charge, this is a summary of some data and comments:
> 46 out of the 58 Schools (79% of total number of schools in the Partnership) within the Partnership received at least one OSHL sports club through either the School Sports Coaching or Sport Unlimited programmes. In addition, approx. 4154 hours sport coaching and sports leadership hours were delivered to pupils throughout the academic year at OSHL sports clubs and Festivals.
83% of Sports Coaches turned up on time 100% of Sports Coaches delivered an enjoyable club for participants ‘4 children now attend the community club’ ’We would appreciate continued support’ ‘I hope the Coach can come and work again with the pupils’. > A Handball level one Coach award course was organised with 16 people in attendance. > 498 hours (approx. 83 clubs x average of 5/6 weeks, plus many hours of student sports volunteers assisting at clubs and festivals) of School Sport Coaching hours during OSHL were delivered by approx. 32 casual sports coaches and student sports leaders at clubs and festivals. This included 83 actual OSHL clubs in schools delivered 15 different sports ( Athletics, Basketball, Badminton, Golf, Gymnastics, Squash, Football, Rugby League, Tennis, Table Tennis, Handball, Korfball, Multi-Skills, Dance, Martial Arts). Approx. 1108 pupils attended at least once and 949 pupils (85% of pupils) attended 60% of the OSHL club sessions i.e minimum 3 out of 5 weekly sessions.
Howard School Parents and children Golf Coaching programme at Upchurch GC
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Extended School (Medway Council) application for OSHL sports/Active Lifestyles programme club funding The Medway Council Extended Schools team financially supported the Active Lifestyles programme in 10 primary schools (and 2 secondary schools for more details see below) and an additional 6 OSHL sports club in Gillingham and 3 at the Howard School. All of these would not have been possible without the full support and payment of Teaching Assistants – to relieve the pressure on very busy existing PLT’s/P.E. Co-ordinators who run a large number of sports clubs already. We are keen to make sure more Teaching Assistants get trained and are more involved in helping at their OSHL sports clubs.
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Youth Sports Trust Active Lifestyles OSHL clubs for physically inactive young people in Primary Schools The Howard SSP through it’s SSCo’s attended national YST training and cascaded this down to 10 Primary Schools (PLT’s and their chosen Teaching Assistant role of - Primary Active Lifestyle Leaders). Under the Rainham School for Girls group: Hempstead Juniors, Miers Court Primary, Parkwood Juniors, Riverside Primary, St Margaret’s Juniors and under the Robert Napier group: Byron Primary, Napier Community Primary, Twydall Juniors, Saxon Way Primary, Woodlands Primary). Each primary school recruited a Primary Active Lifestyle Leader (PAL) to lead a weekly OSHL physical activity club for the inactive year 5 and 6’s. The project was aimed at improving children’s confidence in a range of alternative physical activities in smaller groups of pupils – to try and reverse their inactivity levels. But also to help make sure that when they go through transition from K.S. 2 to K.S. 3 and arrive in a new secondary school, that Secondary Schools are aware and are supporting the continuation of these targeted pupil’s physical activity through P.E. and suitable OSHL clubs. The two Secondary’s recruited a SAL (Secondary Active Lifestyle Leader) to assist the Primary School and be a friendly link person for the pupils when they arrived at Secondary School.
SAS (Sport After School) Ice Hockey (led by qualified coaches and assisted by students Sports Leaders) organised by School Sports Coordinators (SSCo’s) were delivered at the Gillingham Ice
Our Howard SSP Young Ambassadors for 2009-2010 Bowl for year 3 and 4 pupils from a range of invited primary schools in Gillingham and Rainham. World Cup Football Festival (led by qualified coaches and assisted by student Sports Leaders) of coaching and fun competition was delivered in the summer of 2010 at the Playfootball facility on the Howard School site. This involved year 3-6 pupils (approx. 125 total participants). Again this would not have been possible without the support of student sports leaders who took charge of school teams, coaching and refereed matches.
Hoops for Health Basketball Festival
3. Inter-school sports competition 2 new Tri Golf Festivals for Key Stage 1 pupils were held in Gillingham and Strood (A Key Stage 2 pupil is deemed to be regularly participating in inter-school competition and 9 school teams (of 12 pupils) attended when they have competed on 3 or more occasions during the academic year. A Key giving a total 108 pupils participating. These Stage 3 or 4 pupil is deemed to be regularly participating in inter-school competition successful festivals would not have been when they have competed on 9 or more occasions during the academic year.) possible without the support of many student 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 National Average 09-10 sports leaders (from Robert Napier School and Hundred of Hoo Secondary Schools). 21% 8.75% 13.06% l 1 new Hoops for Health Primary Basketball (yrs 3-13 only) (yrs 3-13 only) (yrs 3-13 only) Festival for 5 Primary Schools from HSSP, What is the total number of pupils in each year group who have competing with 5 other GSSP primary taken part in inter-school competition in this academic year? schools, with approx. 10 pupils per team this gave a total of 50 HSSP pupils taking 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 National Average 09-10 part. This was organised by the Medway 49% (yrs 1-11) 32.2% 31.2% Crusaders Basketball Club – a culmination (yrs 1-11 only) (yrs 1-11 only) of coaching and healthy lifestyle talks in 5 47% (yrs 1-13) targeted schools. l The Medway Mini Youth Games, Disability School Games l Family Rounders, Tennis, and have a go and the new Secondary School Games organised by the Sports Festivals (receiving Coaching in a range of Development Team Medway Council were actively supported and different sports) and an Archery Festival promoted by the Partnership (school and staff ). Furthermore, SSCo’s for primary schools at various secondary were allocated events to bring student sports leaders and give and primary school venues were organised them supervised voluntary experience of working with younger by School Sports Co-ordinators (SSCo’s). pupils through sport, which is an essential part of student Sports l HSSP Dance Festival – this fun participation Leadership course. The Secondary Games is growing in popularity. Festival held at New Brompton College l 6 new Multi-Skill Festivals for years 1-4 were organised across 3 organised by School Sports Co-ordinators zones 6 Multi-Skills Festivals (3 for Key Stage 1 pupils and 3 for Key (SSCo’s) involved 6 secondary school teams 2 pupils) were organised in Rainham, Gillingham and Hoo/Strood and 2 primary schools teams. For secondary by School Sport Co-ordinators (SSCo’s). Each school could bring 12 girls schools this was the culmination of a pupils who had ideally been attending the Multi-Skills OSHL club at great deal of hard work and tuition from a their school. Three Festivals were a great success with many thanks Dance professional (Emily Ayers from Urban due to the hundreds of student sports leaders, who are vital to the Activities) at a workshop in February 2010. smooth running of such an event. Two Sporting Champions – Rob Tarr (GB Wheelchair Rugby athlete) and Siobhan Chamberlain (England l 1 new Medway Racket Skills Festival – this was a new event for year 3 and 4 pupils, Women’s Football goal keeper) were in attendance at two Festivals. thanks to the collaboration of the 4 National Key Stage 1 and 2 Governing Bodies of Sport and their Total number of pupils school teams respective racket community sports clubs and coaches: Tennis, Table Tennis, Squash 48 Approx. 576 (12 pupils per school team) and Badminton. This was a skills festival l 1 new Key Steps BG Gymnastics Festival (for years 1 and 2) The involving 12 primary school teams from Competition Manager and SSCo’s organised this new primary (K.S. 1) across Medway, with a total of 144 pupils Key Steps Festival with 5 Primary Schools/8 Primary School teams of participating and learning new skills thanks 6 pupils (48 pupils in total) in attendance at the Lordswood Leisure. to committed volunteer coaches, mainly The winning school team went on to represent the Howard SSP in from clubmark clubs. the Kent Key Steps Festival – this was: Sherwin Knight Infants. HSSP Dance Festival finale l 1 new Sports Hall Athletics festival (for years 5 and 6 Gillingham and Rainham Primary Schools) for was organised by the Competition Manager – Natalie Rendle and SSCo’s at the 442 sports centre. 7 School teams (18 pupils per school team’s participated) a total of 126 pupils. l 2 Sports Hall Athletics festivals (for Strood and rural primary schools) were kindly organised by Strood Academy P.E. Dept. with 9 l The Virtual Athletics intra-inter competition school teams in attendance a total of 236 years 5/6. The winners of (5 events) was promoted and organised by this festival and the Gillingham/Rainham Festival had a playoff and the Competition Manager- Natalie Rendle St Mary’s went on to represent the Howard SSP at the Kent Sports throughout the whole academic year and Hall Athletics Festival in Maidstone. approx. 11 Primary schools took part. What is the total number of pupils in each year group who have taken part in REGULAR inter-school competition?
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4. Leadership and volunteering opportunities for pupils What is the total number of pupils in each year group actively involved in sports volunteering and leadership this academic year?
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2008 - 2009
2009 - 2010
National Average 09-10
6%
6.9%
24%
Young Ambassadors (1 platinum and 2 gold Young Ambassadors) All three were nominated by their Secondary School’s (either as good sports leaders or talented sports performers) and attended a Conference in October 2009 to learn how and what to do as a Young Ambassador for the benefit of other young people at various schools throughout the Partnership, as well as their own school. Both have attended numerous school assemblies/ presentations/festivals/after-school clubs promoting the importance of sports participation and how we can encourage and support physical activity through friends and pupils and positive role models and mentors.
Rainham Girls sports leader students helping primary pupils at Sports Hall Athletics Festival
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Young Leaders Award programmes for Primary Schools Approx. 25 Primary Schools worked with their SSCo to introduce a Young Leaders Award for years 5/6. Some pupils have been delegated as volunteers/ playground buddies in the playground alongside Lunchtime supervisors during playtime/lunchtime as well as helping Teachers during P.E. lessons, OSHL sports clubs and at Festivals/Events.
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A group of students from the Robert Napier Secondary School after attending a Step into Sport Conference in the summer of 2009 followed through with their idea to support an Ice Hockey club after-school for primary schools children in partnership with their SSCo. These students at the ice rink, have been totally invaluable with their weekly commitment to helping year 3 and 4 pupils to skate and then introducing them to ice hockey, with the coach.
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Approx. 180 plus student Sports Leaders from all Secondary Schools were actively involved in helping at the 6 Multi-Skills Festivals.
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Badminton Junior Helpers Award course and Junior Football Organisers course 12 young people attended the Badminton Leaders course and 9 attended the Football Leaders course in their own time (weekends and school holidays) – all gaining practical experience of leading groups, umpiring/refereeing and gained a recognised National Governing Body Leaders (first step on the coaching and leading ladder) qualification. Those that did attend gave us some very positive feedback on the course evaluations – it was excellent! We promoted and organised a Tennis Organisers course, Table Tennis Leaders and Dance Leaders course, but there was not enough take up to go ahead with these three courses. We are keen to find out why young people do not appear keen to attend these courses, as a service improvement for the future, any feedback would be gratefully received.
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A Leadership Academy was organised thanks to partnership working with the Medway Council Sports Development Team in the delivery of 1 high quality Sports Leadership programmes and various other courses and student voluntary placements. A new Medway Volunteering and Sports Leadership Award programme was launched which now gives students (aged 14-19yrs) rewards as incentives (certificates and wide range of high quality sports kit) to record and complete more voluntary sports leadership hours at various levels: participation, bronze, silver and gold level. Hopefully this new programme will help SSCo’s to monitor and record student’s voluntary hours at schools and in the community, helping to improve our PESSYP data in the future.
Rob Tarr (Paralympic athlete) presenting prizes at MultiSkills Festival – Hundred of Hoo Secondary School.
The Howard School Sport Partnership
5. Community Sports Club link participation What is the total number of pupils in each year group who have participated in one or more community sports clubs with links to the school during this academic year? 2008 - 2009
2009 - 2010
National Average 09-10
15.8%
24.3%
33%
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area. 120 pupils (60 from yrs 3 and 4 and 60 from yrs 5 and 6) attended and were given a unique experience in Multi-Skills and Multi-Sports coaching by qualified P.E. Teacher and Coaches then and guided towards life long participation in community Sports Clubs and this linked with the existing Medway Academy. l
2 Multi-Skill Academies for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils These were held term 6, 2010 – pupils were selected as talented via Primary Link Teachers in the Rainham
Medway PLT Conference October 2009 - Marketplace for clubmark clubs At this annual conference approx. 12-15 clubmark club volunteers set out a stall and promoted their sports community club to local Primary Teachers, encouraging school-club links and coaching in schools.
6. The Financial matters, development plan and goals for 2009-10, marketing and thank you’s l
Financial matters September 2009 – August 2010 Core infrastructure budget Staffing (PDM, SSCo’s and PLT’s) TOP UP Swimming
: £284,664 : £5,399
School Sport Coaching School Sport Coaching
: £21,500
FESCo
: £13,050
Total
‘Deliver a successful Olympic Games and Paralympic Games with a sustainable legacy and get more children and young people taking part in high quality PE and sport’. The Partnership also contributes to all outcomes within the ‘Every Child Matters’ government agenda of: be Healthy, Stay Safe, Enjoy and Achieve, Make a positive contribution and Achieve Economic wellbeing.
: £324,613
Other income/external grants secured September 2009 – August 2010 The Big Lottery Fund: OSHL sports clubs Sport Unlimited grant for OSHL sports clubs Extended Schools Services grant (Medway Council) for Active Lifestyles, Gillingham andHoward School OSHL clubs) Various YST monies (for Multi-Skills clubs, Multi-Skills Academies, Leadership Academies, Coaching scholarships and Active Lifestyles programmes) approx.
: £1,200 : £15,200
: £4,650
Kent LTA
: £200
Dance Youth England
: £520
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: £27,866
: £49,636
The Evaluation and Priorities Development (EPD) Development Plan is updated twice per year which gives updated achievements and targets/goals for the Partnership as a whole and each year SSCo’s and PLT’s short annual action plans based on their annual PESSCL figures for their school to improve the above five areas for development directly for pupils. As well as staff working in partnership to improve the above 5 main areas of work the Howard School Sport Partnership is also working toward Government PSA target:
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Marketing and promotions The Partnership likes to constantly gain feedback and learn how to improve the services it provides and here are a culmination of some comments and scores that were given by PLT’s who completed their end of year evaluation form: Central team based at the Howard School: ‘Always at end of phone/helpful attitude/ friendly, offering coaches/clubs for OSHL, equipment, funding and resources.’ ‘The Medway PLT Conference in October was very good.’ Website: 16 out of 19 responses thought the website was very good (1-5 scoring system with 5 being excellent) i.e. 84% of respondents scored it as very good. SSCo’s support: ‘Easy to contact, willing to help, great support, very efficient, Young Leaders programme – brilliant – our young leaders have supported lots in school and help run our clubs’. ‘My SSCo is always there to lend support and give ideas.’
6. The Financial matters, development plan and goals for 2009-10, marketing and thank you’s (continued) Student Sports Leaders helping to run after-school clubs/help at Festivals: ‘Two girls from Strood Academy have been good in Sports Buddies (transition oshl club)’. ‘Student Sports Leaders were a great help and good role models for our pupils’. Intra/Inter School competitions: Festival of Sport Week was ‘too much in one week with Football, Athletics and Champion of Champion nights’. Intra-Inter Virtual Athletics was ‘a great way of getting whole school involved’. ‘Tri Golf and Multi-Skills Festivals were very suitable and fun for K.S. 1 pupils’. ‘Some competitions were too competitive amongst teaching staff and using the same pupils each time’. CPD - A lot is geared towards K.S. 2, need more K.S. 1 support for teachers and training support for assessment. External Coaches – ‘Coach has good relationship with children and has high expectations, children learnt a lot
more with this coach than we could ever teach them in school’.
Robert Napier Sports Leaders helping Ice Hockey coaching club P.E in general ‘P.E. is not seen as a subject with any priority, our focus is heavily on literacy and numeracy’. ‘We do not have enough expertise in certain P.E. areas.’ ‘Thanks for all your support this year.’
The Howard School Sports Partnership website is kept up to date on a monthly basis: www.howardssp.org.uk The website includes various documents, plans, applications/bids for funding, competition entry forms, newsletters (three times per year) and promotional leaflets explaining the work of the Partnership are produced and promoted. We welcome ongoing customer (Teacher, pupil and parent/guardian) feedback and ideas for improving our service.
On behalf of our pupils, parents, teaching staff and volunteers/coaches many thanks go to the following partners and key agencies who we will continue to work with: School Sports Co-ordinators National Governing Bodies, Coaches, Volunteers, voluntary sports clubs (Clubmarked) Medway Council - Extended Schools Services Team Kent Partnership Development Managers (PDM’s) of other SSP’s DCMS and Dept for Education
The Howard School a Specialist Sports College Medway Council - Sports Development Team and Youth Service Team Primary Link Teachers/P.E. Co-ordinators Kent Competition Managers Sports Leaders UK, Sports Coach UK
St Mary’s Primary School throwing javelin at Sports Hall Athletics Festival
The Big Lottery Fund Greenacre School Sports Partnership Kent County Council - Kent Sports Development Unit Sport England – Sport Unlimited Programme The Youth Sport Trust
Robert Napier sports leader students receiving Medway Volunteering Awards
The Howard School, Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent ME8 0BX Tel: 01634 388765 ext 228 Mob: 07725 724393 www.howardssp.org.uk
The Howard School Sport Partnership
