10 October 2018

Mr McTernan has ensured the competitive juices are flowing at Starbeck this half term with weekly Intra Competitions. Mr McTernan has really enjoyed his Friday mornings and loves being able to see EVERYONE play sport and competitive games in a competitive but kind and respectful manner. It is important that it isn't always sport. We make sure that we vary between sport and fun games to make sure everyone is active and engaged in our lessons.  

2 October 2018

We are currently in the midst of organising a plethora of competitive fixtures between Western Primary School and Highfield Prep School. These fixtures will be held at Highfield Prep School (Harrogate Ladies College) with the dates to be confirmed. Keep an eye peeled for more information!!! We cannot wait!

11 September 2018

The new school year and the new term means our staff are back in schools working hard to develop the future. We don't like to keep this to ourselves, we like to share our work and the brilliance of our schools with the outside world. What greater way to do this than through social media. You will find Sporting Influence members of staff Tweeting from the @sport_influence handle. This week Mr McTernan, Mr Whitford and Mr Doey have all given a brief overview for the Twittersphere. "A great first day back @BramhopePS - some new faces and names for Mr McTernan to remember! Well done to the following, our first stars of the day for the 2018/19 year: Alex and Tom, 3/4HP; Layla and William M, 1H; Ethan and Isla, 3/4HL and Josh and Charlie, 4/5S" "Great first afternoon at @BoroughbridgeP5 Mr Whitford was very impressed with the determination on show! #socialskills" "Mr Doey’s today taught Sporting Influence’s first ever lesson at Western Primary School. What an amazing school, warming friendly staff and brilliant children! I can only see us having a fantastic year together! #Harrogate #CPD #Education" Keep an eye out for these tweets because if they have got anything to do with Mr McTernan, they will also be accompanied by a terrible GIF.

3 September 2018

Meet Rachel Wilcox. Coming with a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm, Rachel has worked in Primary education for over 20 years. Mrs Wilcox can be found at Hookstone, Willow Tree, Bramhope, Oatlands, Beckwithshaw & Kettlesing. We can't wait for you to get going with the SI Team. If you see Mrs Wilcox please make her feel welcome, with a friendly SI welcome.

29 June 2018

We are coming to the end of a 10 week block of Numeracy Through Sport at Willow Tree. Mr Whitford has worked closely with groups of 10 from Year 3, 4 and 5 across a range of topics. The groups have covered multiplication, addition, subtraction, converting fractions to decimals and much more. The children have made great progress throughout the block of work, and we look forward to seeing the results of the end of unit test.

19 June 2018

Beat the Goalie at Birstwith School's summer fete proved to be very popular with intense competition building throughout the afternoon. Cool nerves and excellent technique combined for the champions winning total of 9 penalties scored in a row!

8 June 2018

A select group of children at Hookstone Chase Primary School have been taking part in a Sports Motivation Programme on a Monday morning. The programme focuses on developing children's confidence and social skills through sport. We have so far looked at sports such as Tchoukball and Mat Rounders as well as a number of problem-solving activities. Al children have responded really well to the challenges they've faced and have made good progress. The programme runs until the end of the summer term.

16 January 2018

A new Term and a new year is here...2018 has kicked off in some style with the start of TWO new blocks of work at both Richard Taylor and Hookstone Chase primary schools respectively.  Mr Ellis will be working with some year 3 and 4 children in both schools to impact the enjoyment and attainment of the children in their maths. Gone are the days of learning behind a desk, let's get the students moving and their brains sparking!

15 January 2018

If you have ever sat at home and thought about it, you might struggle to find some of the intricate differences between all of the different sports and activity camps that take place. Of course there are the sports and activity on offer, but what really separates Sporting Influence from the rest of the pack. Luckily for you, we've found Mr Moss's notebook. In the front of this, he has listed exactly how Sporting Influence differ from other camps. Take a look below... Our qualifications and experience really set us apart Our full time staff hold SIX teaching qualification. Our full time staff have over 40 years teaching experience between them... ...and we have taught as far and wide as Finland & America. They all hold extra sports qualifications in sport such as: Football Rugby Union Trampolining Gymnastics Tchoukball Netball Cricket Tennis Xtreme Golf Lacrosse Gaelic Football Rounders Pool Lifesavers Basketball FUNdemental movements BUT THE BEST PART OF IT ALL... We have even more partners that work with us to ensure we meet the needs of all the children... If you would like to #ExperienceTheDifference follow the link below to book onto our February Camp. #ExperienceTheDifference

20 November 2017

Our Number Balls - Sports Numeracy program continues to prove a great success across schools in Leeds, Harrogate and Craven.  We currently have 10 different schools and over 200 children who will be receiving our program this year.  It's a fun, active approach to numeracy and can be used in schools as an intervention with any ability groups and can be planned and adapted accordingly.  We deliver across ten week with pre and post tests to show improvements in data with a further key aim of getting children to enjoy Numeracy again!  The results speak for themselves - please get in touch if you would like to talk further.

14 November 2017

Bishop Thornton have started a new term with a focus on football!! We have really worked on our dribbling, passing and moving skills. The photos below show some of the children from the school demonstrating these skills.      

10 November 2017

We are really looking forward to one of our most eagerly anticipated competitions of the year - the year 5/6 Football Matches.  School teams will be coming along to Harrogate High School playing 2-3 matches per week for the next 5 weeks, under the floodlights on the astro turf.  The children always have a brilliant evening, learning new skills developing teamwork and getting to play against nearby schools and refereed by the Sporting Influence team.  There are still places available so please get in touch through the website if you are interested.

2 November 2017

Unfortunately Y3/4 football is finished for another year. This year we have had five schools take part over the five weeks in some very adverse weather conditions at times. Despite the weather, a special mention must go out to all the parents, teachers and helpers, without their help in bringing the children and creating a brilliant supportive atmosphere, the competition wouldn't have been able to go ahead. Before we start talking football I believe each and every child that has played in the tournament receive their own pat on the back for the way they have shown our five key skills: Body Language Communication Determination Encouragement Respect   Every child has been a pleasure to work with and has truly been a credit to their school. You should all be very proud of the children that have given their all to represent your schools. Now onto the football!   Our competition opening week clashed with the Harrogate School Sports Partnership football tournament. This meant that we were in the sports hall and only two schools were able to attend. Bilton Grange and Grove Road both turned up and played a match broken into four quarters where we worked on tactics, positioning and teamwork. In the following weeks further schools, Richard Taylor's, Hookstone and New Park, all joined and showed some real football talent. Richard Taylor's tearing teams apart going forward. Hookstone's heroic defending, with passion and bravery. New Park, every week showing determination and pride to be playing for their school team. Bilton's communication and teamwork bringing together some amazing performances and stunning goals, and last but not least, Grove Road who's all round footballing talent and togetherness showed each week. Click here to see the final league table for the Y3/4 football.  It really has been a pleasure watching all the children mature and develop over the five week we have spent. There is some fantastic footballing talent hiding in the children of Harrogate. From myself, Mr Brookbanks, Mr Ellis, Mr Moss, Mr McTernan, Mr Wells and Miss Beaumont, Thank you very much to every school, child, teacher and parent that made it possible. Now onto Y5/6 starting next week, 8/11/17. Mr Doey.    

19 September 2017

https://youtu.be/0URPC0aEopM If you want some more of the fun please book onto the October Half Term camp here.

5 April 2016

Children in Year 3 and 4 have just successfully completed their first block of Sport Numeracy, working with Mr Ellis and Mr Doey.  For six weeks, they have been 'Actively Learning' and combined key physical skills with their numeracy to help improve their attainment and confidence. Plenty of fun was had by ALL that took part and Mr Ellis is excited to be working with Year 5 and 6 next half term!