12 March 2020

At Sporting Influence we love any sort of sporting challenge or sports activity. When Sports Relief comes around we love to make a statement and help out where we can in our schools. We will be partaking in a variety of events throughout the week in our schools including: Run a milePing-pong-athonNon - uniform day What are you doing? Let us know!

27 February 2020

KS1 Multi Skills Festival On Wednesday morning Western & Rossett Acre schools came together to compete in a KS1 Multi skills Festival at Rossett High School. The morning was fantastic with all the children representing their schools positively. The behaviour was top class, all children respecting each other, adults and the young leaders. Both schools competed at five different stations: Cross the RiverBlowing out the CandlesBeanbag ThrowFrying pan & eggSpeed Bounce The morning was finished off with some competitive races and all children encouraging and supporting each other. Dance Festival On Friday, five schools will be attending a Dance Festival at Great Ouseburn Village Hall. KirkhammertonStaveleyBoroughbridgeGreat OuseburnNun Monkton Children will be performing a dance in their classes and competing against other schools. They will be judged on their: unisonformationmusicalitystylepersonality Come back next week to find out how it went!

25 February 2020

Fun fact - March 2020 has 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays & 5 Tuesdays!!! Sunday, March 8 - Daylight Saving begins - clocks go forward 1 hour!Sunday, March 8 - International Women’s Day - highlighting the achievements of women all around the world and the struggles that women continue to go through all around the world. Tuesday, March 17 - St Patrick's Day - Drink responsibly and hopefully find your 4 leaf clover!Thursday, March 19 - Spring Equinox - marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day, the Sun is located directly over Earth’s equator.March 30-April 17 - Easter Holiday Activity Camp - Sporting Influence Easter Activity Camp held at Harrogate Ladies College - BOOK HERE.

30 January 2020

Ok, confession number 1 - they aren't real horses! The common theme during this half term is, the weather is awful so let's do gymnastics. We are currently teaching a lot of gymnastics in our schools. Developing core strength, exploring different shapes, travel, flight and rolls. We are also with older children looking at vaulting on and vaulting through. Vaulting, is the action of jumping onto our over a vault. As the average primary schools don't have vaults we have to adapt and use either a gymnastics horse, or gymnastics table. Starting the unit, children work work on placing their hands down and lifting their legs from their core over a small object. From this the height in which children should raise their legs, will increase. After develop confidence through this the children will then vault onto their knees onto a object, starting small, the object will get progressively higher. The final process will involve children being able to vault over and onto an object safely and confidently.

30 January 2020

As part of his role at Sporting Influence, Mr Atkinson has the duty of supervising and developing student placements. As part of this role Mr Atkinson has been working closely with Leeds Trinity University to give young and enthusiastic students, brilliant experience of our profession, teaching and sport! Mr Atkinson has already been to Leeds Trinity, alongside Mr Moss, to deliver a lecture to students about exactly what we do and what is needed to step into the world of teaching. Both Mr Moss & Mr Atkinson have numerous years of secondary school PE teaching and they wanted to pass on some tips for making sure you are prepared for the big bad world on education! Mr Atkinson has today (Friday 31st Jan) also been to Leeds Trinity University to attend a networking careers fair. Students can approach professionals and dig a little more into their experiences to give themselves the best start! We look forward to continuing this bright and effective partnership with Leeds Trinity University.

23 January 2020

Another show of brilliant skill, behaviour and attitude on Wednesday Evening as five schools took to our Tchoukball Competition. A short technical at the beginning of the session, looking at shooting from an angle and how that can aid the attacking team, soon turned into competitive matches. The passing, switch play and communication was brilliant from all teams. The deciding factor between winning and losing was generally understand where the ball was going to rebound, after hitting the net. The children are getting better week by week. We can't wait for next week! Well done to all.

23 January 2020

Katie White, one of Sporting Influence's ambassadors, has been working alongside Sir David Attenborough to produce a new film - A Life On Our Planet. Katie, Executive Director of the World Wildlife Fund, has co-produced this film looking into the differences that people can make to their lives, that will have a greater impact in the years to come. Sir David Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Now, for the first time he reflects upon both the defining moments of his lifetime as a naturalist and the devastating changes he has seen. Produced by WWF and award-winning wildlife film-makers Silverback Films, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet is a first-hand account of humanity’s impact on nature and a message of hope for future generations. Take a look at the trailer below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbUNXyOQr40

22 January 2020

On Monday we hosted a KS1 Multi-Skills Festival at Great Ouseburn Village hall. Over 130 children took part from Boroughbridge, Great Ouseburn, Nun Monkton, Kirk hammerton and Staveley Primary Schools. It was the first time we had used the venue and it was a fantastic space for us and the children to use. Children took part in 13 different activity stations from Target Throw to Speed Bounce, and Agility Ladders to the Bucket Challenge. Teams competed against each other by scoring points at each station, with results shared at the end. There was great use of Sporting Influence's 5 social skills throughout, with those children using them, consistently rewarded with a wristband at the end of the festival.  We look forward to hosting our next festival, KS1 and KS2 Dance, at Great Ouseburn Village hall.

16 January 2020

We have finally made the big screen!!! Unfortunately not Hollywood, but as you enter camp keep your eyes peeled for our new information TV. This TV will offer information about who is working that day, what has happened that day and other information that could be appropriate for your day at camp! Hopefully, this screen will allow us and our communication with parents to be even better than it currently is. If you have any suggestions of what you would like to see on the screen, please feel free to speak to the Camp Leader at the check in desk at camp.

16 January 2020

Tchoukball has returned to our Wednesday Evening Comps. The first competition was Wednesday 15th and the standard did not disappoint. With four schools attending, it was the perfect opportunity to incorporate a small teaching element to the session and ensure the children were sure of the rules and skills involved. The sessions ended with two tchoukball matches where the children explored the way the game is played and all the different tactics that can be used. By the end of the competition there were lots of smiles, sweat and out of breath children. We cannot wait for future weeks!!!

16 January 2020

As we get back into the groove after Christmas we are pleased to announce the introduction of our work into new schools. Some of these schools are new to Sporting Influence, others have used Sporting Influence before and are returning for more fantastic teaching and learning. The schools we have on board this half term are: Oatlands Infants - Sports NumeracyGrewelthorpe - CPD & PPACarnagill - CPD & PPASt Roberts - CPDBirchfield - Sports Numeracy We can't wait to really get going in all our new schools as well as all the schools we will be continuing from Term 1.

9 January 2020

Jan - Wednesday Evening Tchoukball Comps Y5/6 Feb - Wednesday Evening Dodgeball Comps Y5/6 & Feb Half Term Camp. March - Easter Holiday Camp April - Easter Holiday Camp & Wednesday Evening Dodgeball/Tchoukball Comps Y3/4 May - Wednesday Evening Dodgeball/Tchoukball Comps Y3/4 & May Half Term Camp. June - Wednesday Evening Cricket Comps Y5/6 July - Summer Holiday Activity Camps START!!! August - Summer Holiday Activity Camps continue!!! September - Summer Holiday Activity Camps Finish! 2020/21 School Year Starts. Keep an eye out in-between as we have some exciting opportunities on the boil at Sporting Influence HQ!

9 January 2020

To kick off the new year, Mr Crooks is starting his wellbeing programme with KS2 students at Bilton Grange. Mr Crooks will be exploring multiple topics including the importance of exercise, diet, hygiene, sleep and mental health. Over the duration of the programme, students will be taking part in fun and active practical sessions, alongside theory, to apply their knowledge and increase level of understanding. The aim is that by the end of the ten weeks, students will be able to explain wellbeing and be able to demonstrate what that looks like in their day to day lives.

9 January 2020

Research shows that healthier and happier children do better in school and that education is an important determinant of future health. But education is not just about lessons within the four walls of a classroom. The outdoor environment encourages skills such as problem solving and negotiating risk which are important for child development. But opportunities for children to access the natural environment are diminishing. Children are spending less time outside due to concerns over safety, traffic, crime and parental worries. Modern environments have reduced amounts of open green spaces too, while technology has increased children’s sedentary time. It is for these reasons and more that many think schools have arguably the greatest potential – and responsibility – to give children access to natural environments. This is not just about improving break times and PE lessons, however. Across the UK, teachers are getting children outdoors by delivering curriculum based lessons in school grounds or local areas. A variety of subjects, such as maths, art and science, are all being taken outside. So - our New Year's Resolution: We are going to ensure all children are outside as much as possible. To aid us with our resolution, please ensure your child is suitably dressed for PE outside and has a coat in school!

20 December 2019

On Wednesday 4th December we hosted a Tag Rugby Festival at Staveley Primary School. Luckily the weather held and we had a gloriously sunny morning for the event. Schools from Staveley, Boroughbridge, Kirk Hammerton, Nun Monkton and Great Ouseburn took part in the Y4, 5 and 6 festival. The festival was split into year groups, with each school competing in a round robin tournament. Children were rewarded for their use of social skills throughout, with a lot of encouragement and communication on display in particular. As well as this, the quality of rugby on a slippy surface, was fantastic, with some brilliant running with the ball and passing. Boroughbridge won on the year 4 pitch, Kirk Hammerton in the year 5 pitch and Great Ouseburn/Nun Monkton on the year 6 pitch.