W:
ie-today.co.uk | T: @ie_today
1-3 Action shots from the Sainsbury's 2013 School Games
4 Baroness Campbell addresses the 2013 Youth Sport Trust 2013 conference for headteachers, PE teachers and directors of specialism
❷ ❸
Sainsbury’s School Games, we should be mindful of the huge importance of a really positive sporting start in the fi rst few years at school. As children develop, they should learn physical literacy – the skills of movement, agility, balance and co-ordination. It is essential that their school experience teaches and improves these core transferable skills so that they can apply and adapt them across a range of sports as they progress through school, gaining confi dence as they grow. I believe it is essential that a young person’s appetite for an active lifestyle is developed early – and the best way to do this is by providing a high quality PE experience. Competitive sport at school level can be a key factor in developing a range of life skills amongst young people and many develop a thirst to achieve at the highest level. However, it’s important for schools to balance this with a high- quality PE curriculum and opportunities to participate in a range of different health-promoting activities that will engage and inspire all young people. A recent Ofsted report, ‘Going the
❹
extra mile’, looked at the levels of competitive sport offered in independent and state schools. There may be some differences, but overall we know that where schools value what school sport can offer, there is a growing body of evidence to show a clear correlation to academic achievement, greater personal confi dence and sense of self worth. Not everyone can be or even wants to be a sporting champion, but all young people should have the opportunity and be inspired to enjoy sport or physical activity in whatever form they choose. The young talent that we have witnessed throughout the summer simply wouldn’t be there today without a strong foundation in those core physical literacy skills and the support to achieve their personal best. Teachers, PE and sport professionals and volunteers all have an essential role to play. The challenge now is to ensure that all young people are given a high- quality PE and sport experience while they are at school, which inspires and equips them to get moving for life. ISS
Baroness Campbell of Loughborough CBE is Chair of UK Sport and of the Youth Sport Trust, an independent charity devoted to changing young people's lives through sport. W:
www.youthsporttrust.org
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48