Partnerships
TEAMING UP WITH BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS CAN PROVIDE HUGE BENEFITS TO YOUR SCHOOL
CASE STUDY: ‘THE PREMIER LEAGUE IS BOOSTING OUR SCHOOL’S CORE VALUES’
As a Headteacher, I believe in developing the educational aspects of pupils’ lives whilst ensuring that they develop the capabilities to become self-assured members of society. We recently asked our pupils about
their aspirations – police of cers, teachers, doctors, lawyers, vets and the Prime Minister were a few of the responses. Being based in Tottenham, their role models are mainly footballers (or Adele!). But whatever they want to do, they will need to be able to cope with the inevitable pitfalls. To support pupils’
development, we look at their passions and
interests. For the children at Lordship Lane, football means everything. It was therefore fantastic to discover the resources provided through the Premier League Primary Stars programme. Developing resilience as a skill
Premier League
Primary Stars provides free, curriculum-linked teaching resources for
requires constant discussion and practice, and we’ve found that football is a great way to teach children this. Among the huge range of PL Primary Stars resources, the PSHE packs were most relevant. We started in class
children aged 5 to 11. These include lesson plans, video content and activities
designed to inspire learning in Maths, English, PE and PSHE. Register at
plprimarystars.com.
with a conversation about when they had needed to be resilient in the past, and how they could be in the
future. There were six children who found
the concept challenging. But the pupils were all happy to share, and to be honest with themselves and supportive of one another. Their love of football and passion for sport helped to glue the conversation together. The best interpretation of resilience
came from a young girl who said at the end of the lesson that she understood it to be about “changing your thoughts and mindset about situations to make things better for you”. Very mature for a 10-year-old, I thought! For many of these pupils, engaging
with education through the lens of Premier League football has been an important step in the right direction.’ Michelle Bates, Headteacher, Lordship Lane Primary School, Wood Green, London (663 pupils)
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