Primary Weekly Update - 22.04.21

Welcome back to the start of the Summer term. We hope you had a restful and enjoyable break over the Easter period, however you chose to spend it.

Please see below various updates and resources which we hope will be useful to you and your school community.

If you don’t already, please follow us on social media and encourage your school community to too, for the latest updates and resources;

Instagram - @barnetsport

Twitter - @BarnetSport

We are always available should you wish to contact us;

Jo Eames (Strategic Manager) – [email protected]

Katie Bailey (SGO) – [email protected]

Mark Betts (SGO) – [email protected]

 

 

 BPSS Roadshow Festival

We are thrilled to have 23 BPSS Roadshow Festivals scheduled so far and can’t wait to start delivering again. Spaces are filling up quickly, so if you haven’t booked a date yet, please get in contact ASAP.

The festivals will entail BPSS staff visiting your school and running a mixture of activity stations on your school playground/field. BPSS will ensure all BPSS Roadshow Festivals are Covid secure by following strict government guidance and adhering to each school's individual policy.

Please note this opportunity is currently only available to buy-in schools. For more information, please click here

 

 

Year 2 & Year 4 Virtual Skipping Challenges – Now Live!

A reminder that the Year 2 and Year 4 Virtual Skipping Challenges are now live! Please enter your top 10 results for both year groups before the deadline.                                                                                           

Please see the below table confirming the start and end date for both year groups, further details can be found on the BPSS website

Year Group:          Start Date:     End Date:

Year 2                    19th April        28th May

Year 4                    19th April        28th May

 

 

#SchoolSelfieChallenge – New term, new challenge

To mark the start of a new term, we have launched our latest Barnet Strava Club challenge.

What better way to reconnect with our community this term than to visit as many schools as possible and take a socially distanced selfie outside the main entrance. Simply post a selfie on Strava or if you would prefer email it over and at the end of the challenge we hope to create a wonderful collage. Don’t worry if you are a little camera shy, you don’t have to feature in the photo if you would prefer not to. The only rule is that you must have travelled to the location either on foot or by bike.

Any member of staff is welcome to join the Barnet Strava Club, if you already have the fitness app simply click ‘request to join’. If you don’t have an account you can create one for free here. Once you have requested to join, please drop your SGO an email so they can verify your request. 

Whilst primarily targeted towards your school staff, there is also an opportunity for you to introduce this challenge to your wider school community. Various resources are available to download here

 

 

Primary PE Subject Leaders Meeting – Booking Now

A reminder that the Summer PESL meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday 6th May. There will be a morning (09.30-11.30am) and afternoon (3.45-5.30pm) session available, please note the afternoon is a repeat of the morning. Both sessions will be delivered remotely by BPSI Consultant Kim Henderson and will aim to address the following;

Outline/Objectives:

1. Transitioning back into school - what should / could our PE curriculum look like for the summer term and beyond?

2. Swimming - what about the children who have missed out potentially on their swimming programme

3. Building physical and emotional resilience through PE

4. Making the link between PE and new PSHE / RHE curriculum an effective partnership

5. Making the best use of our PE Premium

6. Addressing issues, questions, concerns and sharing practice

To book onto the morning session please click here and to book onto the afternoon session please click here.

 

 

Inter School Fixtures

Following the Government’s announcement on 26th March that outdoor fixtures can take place from 29th March (full details can be found here), we have been contacted by schools looking to arrange friendly fixtures.

If your school is interested in arranging friendly fixtures in any sports, please complete the below information and we will share your details in future BPSS Weekly Primary Updates.

School Name:

Contact Name & Email:

Sport:

Year Group/s

Availability:

 

                                                                  

London Youth Games – Summer Competitions

To celebrate the start of the new term, LYG have launched an extensive programme of summer virtual competitions. These competitions are open to every school within Barnet, regardless of whether you buy into the BPSS partnership or not. The School Games are open to all pupils from Year 3 to Year 6.

Full details were sent to PE Subject Leaders on Tuesday. For more information please click here

 

 

Active Recovery Hub

The aim of the Active Recovery Hub is to provide access to free resources which support schools and Local Authorities to help children and young people to be active before, during and after the school day. The hub will also be a useful tool to help with the planning of summer schools and Holiday Activity Fund programme delivery. 

The online hub can be accessed through the School Games website

 

 

Saracens – Rugby 4 Life Festival

Saracens Foundation are offering schools the opportunity to take part in their own free private Rugby 4 Life Festival.

The primary focus of the festival will be on fun and engagement, with participants encouraged to demonstrate the Saracens core values; discipline, honesty, work rate and humility.

Whilst this offer is open to all KS1 and KS2 pupils, some previous experience of intra school Rugby is required.

If you would like further information or to book, please contact Ben Wiggins (Saracens Foundation Project Officer) directly at [email protected]

 

 

Free Online Teacher Training & Resources – LTA Tennis Reminder

The LTA are offering a new free online course to guide you through how to use their innovative resources that have been developed by teachers, for teachers.

If this wasn’t enough, schools that complete the online course will receive a resources pack and a £250 voucher to spend on equipment, or ten hours of team teaching support from an LTA Accredited Coach.

For more information or to sign up, please click here.

Active School Hero – Applications Open

London Sport is once again supporting Active School Hero which champions people promoting and delivering physical activity in primary schools. Any staff member who makes activity experiences positive and empowers young people can be nominated.

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