Growing Your School Sport Workforce

Mark Arridge

Director of SportSt Mary’s College, Hull

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Growing Your School Sport Workforce

Learning Outcomes

• To be able to describe and explain strategies to grow, develop and sustain your school sport workforce using examples from St Mary’s College

• To be able to assess where you are at present in terms of your school sport workforce and vision where you want to be in a month, 6 months and 12 months time

• To be able to create and design your own strategies to grow the school sport workforce in your school via an action plan

Growing Your School Sport Workforce

Ice Breaker Remember Me!

Ice Breaker

• What is your name?

• What school are you from?

• Why are you here? (Context of your school)

• What is your greatest sporting achievement?

Growing Your Own School Sport Workforce

What questions do you want answering by the end of the session? Post It Notes

My Context

St Mary’s College• 11-18 Catholic Voluntary Aided School• 1250+ in Years 7-11 and 350 in Sixth Form• Hull and East Riding catchment area- 13 school buses• 44 different languages spoken in the school. Major school

demographic change in the last five years• BSF School- Sport has a strategic role as part of a “World Class”

approach

• One hour lunchtime• Headteacher brief of the development of Inter -House sports

competitions with a competitive edge • Background of significant changes to funding in physical education and school sport

Growing Your School Sport Workforce-Visioning

Why do you want to develop your school sport workforce?

Growing Your School Sport Workforce

Vision and Purpose- Think-Pair-Share

Strategic OverviewWhere are you now? Context of school and situation

Why do you want to grow your school sport workforce?

What is the vision for PE and school sport in your school? How are you going to get there?

What potential barriers do you face?

St Mary’s College Story- Vision

• A Centre of Excellence for Physical Education and School Sport

• To provide a broad and balanced programme which encourages all students to develop a healthy and active lifestyle

• To provide a broad and balanced programme with structured opportunities for all students to take part in competitive situations in a range of roles including performer, leader and official during lunchtime or after school activities

• To provide structured pathways for students to progress in their chosen role in a wide range of activities

St Mary’s CollegeExtra-Curricular Model

Mass Participation Inter-House Sportand Healthy and Active Lifestyles

LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES

Inter-House SportLUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES

Extra Curricular Leagues and Teams with opportunities for elite level representation at school

and club levelAFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Inter-House Competitions (Level 1 Competition)

Football (Boys)Netball (Girls)Rugby League (Boys)Table TennisBadmintonTrampoliningDodgeballFitness ChallengesCricketRoundersTennisDance

Do you have a culture of sport in your school?

Discuss with a partner. How do you know? Examples?

What would you like to see in your school?

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St Mary’s College Developing a Culture of Sport - Profile, Expectations and Standards

• Sports results communicated verbally via staff briefing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Achievements of staff and students celebrated from inter-school competition and club competitions

• Trophy cabinet prominent in reception• Successful teams celebrated and role modeled around the

school site• Assemblies to all year groups highlighting student success in

sport and beyond • Link to behaviour system in school- Student, Staff and Parent Codes of Conduct • Established a school sports council- student voice

St Mary’s College Developing a Culture of Sport - Profile, Expectations and Standards

• Cross-curricular e.g. YST Sport and Art Workshop link to BTEC Art and Design course- a “live” project, Key Stage 3 Geography of Sport Unit

• Link to behaviour system in school- Student, Staff and Parent Codes of Conduct • Team Kits for all teams including sports such as badminton and table tennis• Gifted and Talented students in sport- criteria shared with

staff and students, celebrated and promoted • Termly School Sport Newsletters• School Awards Evening- heavy focus on physical education and sport

St Mary’s College Developing a Culture of Sport - Community

• Get Set Network• BBC World Class Olympic Dreams- Partnered with the

Ali Hadri High School, Peja Kosovo• Dreams and Teams• BHF Healthy Vending Machine• Lead Support School for the Jane Tomlinson Junior Fun

Run in Hull • “Don’t Just Sit There” Project

St Mary’s College Developing a Culture of Sport- Accountability

• Sports Specialism component of SIP• Direct reporting on progress to SLG and Governors on

progress in relation to targets• Evidence files

Developing a Culture of Sport- Funding

• How much money do you have in your school available to promote sport?

• Sports specialism budget• PE department budget• G and T budget• Extra-Curricular budget

What can you do at your school to develop a culture of sport or develop that culture of sport further?“

Growing Your School Sport WorkforcePotential staffing development

Growing Your School Sport Workforce

Who in your school and local or regional area can you use to support you in the delivery of physical education and school sport?

Envoys

St Mary’s College School Sport Workforce

• Yourself- role model and lead by example• Teachers including SLG (promote at start of the year on

INSET Days)• Physical Education Department• School Games Organiser• Teaching Assistants • Cover Supervisors• Local Coaches- can you pay from a budget• School-Club links with local amateur clubs• Professional Club Links- e.g. Hull City (Football Academy) , Hull FC and Hull KR

St Mary’s College School Sport Workforce

• Premier League4Sport- Badminton• Sports Centre staff• Work experience and voluntary placements- with a view to

GTP programme or a career in teaching (CRB checked)• Hull University PE and Sports Science students- support

within the curriculum and beyond• AS and A2/BTEC National students organise Level 2

competitions as part of assessment for qualifications

St Mary’s College School Sport Workforce

• Other sixth form students • Leadership Academy students• Young Ambassadors and Adistars• School Sports Council and Sport House Captains• Outside groups- Hull Kung Fu

St Mary’s College School Sport Workforce- Areas for Development

Student Workforce• Leadership, Coaching and Volunteering Partner School - Strategic

role in school- need to educate the students about the opportunities and roles in coaching, officiating and team managing before expectation that they will run inter-house competitions

- Mapping out of what we want students to be able to do in Years 7, 8 and 9- delivery of Coach, Official and Team Manager Training to - Year 9 students prior to range of opportunities in Years 10 and 11- Students rewarded via school reward system for voluntary hours dedicated

“Which groups of people do you think you can use to grow your school sport workforce?

Is it a sustainable? Remove the barriers?

Is it manageable on a day to day basis?

Reflection

Growing Your Own School Sport Workforce

Action Planning

Action Planning

Using the template provided or your own…..

Action Planning

What can you achieve in …..? Who else do you need to involve? Resources?

•A Month•3-6 Months•12 Months•Beyond

Impact???

“Remember Rome wasn’t built in a day

Empower those around you- can’t do it on your own

Patience, Perseverance and Positivity

Growing Your Own School Sport Workforce

Plenary- Questions Answered/Unanswered

“If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact me

marridge@staff.st-marys.hull.sch.uk

(01482) 851136 or 800999/992