Free Sport Coaching Course from Open University and Sport England
Available on the OU’s free learning platform, OpenLearn – ‘Coaching Others to Coach’ launched on the 8 July and can be studied by anyone at any time.
School Sport and Activity Action Plan
Children will have a greater opportunity to access 60 minutes of daily sport and physical activity, whether that be in school, after school or during weekends and holidays, under new Government plans revealed on 14th July 2019.
The School Sport and Activity Action Plan, outlined by Education Secretary Damian Hinds, Sport Minister Mims Davies and Minister for Public Health, Seema Kennedy, will set out a range of new measures to strengthen the role of sport within a young person’s daily routine, explain how teachers and parents can play their part, and promote a joined-up approach to physical activity and mental wellbeing. It comes after the latest data from Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People survey showed that a third of children are currently doing fewer than 30 minutes of physical activity a day.
Ofsted’s new Inspection Framework comes into effect from September 2019. As Amanda Spielman, HM Chief Inspector of Education, said last weekend:
“Schools that offer children a broad, balanced education, including plenty of opportunities to get active during the school day and through extracurricular activities, will be rewarded under our new inspection regime.”
As part of the plan, the Government has committed to launch a series of regional pilots to trial innovative approaches to getting more young people active, particularly less active groups such as girls and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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GoodGym 1st Anniversary Celebrations!
GoodGym Swindon celebrates its 1st birthday next month and you are invited to 2 great events to help celebrate the occasion.
Volunteers Wanted: Disability Sports in Swindon
Swindon Borough Council are commited to increasing involvement in sport and physical activity among disabled people and encourage every disabled person to be active every day. They co-ordinate a number of Swindon-based sessions targeting those with disabilites and health conditions and are always please to hear from anyone who would be interested in offering their time to volunteer with these groups.
Activity Alliance #WhoSays Campaign
Who Says? The new campaign calling time on negative perceptions
- Who says it’s not a real sport if you have to adapt it?
- Who says disabled people aren’t competitive?
A new exciting campaign from Activity Alliance is calling time on negative perceptions about disability, inclusion and sport and asks – who says?