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Olympic Legacy for Youth?
Tessa Jowell, Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Olympics, gives her thoughts on whether there will be an Olympic Legacy which inspires young people to choose sport Read full Article here
Should we test Physical Literacy in PE?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15774788 Writing in this week’s Scrubbing Up column, leading sports medicine specialist Dr Andy Franklyn-Miller warns that the physical competence of future generations is being put at risk because of a failure to give PE the same priority as other subjects in the school curriculum. He contrasts the support that is available for children who [...]
Win a Trip to the Olympic Stadium Next April for Your School
WIN a trip to the Olympic Stadium next April for your school! Are you ready to go for Gold? Get your school involved in the build up to London 2012 by taking on Olympic and Paralympic sports to raise funds for vital medical research into child health. Challenge your pupils to cover 2012kms by [...]
International Inspiration
Megan Hopkins, Volleyball Development Coach for Warrington School Sport Partnership and Volleyball England, received fantastic news today when she heard she had been selected on merit as one of only 2 VDCs across the country to take part in the fantastic ‘International Inspiration’ programme as part of the London 2012 legacy. International Inspiration aims to [...]
Telegraph 13th October
Gareth A Davies comments on changes to school sport funding: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/schoolsports/8823897/Dont-take-sport-away-from-children.html
Telegraph Comments on School Sport
Follow the link to read the telegraph article outlining a feared reduction in school sport opportunities across the country following the Comprehensive Spending Review: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/8807140/London-2012-Olympics-fears-over-future-of-schools-sports-cast-doubts-over-Games-legacy-claims.html
Project Ability Success!!
Warrington SSP and William Beamont Community High School have been successful in their bid to become a ‘Project Ability’ school. Project Ability aims to establish a national network of 50 of the most successful mainstream and special schools at providing opportunities for young disabled pupils to take part in sport. These schools will receive funding [...]
Observer Comments on School Games
http://m.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/sep/24/school-games-olympics-legacy-2012?cat=education&type=article Toby Helm, the Observer’s Political Editor, comments on the Government’s School Games
Sports Awards 2011
Warrington Sports Awards Seeks Nominations This year’s Warrington Sports Awards is set to take place on the 19th October 2011 and nominees for the following categories are sought; Club of the Year, Coach of the Year, Special Recognition, Disabled Sports Achiever, Young Volunteer and Volunteer of Year. Nomination is open to Warrington based clubs and residents. [...]
Make your 2012 Pledge!
So many talented athletes from across the globe will come together to test their stamina and compete to achieve their goal. So what will YOU be doing to push yourself to the limits over the next twelve months to mark this once-in-a-lifetime event? www.Legacypledge.org is a fun, interactive site that encourages Cheshire and Warrington residents [...]