The Howard School
Sport Partnership

The Howard School Sport Partnership

Welcome to the Howard School Sport Partnership which is a collection of schools (in Rainham, Gillingham, Strood and the rural area of Medway - Kent) working together in families to share resources, facilities, teaching and coaching expertise and an infrastructure of staff.

The ultimate vision is that:

"The Howard School Sports Partnership (covering all schools in Gillingham, Rainham, Strood and the rural area of Medway) commits to provide an efficient, high quality and school needs led service, we will continue to enable young people to become the best they can be through the medium of physical activity, physical education and sport."

Currently (Autumn 2012) we have approx. 32 Primary Schools in the HSSP area signed up to school sport services for the 2012 – 2013 academic year. For further details on the menu of packages and services available to Primary Schools delivered by our School Sport Co-ordinators (SSCo’s/Teacher Release staff) please see: SSP MENU of packages and individual services for primary schools 2012 – 2013. As well as these services we can accommodate bespoke services after discussion and agreement with individual Primary Schools. We also co-ordinate a series of Change4Life after-school clubs for year 3 and 4 physically inactive Primary Schools. We also organise a calendar of School Sport Festivals/Competitions for schools in the local area, for further details see the Events page. Please see our business plan: The Howard School Sport Partnership BUSINESS PLAN 2012 – 2013.

We are now planning for 2013-2014 and please see our business plan for 2013-2014: The Howard School Sport Partnership BUSINESS PLAN 2013 – 2014

If you are a Primary School in our area then our school sport services for 2013-2014 will be as follows: SSP MENU of HSSP packages and individual services for primary schools 2013 - 2014

For further details on any of our services please do not hesitate to contact: Claire Moore, Tel: 01634 236606 or 07725724393, Email moorec@thehowardschool.co.uk or write to: Claire Moore, The Howard School, The Howard School Sport Partnership, Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent ME8 OBX.

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL PRIMARY SCHOOLS

PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORT FUNDING
General article, Updated: 16 March 2013

The Government is providing funding of £150 million per annum for academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15 to provide new, substantial primary school sport funding’. This funding is being jointly provided by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport, and will see money going directly to primary school headteachers to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their children. The sport funding can only be spent on sport and PE provision in schools.

Eligible schools

Funding for schools will be calculated by the number of primary-aged pupils (between the ages of 5 and 11) as at the annual schools census in January 2013. All schools with 17 or more primary-aged pupils will receive a lump sum of £8000 plus a premium of £5 per pupil. Smaller schools will receive £500 per pupil.

Purpose of funding
Schools will have to spend the sport funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but they will have the freedom to choose they do this. Possible uses for the funding include:

• hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work alongside primary teachers when teaching PE
• new or additional Change4Life sport clubs
• paying for professional development opportunities in PE/sport
• providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE/sport
• running sport competitions, or increasing participation in the school games
• buying quality assured professional development modules or materials for PE/sport
• providing places for pupils on after school sport clubs and holiday clubs

Accountability

Schools will be held to account for how they spend the sport funding. Ofsted will strengthen its coverage of sport and PE within the Inspectors’ Handbook and supporting guidance, so that schools and inspectors know how sport and PE will be assessed in future as part of the school’s overall provision offered. Schools will be required to include details about their sporting provision on their school website, alongside their curriculum details, so parents can compare sports provision between schools, both within and beyond the school day.

Best practice
Schools will be able to draw on information on effective practice taken from case studies provided by the very best schools. One year on, Ofsted will carry out a survey reporting on the first year’s expenditure and its impact.

Funding period
The sport premium will be paid for the two academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15.

http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/financialmanagement/b00222858/Primary-school-sport-funding

Sport Specific Leadership courses for students (aged 13 years plus) 2012-2013

LTA Young Competition Organisers workshop (June 2013)
LTA Young Competition Organisers workshop June 2013 flyer
Parental consent form LTA Young Competition Organisers course June 2013

RFU Rugby Leadership course (16 years plus)

Many of the Medway MYG, SSG and HSSP Festivals lead to the Kent School Games finals in 2012 (i.e. winning schools qualify for entry into the Kent School Games to play against other local School Games Areas/School Sports Partnerships)

Forthcoming School Sports Events

Date	Event Details	Contact
Thurs, 16 May 2013	SSG Cricket (Yrs 7-9 TBC) at Sherwood Cricket Club	Tony Rossiter, Tel: 07974 974 417
Thurs, 23 May 2013	MYG Football (yrs 5 and 6) at the Garrison Ground	John Hatchett, Tel: 01634 338 763
Thurs, 13 June 2013	SSG Rugby League (yrs 7-9 TBC) at the Garrison Ground	Mark Roughsedge, Tel: 07534 986 127
Thurs, 13 June 2013	Medway Girls Kwik Cricket and Football Festival (yrs 5 and 6) at High Halstow	Claire Moore, Tel: 07725 724 393
Thurs, 20 June 2013	MYG Kwik Cricket (yrs 5 and 6) at High Halstow	John Hatchett, Tel: 01634 338 763
Thurs, 27 June 2013	SSG Softball and Rounders (yrs 7-9 TBC) at the Garrison Ground	Emily Thorne, Tel: 01634 843 049
Tues, 2 July 2013	MYG Athletics (yrs 5 and 6) at Medway Park	John Hatchett, Tel: 01634 338 763
Thurs, 4 July 2013	Medway Disability Youth Games (various sports) at Medway Park	John Hatchett, Tel: 01634 338 763
Wed, 10 July 2013	Medway Primary Schools Rugby League World Cup tournament at Medway Park	Mark Roughsedge, Tel: 07534 986 127
Thurs, 11 July 2013	SSG District Athletics (yrs 7-10) at Medway Park	Andy Anderson, Tel: 01634 830 083
Fri, 12 July 2013	Dance Festival (yrs 1-12) at the Hundred of Hoo Secondary School	Claire Moore, Tel: 07725 724 393

For further details and a calendar of events, festivals, some entry forms and league contact organiser details click on the Events page.

For details on the training and professional development opportunities for all teachers and coaches click on: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses for Medway Teachers to view the latest CPD brochure.