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Welcome to the latest Partnership Review, our largest edition to date. As well as reporting on

the progress made since the partnership started life in 2005, this review aims to bring the

partnership to life through an emphasis on pictures telling the story rather than the text.

Progress has been made in the key targets year on year and although this should be celebrated

there is much still to do. The key message of 2 hours curriculum PE seems to be getting across

to schools, with 90% of pupils accessing 2 hours of PE and school sport in a typical week in the

most recent survey.

The challenge ahead for all school sport partnerships is to engage pupils in ‘The Five Hour

Offer’ and we attempt to contextualise this through the stories of two youngsters, Jack and

Jessica, in this review. At all times the work of the partnership is driven by the benefits to

pupils, and all our plans have this as the key objective. With ever increasing initiatives and

targets it is possible to forget that the pupils are at the core of our work, but through

partnership working, efficient use of available resources and innovation the young people of

Salford will continue to benefit in the coming years.

We sincerely hope you enjoy this review and we would be delighted to receive your

feedback.

Dean Gilmore,

Partnership Development Manager.

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“I AM DELIGHTED TO BE THE AMBASSADOR FOR SALFORD

SCHOOL SPORT PARTNERSHIPS AND AM VERY EXCITED

ABOUT THE FUTURE OF SPORT WITHIN SALFORD. SCHOOL

SPORT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVERY

CHILD AND YOUNG PERSON AND I CAN CERTAINLY

ATTRIBUTE SO MUCH OF MY SPORTING SUCCESS TO THE

HELP AND SUPPORT I HAD WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL. AFTER

SCHOOL CLUBS, SPORTS TEAMS AND PE LESSONS AT

SCHOOL DO, WITHOUT DOUBT, ALLOW EVERY CHILD THE

OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY SPORT AND WORK OUT WHAT

THEY ARE GOOD AT. I AM DELIGHTED TO BE SUPPORTING

THIS SCHEME AND HOPE TO SEE SOME OF OUR FUTURE

OLYMPIC TALENT ENJOYING SPORT THROUGH THE WORK

OF SALFORD SCHOOL SPORT PARTNERSHIPS.”

SARAH ST

OREY

OBE

PARTNER

SHIP AMBASSA

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STOREY

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HERE AT ALL HALLOWS WE VALUE OUR ROLE AS THE HUB-SITE

FOR THE PARTNERSHIP, AND TAKE SERIOUSLY OUR

RESPONSIBILITIES AS SUCH. ALTHOUGH WE ARE SCHEDULED

TO MOVE IN TO A STATE OF THE ART SCHOOL AS PART OF

BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE, UPGRADING THE

EXISTING PE FACILITIES HAS BEEN A PRIORITY OVER THE

LAST 12 MONTHS. WITH A SIGNIFICANT PUPIL INPUT AND

SUBSEQUENT OWNERSHIP OF THE PROJECT, THE GYM HAS

UNDERGONE A TRANSFORMATION.

For the first time in a long time, our facilities are worthy of the myriad of activities provided for

the pupils. We start the current academic year with an exciting Key Stage 4 curriculum offer,

and through creative timetabling and partnership working, pupils have an average of 8

dedicated staff delivering the curriculum. As with the refurbishment of the gym, the pupil voice

was a key factor in selecting the programme. Alongside traditional activities such as football and

fitness, pupils can currently choose table-tennis, aqua aerobics, street dance, trampoline, golf,

badminton and sport leadership courses. Participation rates amongst our Year 10 pupils are

now consistently approaching 100%. It is our belief that this improved engagement in

curricular PE, coupled with a boost to numbers attending out of school hours clubs, will only

serve to better performance at GCSE with an improvement of self-esteem and confidence,

and therefore engagement and motivation in other aspects of the curriculum.

Ofsted, on their most recent inspection, rated All Hallows ‘Outstanding’. As a school, we are

constantly seeking different or new ways to help every pupil reach their potential, challenging

ourselves to improve, with the courage to take risks and make difficult decisions. The parallels in

sport are obvious. David Brailsford, British Cycling’s Performance Director knows that simply

repeating the programme that proved so successful in Beijing will not bring success in London

2012. Similarly, starting from scratch would erode all the fantastic work to date. The Salford

North School Sport Partnership has made outstanding progress in such a (relatively) short

period of time, but now the challenge really begins. To build from nothing is comparatively easy.

To build on success is much harder. As a school, we will work with the partnership to build on

the success to date, challenging and supporting in equal measure. The reward if the path

followed is wise will not be measured in GCSE’s or Gold medals, but in a legacy of life-long

participation in sport of the young people of Salford. I can think of no better aspiration.

Monica Owens, Head teacher at All Hallows RC Business and Enterprise College

WE VALU

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THE TERM ‘PARTNERSHIP’ IS OFTEN USED LIBERALLY

WHEN DESCRIBING GROUPS WORKING TOGETHER,

BUT PARTNERSHIP WORKING REALLY IS AT THE HEART

OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PE AND SPORT ACROSS SALFORD,

WHETHER THIS BE WITH LOCAL CLUBS AND GROUPS,

AGENCIES SUCH AS THE PRIMARY CARE TRUST AND

SALFORD COMMUNITY LEISURE OR MORE IMPORTANTLY,

BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOL SPORT PARTNERSHIPS.

This year has seen a huge increase in the amount of activities offered to pupils, whether this is

structured lunchtime activity, a new after-school club or the opportunity to represent their

school at a local event.

A cluster tournament where Year 7 leaders organised the event for local primary schools

summed up how young people’s skills and confidence can develop in sport. One primary

teacher said, ”I can’t believe they left us only a year ago. They have grown up so much!”

We have also had national recognition within the Partnership. Wentworth All Stars were

champions at the UK Cheerleading Association schools competition, Moorside High’s

volleyball team reached the national finals and the Year 6 Kwik Cricket team from St Andrew’s

Boothstown enjoyed a day at Grace Road, Leicestershire’s County Ground, having won

through 3 heats.

To provide more opportunities for children and young people to participate in Physical

Education and sport within school and the local community, partnership working will play an

even greater role in the future. This includes both PDMs putting up a combined front,

especially when meeting high profile figures such as Scruffy the Squirrel (and Sir Alex!).

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2 HOURS

PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS WHO PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST TWO HOURS OFHIGH QUALITY P.E. AND SCHOOL SPORT IN A TYPICAL WEEK

% OF PUPILS

54%

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81%

90%

2005 2006 2007 2008

50

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20

10

0

INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITION

PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITION DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR

% OF PUPILS

26%

32%34%

39%

2005 2006 2007 2008

SCHOOL TO CLUB LINKS

PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES WITH A SPORTS CLUB LINKED TO THE SCHOOL

% OF PUPILS

19%21%

36%

42%

2005 2006 2007 2008

LEADERSHIP

PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SPORTS VOLUNTEERING AND LEADERSHIP

% OF PUPILS

4%

8%

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2 HOURS

PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS WHO PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST TWO HOURS OFHIGH QUALITY P.E. AND SCHOOL SPORT IN A TYPICAL WEEK

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PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITION DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR

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PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES WITH A SPORTS CLUB LINKED TO THE SCHOOL

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PERCENTAGE OF PUPILS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SPORTS VOLUNTEERING AND LEADERSHIP

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REAT PROG

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irector of Children's Services

‘CO

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GO

IN H

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FIVE HOUR OFF

ER: JES

SICA’S STORY

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JESS

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AS PARTNERSHIPS WORK TOWARDS ALL PUPILS ACCESSING

FIVE HOURS PE AND SPORT IN A TYPICAL WEEK, WHAT DOES

A ‘FIVE HOUR’ CHILD LOOK LIKE AND HOW DO SCHOOL AND

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROVISION?

Here we illustrate ‘The Five Hour Offer’ through Jack and Jessica’s stories.

Jessica is in Year 2. She receives 2 hours curriculum PE a week but doesn’t access any

clubs at school.

Her additional 3 hours are made up of community activities.

A School - Club link with the local Gymnastics Club directs pupils to the weekly hour long

session. Jessica enjoys this immensely and takes part in occasional weekend competitions.

As an essential life skill, Jessica has attended swimming lessons since the age of 3. Her

swimming teacher now concentrates on developing her stoke technique. When Jessica

goes swimming in Year 3 at school she will be able to develop her swimming further to

include basic survival skills.

Jessica’s fifth hour every week has no school connection. Each Saturday morning she

relishes her ballet lessons and enjoys performing routines in front of her siblings.

As Jessica grows up the activities she chooses to be involved in may change, but through

a combination of home, school and community she is likely to remain a ‘five hour’ child.

Sporting Hero – Beth Tweddle.

Best Sporting Moment – Winning a Gold Medal at Gymnastics.

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FIVE H

OUR OFFER

: JACK’S ST

ORY

“IN A

N AVERA

GE W

EEK, JA

CK

SPEND

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TO

TW

ELVE HO

URS IN

VOLVED

IN SC

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ITY SPO

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IS IS AS A

RESULT

OF G

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RTU

NIT

IES PRESENT

ED T

O H

IM.”

JACK IS A YEAR 8 PUPIL WITH A HECTIC SPORTING SCHEDULE.

IN ADDITION TO THE CURRICULUM TIME SPENT IN PE, HE

ALSO TAKES PART IN A RANGE OF OUTDOOR AND

ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITIES AFTER SCHOOL.

On a MONDAY Jack goes to Pendleton pool to do swimming with Oakwood Youth Club.

He practices different strokes to improve and practices swimming different distances.

On a TUESDAY Jack takes part in ‘Morning Move It’ before school. He goes cycling in the

after school club around the school grounds and the local area.

On a WEDNESDAY Jack goes canoeing at Salford Quays with Oakwood Youth Club. He then

goes to the open session with his dad and sister straight after the club session. This is in

addition to his PE lesson.

On a THURSDAY in the winter Jack goes rock climbing at Salford Quays and in the summer

he goes sailing.

On a FRIDAY Jack does indoor and outdoor rowing depending on the weather with Oakwood

Youth Club.

On a SATURDAY Jack goes canoeing at Pennington Flash with Oakwood Youth Club and

sometimes he goes out canoeing on trips which last most of the afternoon.

On a SUNDAY Jack rests and get ready for the next week!

In an average week, Jack spends ten to twelve hours involved in school and community

sport. This is as a result of grasping and embracing all the opportunities presented to him,

with the support of school and family. In a Partnership audit of activity, Jack came out as the

most ‘Active Pupil’ in a typical week. Well done Jack.

Sporting Hero- Steve Swallow, Watersports instructor at Oakwood High School.

Best Sporting Moment- Winning the short course in a lightning kayak at York river festival.

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ALL HALLOWS R.C.BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE COLLEGE

DEA

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Partne

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men

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ALL HALLOWS R.C. BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE COLLEGEAll Souls’ R.C.St Boniface R.C.St James R.C.St Joseph’s R.C. (Ordsall)Cathedral School of St. Peter and St. JohnSt Sebastian’s R.C.St Thomas of Canterbury R.C.

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ALBIONBrentnallCharlestownThe FriarsLower KersalMarlborough RoadNorth Grecian StreetSt. George’s C.E.St. Paul’s C.E. Nevile RoadSt. Philip’s C.E.

ALISO

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BUILE HILLLangworthy RoadSeedleySt. John’s C.E.St. Luke’s C.E.Summerville

ANDY N

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OAKWOODSpringwood

IAN CARDEN

Joint Scho

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OAKWOODSpringwood

ANNIE W

ILLIAMS

Joint Scho

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rt Co-ordinator

OASIS ACADEMY MEDIA CITY UKLark HillLight Oaks InfantsLight Oaks JuniorsPrimrose HillSt Paul’s C.E. New Windsor (Cross Lane)Tootal Drive

ADAM W

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ST. AMBROSE BARLOW R.C.St. Charles’ R.C.St. Luke’s R.C.St. Mark’s R.C. ( Swinton)St. Mary’s R.C. (Swinton)

KATE WATLING

Scho

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rts Co-ordinator

ST. GEORGE’S R.C.Christ the King R.C.St. Edmund’s R.C.

TO BE APPOIN

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Scho

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THE SWINTON HIGH SCHOOLCliftonThe DeansMossfieldSt. Augustine’s C.E.Wardley C.E.

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Salford North School Sport Partnership

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academic year recognising strategies that would work for her and looking towards success for

all. The PLT demonstrates a flexible yet structured approach to PE, offering a range of activities

where all children feel that they can succeed. All children are enthusiastic during PE lessons and

are eager to transfer their skills to other lessons or other times of the school day. For example,

each class has a customised activity bag and the children create their own games showing co-

operation and a willingness to try new things.

Children understand the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle; take part in a range of

competitive, creative and challenging activities, using professionals from our community to

enhance skills that are tested in School Sport Partnership competitions. The PLT ensures that

the members of staff understand how PE is implemented through professional dialogue and

good working relationships. The PLT monitors and evaluates pupils, planning and the quality of

the lesson outcomes alongside rewarding and celebrating pupil’s achievements. There are

assembly opportunities to reward individuals, groups or whole class achievements in PE and

school sport. Children also show a desire to improve and achieve showing stamina and

strength to keep going and are determined to spend extra time practising.

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THE SCHOOL SITE PROVISION AWARD – WINNERS:

Oakwood High School

Oakwood High School Specialist Arts and Technology College

constantly strives to meet the needs and interests of all their

pupils. An innovative out of school hours learning programme

enriches pupil development whilst also helping to create a

lifelong interest in sport. All activities aim to engage pupils in

activities which promote healthy and active lifestyles which also

enhancing their social and emotional well-being.

A strong support team of teaching assistants are invaluable to

the success of the Tuesday night programme. Their

contribution and support allows an extended range of

specialised activities to be delivered. All the activities provided

by the school are evaluated in terms of their effectiveness in

providing interesting and innovative activities. This is achieved

through valuing pupil voice and constantly reviving the activites

and drawing upon the expertise and provisions available to us.

THE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES AWARD –

WINNERS: Buile Hill High School

A partnership was arranged between Buile Hill High School and

Ryders Farm Equestrian Centre, creating an opportunity for

inner city Salford children to visit, each week, a working farm,

and to care for and ride horses.

Every Friday, after school, ten to twelve children are taught by

the enthusiastic, hard working and experienced instructors at

Ryders Farm. The pupils have learnt so much through this

experience. They learn to be caring and sensitive to the needs

of the horses and the correct way to groom, tack up and ride.

Horse riding is open to all ages, gender and ethnic groups and it

is fantastic to see all the pupils working in harmony together.

THE DEVELOPING YOUNG PEOPLE AWARD –

WINNERS: Oakwood High School

The schools spirit of innovation and creativity ensures all young

people at Oakwood are exposed to opportunities, which allow

physical, social and emotional development to flourish. This is

reflective in the opportunities pupils are exposed to within the

curriculum and through the context of friendly competition.

Pupils are challenged through competition against both

mainstream and other MLD schools, which allows pupils to

interact socially with their mainstream peers. The PE department

at Oakwood have revised the schools existing PE curriculum with

the aim of creating opportunities that not only raise attainment

and achievement, but also create opportunities for creative and

personalised learning through a range of new and exciting

experiences. Each activity has been carefully considered when

planning to ensure it is fully accessible to each individual.

LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERING AWARD – WINNERS:

St James’ RC Primary School

A class teacher comments, “I was approached by the PLT for

our school and asked if I wanted my class to take part in an

eight-week block of Tri-Golf sessions. Many of the children

surprised me; the sessions enabled the poorer, less able children

to gain some skills that they had never experienced before. The

children looked forward to the weekly sessions and were very

keen and enthusiastic to get involved.

The coach had a very positive and professional attitude with the

children and they respected him for this. They listened

intensively and soaked in the information – about how to stand,

hold the golf club and how hard to hit the ball. Chris had given

me lesson notes about the different activities that the children

were doing so I was able to carry on the golf lessons when he

had finished. Chris asked if I thought the children would be

interested in taking part in an after school club setting up a

School Golf Club. I was very impressed with the children and

their enthusiasm for the club and every member of the class

wanted to be involved.

The children were very keen to get involved and were very

keen to share with the rest of the class what they were doing.

The Golf Club Committee told us that they were setting up a

festival that the whole class could take part in and they were

very excited. The Golf notice board had details of the activities.

The children had to use lots of skills in numeracy and literacy

and they enjoyed doing these different tasks. Children who

were not achieving academically were getting involved in the

tasks and were not only achieving but were enjoying

themselves at the same time.”

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PLAYGROUND LEADERS PROGRAMME MAKES A POSITIVE IMPACT.

WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE

PLAYGROUND LEADER’S PROGRAMME OVER THE PAST TWO

YEARS HAS BEEN A MAJOR SUCCESS, WITH 868 YEAR 4, 5 AND

6 CHILDREN LEADING SAFE, FUN AND HEALTHY PLAYGROUND

GAMES FOR INFANT CHILDREN AT PLAYTIMES AND LUNCHTIMES

THROUGHOUT SCHOOLS IN THE SALFORD NORTH SCHOOL

SPORT PARTNERSHIP.

One major factor in this success has been the way in which the young leaders have adapted

traditional and new games to suit the needs of the younger children in their school. For example,

many leaders have chosen to design their own games to suit the equipment and space they have to

work with. Whilst some schools have also adopted a “Captain” system, with one leader being

offered an opportunity to be promoted in a role that allows them to manage the system themselves,

solve problems as they occur and also improve their own leadership skills at the same time.

One very successful school has been St Philip’s C.E., whose leaders are very enthusiastic about the

positive impact that their new Playground Leader’s programme has had on the life of the school.

Shaun, in Year 5 said “I like looking after the little kids – if anyone is sad I can make them happy,”

whilst Abbie, Sophie, Kayleigh and Lailla added “It’s brilliant to be able to help the children to

improve their skills and to show them how to behave better.”

In addition to this, schools are now able to make good use of playground resource packs provided

by the Partnership and Youth Sport Trust and these are also being very well received by the leaders,

who are looking forward to improving the quality of their already excellent service.

So keep it up playground leaders! You are doing a fantastic job and the whole of Salford is benefiting

from the wonderful work you are doing by keeping children healthy and active at lunchtimes.

Darren Birchall – Leadership Officer

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SALFORD COMMUNITY LEISURE (SCL) MANAGES 11 COMMUNITY CENTRES ACROSS

THE CITY AS WELL AS 12 SPORTS AND LEISURE CENTRES FACILITIES, INCLUDING

THE STATE OF THE ART SALFORD SPORTS VILLAGE AND SALFORD WATERSPORTS

CENTRE. SCL ALSO MANAGES THE SPORT, HEALTH AND COMMUNITY LEISURE

TEAM WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAMS IN THE

COUNTRY WITH OVER 70 DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS AND QUEST ACCREDITATION.

THE TEAM AIMS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL BY ENHANCING PEOPLE’S

LIFESTYLES THROUGH HEALTH, RECREATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

The organisation is one of the key delivery partners for both School Sport Partnerships and there are many examples

of successful joint working initiatives which demonstrate the commitment to achieving mutual objectives, providing high

quality opportunities for young people and increasing participation in sport and physical activity.

The majority of partnership working, contributing to the delivery of ‘5 hour offer’ in a number of ways,

is lead by the Schools Team within Sport, Health and Community Leisure. Examples include;

PLANNING, PREPARATION AND ASSESSMENT TIME (PPA) – SCL offer a package of curriculum time coaching to

assist schools to facilitate this workforce legislation. The package provides children with a wide range of specialist coaching

whilst also contributing to whole school improvement, by providing valuable skills for young people as well as enabling class

teachers access to vital Planning, Preparation and Assessment time. The programme is fully supported by the School Sport

Partnerships who recommend SCL as the preferred provider of this service for schools within the city.

SPORT ACTIVITY MENU (SAM) CLUBS – To support and enhance the curriculum

delivery, SCL also deliver SAM clubs at lunch time and after school sessions throughout

the year. These clubs target young people who may not currently engage in physical

activity outside of the curriculum by offering alternative activities such as circus skills and

fun fitness sessions. In the last two years 3,105 youngsters have taken part in a SAM Club.

SPORT UNLIMITED, NOT FOR BOYS PROGRAMME – SCL Schools Team also currently deliver the Not for Boys

element of the Sport Unlimited programme. Not for Boys targets the ‘semi-

sporty’ girls who may not be attracted to sport and physical activity by

engaging them in a range of appropriate alternative activities such as dance,

fitness, cheerleading and trampoline. The sessions are delivered as part of

curriculum support and also as after school sessions.

In the future we will continue to explore new initiatives and partnership working opportunities, maximising the

potential of available funding where possible, to increase participation and provide young people with a quality

experience in sport and physical activity. We will have a particular focus on contributing to the ‘5-hour offer’ through

the Sport Unlimited programme and in linking competitive opportunities to continued development, as well as

establishing exit routes into clubs and quality community recreational settings.

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RELATIONSHIP WITH MANCHESTER UNITED FOUNDATION

AND IS WORKING ON A NUMBER OF JOINT VENTURES. THE

RECENTLY LAUNCHED SCHOOLS FOOTBALL RESOURCE PACK

FOR TEACHERS IS PROVING A REAL HIT WITH SCHOOLS, AS

HAS A PILOT PROJECT, ‘SOMETHING TO CHEW ON’.

‘Something to Chew On’ takes a rounded approach to teaching children about healthy

lifestyles. The topics covered include diet and health, food safety, consumer awareness

and food preparation. As well as the classroom sessions, the programme aims to motivate

children to be active. Practical sessions cover football, fitness and controlling body movement.

Ten schools in the Partnership are part of the pilot, and United’s goalkeeper

Edwin Van der Sar popped in to one of them to see what the pupils were up to:

The Daily Telegraph’s Henry Winter recorded the visit. ‘Addressing a Salford classroom,

the Dutchman asked what the healthiest fish to have for lunch was.”Fish fingers,''

came one earnest reply. There is work to be done.

For two hours, Van der Sar encouraged the pupils of Friars School, a well-run, friendly

establishment, to think more deeply about fish, eschewing the frozen food variety and

particularly the school goldfish nervously doing laps in a nearby bowl. "You're not going

to eat that!'' the champions' keeper laughed.

Soon, the children were talking about salmon and tuna, and listening intently as Van der Sar

enthused about the salads, Dover sole and broccoli that make up the diet of champions.’

"My kids are 10 and eight, so I know how it works,'' Van der Sar said."When I started at Ajax I

was educated about healthy eating, and I try to do that to my children. It's important to eat as

a family. The children eat with me and my wife and we all eat the same, meat, vegetables and

salad, although the children don't eat the salad.''

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SALFORD CITY REDS FOUNDATION IS THE CHARITABLE

TRUST OF SALFORD CITY REDS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB AND

IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENGAGING THE PEOPLE OF SALFORD

IN SPORT, EDUCATION & HEALTH BASED ACTIVITIES. THE

FOUNDATION DOES THIS USING AN EVER GROWING TEAM

OF DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS, VOLUNTEER COACHES, REDS’

FIRST TEAM PLAYERS, THE RED HOT FLAMES CHEERLEADERS

AND THE CLUBS MASCOT IGNITO.

During the last year the Foundation delivered activities in every one of the city’s high

schools and over 60 local primary schools, working closely with the Salford School Sport

Partnerships. Reds’ player Robbie Paul was on hand at a number of these sessions and

added, “Sport is an excellent way to engage the local community. As the only professional

sports club in the city it is important we do our bit and work with organisations like the

Salford School Sport Partnerships to give the young people a wide range of sporting

opportunities, for example in sport leadership, that will benefit themselves and the

communities they live in.”

In the coming year the Reds Foundation is offering more than ever to Salford schools,

so if you want more information on the Foundation’s activities

and how to get a member of the team to your school then

please contact us on 0161 737 5515, visit www.reds.co.uk

or email mark.brocklehurst@reds.co.uk

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PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY PE FOR ALL STUDENTS

PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE

IN A RANGE OF HIGH QUALITY ACTIVITIES ON A SCHOOL SITE

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACCESS A RANGE

OF HIGH QUALITY ACTIVITIES IN A COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT

PROVISION FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL

PROVISION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO UNDERTAKE HIGH QUALITY

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