Autumn Two 2015
Progressive Times
“Dedicated to giving EVERY CHILD the RIGHT to be physically active!”
INSIDE THIS
MONTH:
NEW
Training
Prospectus
Page 2
Education,
Education,
Education.
Page 2
Meet Gina
Smith
Page 3
NEW
Opportunities
Page 3
Parkwalk
Primary
The times we live in….
As I sat down to ponder over my latest
newsletter, all that I can think about is
Rugby. I had recently been lucky enough
to go and watch eventual runners up
Australia play against Fiji in their first
match of the tournament at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. With a cup of
tea in hand, three thoughts came to my
attention. Firstly, I giggled to myself as I
remember a dad and his son at the
match with a sign saying, “Don’t tell his
mum he’s not at school”. Another of
the worlds biggest sporting events in
recent years to be held in this country,
arguably the best dad in the world, isn't
he? The second thought was about my
own dad. He tried to bring me up to be
a child with a wide spectrum of sports,
however, my younger self missed this
lesson and became a footballer through
and through. This then brought me to
my final thought before putting pen to
paper, my year 5 class on Thursday
afternoon. After 6 weeks of hockey, during our invasion game topic, we were
due to cover football. This is normally
greeted by a rapturous cheer, but to my
amazement, a few mumbles and
grumbles followed by a number of
children saying “Mr School, cant we do
rugby instead”.
A sporting event always encapsulates a
child's desire to perform and win, no
matter what the contest is. This country
seems to take competition to the next
level and not “inspire a generation” but
inspire full stop. Every child has a sporty
side, it is after all global language, so why
not allow children to be engulfed by as
much as possible, they have plenty of time
to specialise later. Advice, I wish I had
followed myself at that age. Who knows
what they might fall for or what the next
Giant sport will be.
Dodgeball anyone?
progressive-sports.co.uk/southeastlondon
0208 854 1153
PA G E 2
Teacher Training
Prospectus
We are very happy to announce the
launch of our brand new Teacher
Training Prospectus.
You might not know, but alongside
our dedicated PE teachers and
coaches, we also have qualified and
experienced tutors who deliver various training to primary schools
across the South East. This specialised team are focused on improving
the level of PE delivery from teachers, TA’s, PE co-ordinators, lunch
time supervisors and even young
sports leaders.
This new Prospectus holds everything a Head teacher or PE coordinator might need to increase the
impact of PE provision in their school
through inset days and twilight session training, plus team teaching.
We strongly believe that this is the
definitive collection of training options for all primary schools. We
are so confident that if you book a
Subject Leader training session for
your PE co-coordinator, we can assist to ensure your PE department is
not only Ofsted ready but confident
in the planning, delivery and differentiation of all PE topics.
Why not CLICK HERE to check out
the book? Or give us a call to discuss how we can help on 0208 854
1153 or email [email protected].
Education, Education, Education
Due to new recommendations by the
Association of Physical Education
(afPE), Progressive Sports has invested
over £3000 for all full time coaches to
meet the new regulation by completing
their Level 3 PE and School Sport
qualification.
Back in 2013, afPE stated "Any adult
supporting teachers in a physical
education or school sport capacity
should be qualified to a Level 2 National
Governing Body (NGB) Award and working towards a Level 3 Certificate in Supporting the Delivery of Physical Education and School Sport (L3CSDPESS) or
equivalent." (afPE, March 2013)
The expectation is that this requirement
will be complied with by 2015.
Therefore, over the summer holidays
our full time coach's gave up one days
holiday a week to attend over 50hours of
training. All coaches are currently undergoing their observations with their tutor
Melanie Cuthbert, from Sports Structures,
and we envisage everyone will be qualified by the end of the year. All the best to
them. Why now ask your coach about
their PESS?
“Did you know, in February five of
our Full Time coaches also became
qualified tutors when they completed their Award in Delivering
Learning (QCF)”
PA G E 3
Meet the Team
Name: Gina Smith
Age: 22 years old
Job title: Business and Admin Apprentice
When did you start working for PS: 15th June 2015
What are your main roles and responsibilities?
Administration duties, answering the phone to customers and schools, processing holiday club
bookings, taking after school and breakfast club bookings, ordering stationary and supplies, liaising with customers via email or phone, assisting the team, meeting room bookings, leaflet distribution for marketing and I am responsible for social media marketing/updating (Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram).
Tell us an interesting fact about yourself…
I actually heard about Progressive Sports through working in a variety of schools since I was 17
years old, I began by volunteering and eventually worked full time in a special needs school for two
years with children who were diagnosed with severe Autistic Spectrum disorder.
It was through working in schools and especially with special needs children where I realised the
importance of activity based learning, exercising the mind through sport or exercise and social
play/PE.
This is what sparked my interest in becoming part of a company that provided this opportunity to
schools and children.
NEW Opportunities
This summer Progressive Sports welcomed aboard our first set of Trainees.
These 16-18 year olds, not in education or
training (NEET), became the first starters
on the our brand new Traineeship programme. They made a decision do increase their employment opportunities be
partaking in a 12 week interview for a full
time apprentice position. Along with our
great training provider, Sport Structures,
Chloe, Denzel and Joshua shadowed full
time coaches to learn about the working
world and how to become a Sports Coach
Educator.
Alongside, shadowing our trained and experienced coaches, the trainees also had
other great opportunities at their fingertips
for FREE, including;

FREE 2 day first aid course,

FREE safeguarding course,

English and Maths Functional skills (if
needed),

FREE DBS check

CV writing skills

Exit interview for a full time 12 month
apprenticeship,
Chloe was the successful applicant in the summer and started her apprenticeship in September. This years Traineeship programme is
recruiting NOW! If you know anyone 16-18
who might be interested, please direct them to
our NEW Twitter Page. @PSTraineeships
School in the spotlight: Parkwalk Primary School, Royal
Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Name: Hisham Mahmoud
Position: PE Specialist
How important a role does sport play in your school?
We are taking sports seriously ,we are trying to achieve outstanding in PE and
for Ofsted so we get the support from the Progressive Sports team.
How do you plan to boost sport in your school following the recent announcement about the sport premium money for schools?
The sports premium funding has enabled us to boost the quality of sports provision both within the curriculum and beyond, give opportunities for more children
to participate in a variety of sports including those children who may not have
been as active in the past as they might have been, and provide for our staff excellent CPD as they have worked alongside providers.
How has Progressive Sports helped to raise the profile of sport in your
school?
Great learning resource for staff as they seek to up-skill themselves in teaching
PE. With a good qualified coaches will help the children to achieve better .
Please note: Some responses may have been shortened or edited due to space
We would like to welcome some of our other new schools we
have started work in since our last news letter;

Cherry Orchard, Greenwich (Sport Premium)

Stillness Infants, Lewisham (Sport Premium)
GET INVOLVED…
www.facebook.com/
ProgressiveSportsSouthEastLondon

St Josephs, Southwark (Dance Premium)
www.twitter.com/PSportsSEL

Saturday Soccer School, Hayes Primary
(Weekend Class)
Www.twitter.com/PSTraineeships
If you would like to be our next school in the spotlight,
please email [email protected]
www.instgram.com/psportsel
Progressive Sports, South East London & North Kent
9 Wharf Street,
London, SE8 3FT
t. 0208 854 1153 e. [email protected]
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