Pennine School Sport Partnership, West Yorkshire

Stimulating young people’s interest in the London 2012 Games through new experiences of sport during Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week 2010

Focus

  • Our aim for Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week 2010 was to bring young people from across the SSP to take part in friendly competition and learn through new experiences of sport.
  • Provide students with an opportunity to discover at first hand the Values of the Olympic and Paralympic movement, and develop new skills to improve their understanding of the sports on display at the London 2012 Games.

Who took part?

  • 1,425 Year 4 pupils and 100 Year 3 pupils.
  • Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 pupils from seven high schools.
  • 30-40 young leaders as volunteers at the events and at a Kirklees Leadership Academy launch.

What happened?

  • 300 Year 3 and Year 4 pupils per day were invited to a central venue for a range of activities between 10.00am and 2.30pm.
  • Schools split the pupils into groups named after an Olympic and Paralympic Value. This then became their team name (schools researched the Values before the day).
  • Teams marched under the banner with leaders who exemplified the chosen Value.
  • Young people took part throughout the day in mixed school teams in Olympic sports, for example tennis, athletics (track and field), volleyball, basketball and hockey. They also rehearsed an Olympic ceremony dance.
  • On Friday 2 July at 12.20pm, teams of seven students from each high school competed in a 2012 metre-long Torch Relay race with 300 Year 3/4 spectators. This ‘Be Part of It’ event had seven runners, because of the seven years from winning the bid to 2012.
  • In the afternoon, teams had the opportunity to take part in something new, for example Olympic and Paralympic activities such as archery and cycling.
  • Prizes related to the London 2012 Games were given to the participating schools.

Impact

  • More young people are enthused and informed about the Olympics and Paralympics and their Values.
  • Young people from different schools and backgrounds were working together in the spirit of friendly competition and co-operation
  • The activities enabled 100 per cent of Year 4 children to take part in inter-school competition during the week.

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