HARINGEY HEALTHY SCHOOLS CONFERENCE POSITIVE LUNCHTIMES Dave Thomas

HARINGEY HEALTHY SCHOOLS CONFERENCE POSITIVE LUNCHTIMES Dave Thomas Vice Principal & PDM Woodside School Sports Partnership

Key Areas of Work of PESSCL From 2002 Image area • Specialist Sports Colleges • School Sport Partnerships • Gifted and Talented • QCA PE and School Sport Investigation • Step into Sport • Professional Development • School/Club Links • Swimming

Overall Aims Of PESSCL • All children, whatever their circumstances or abilities, should be able to participate in and enjoy PE and sport • Raise standards across the whole school e. g. confidence, self esteem, attitude, motivation, attendance, behaviour etc • Improve children’s health • Have success in international competition

Key Target of PESSCL 85% of young people aged 5 -16 to have access to 2 hours per week of high quality PE and School Sport by 2008 Image area • 2002 (c 25%) • 2004 = 42% • 2005 = 69% • 2006 = 80% • 2007 = 86% • 2008 = 90% • Haringey = 91%

SOME OTHER SUCCESSES • All surveys show that increased PE & Sport raises standards. • Sports Colleges have raised Image area standards faster and to a higher level than any other specialism. • Woodside High has increased PE time at KS 4 Dramatic increase in GCSE results. • Lordship Lane. Sporty kids often out for sport had better KS 2 SATs averages than the school. • Ali Jawad 9 th in Beijing Junior World Champion

From PESSCL to PESSYP A new national strategy, 2008 – 2011 Physical Education and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) “The Five Hour Sport Offer”. .

Key Target of PESSYP • At least 2 hours per week of high quality PE and sport in school for all 5 -16 year olds. • All aged 5 -19 will be offered Image area opportunities to participate in a further 3 hours per week of sporting activities provided through schools, FE colleges, clubs and community providers. • 2 + 1 + 2 2009 Data 115 mins (121 mins) 44% (51%)

Why Positive Lunchtimes? • Cannot achieve 3 hrs alone! • Successful and sustainable initiatives involve partnerships! • TOP Activity • Healthy Schools • PCT • Sports Partnerships • HSDT • Empowers others to play their part.

Why Positive Lunchtimes? • If Lunchtimes are fun and active then everybody wins! • • Dream Training Team Shirley Rose Belle Lyles SSCOs • Getting SMSAs, Learning Mentors and Young Leaders to get youngsters active.

The Training First day is class room based. Then the activities are introduced.

The Training Involving adults and potential young leaders putting ideas into practice

The Training The plenary involves the school leadership to action plan the implementation and reward the participants!

Positive Lunchtimes in action! Primary Schools

Positive Lunchtimes in action! Primary Schools

Positive Lunchtimes in action! Secondary Schools

Positive Lunchtimes in action! Secondary Schools

Positive Lunchtimes in action! Secondary Schools

Some comments from the evaluation • “Very enjoyable and very good teaching. ” • “The course was excellent” • “Great delivery “ • “How to work as a team, and get other staff to participate. Plus I learned new games • “How to approach children and how to keep them occupied” • “To be more assertive with the children”

Some comments from the evaluation • “We try more, behaviour has improved. • “The time goes quicker – we are doing more- It’s much more enjoyable” • “They are going really well- lots of activity in both playgrounds” • “Behaviour is better as children are occupied. Not so much fighting, less falling out” • “Things seem calmer” • “It is helping children to develop social skills, negotiating and taking turns”

Comments from senior managers • “Children are more active and happy” • “We have fewer problems to deal with” • We’ve never known such happy lunchtimes. We have also found fewer incidents of misbehaviour in the afternoon as the children are so well occupied” • Four managers said that they had fewer incidents to deal with and one stated that it had a positive impact on afternoon learning.

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