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1 Bedford Borough School Sport Partnerships Autumn 2016 Newsletter Bedfordshire Wins National Award at School Games Organiser Summit 2016 Bedfordshire were awarded the prestigious Level 3 School Games Leading the Way award, for delivering high quality inclusive School Games Competitions at the recent School Games National Summit. The event which took place on Thursday 10 th November in Telford was attended by 452 School Games Organisers and culminated with the Youth Sport Trust annual awards, which celebrated the achievements of all those involved in the delivery of the School Games and Change for Life programmes. The recognition of the Level 3 award highlights the important work which is undertaken by the Bedfordshire and Luton Physical Education and School Sport Strategic Group and the Local Organising Committee both of which are chaired by David Bailey, Head of School at Biddenham International School and Sports College, as well as the 6 School Games Organisers in the county. As a reward for this achievement, 8 representatives from Bedfordshire have been given the opportunity to work with Endicott College in Massachusetts. This includes 6 weekly seminars with Dr Nina Gentile, Professor in Sport Management as well as a 7 day study visit to the US. On a more local level, Bedford were recognised as being in the top 10% of SGOs area across the country and won the London and Home Counties Regional Award for participation in the Summer Term Thank you to all the schools for their continued hard work and support. None of these awards would be possible without you. Team Up Programme Launched Team Up England is a new 3 year initiative which has been launched by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), England Hockey and England Netball. We are entering a unique moment in women s sport, with England hosting 3 consecutive World Cups. - ICC Women s World Cup 2017 (July 2017), - Women s Hockey World Cup (July/ August 2018), - Netball World Cup (July 2019). Team Up has been launched to try and maximise the impact, legacy and participation in the 3 sports of cricket, hockey and netball amongst females in England. As well as trying to create a broader fan base for women's team sports. (Continued on page 6) Autumn Highlights: Level 1 10 competitions delivered pupils have taken part. 148 Young Leaders have volunteered 342 hours. Level pupils have participated. 64 competitions were delivered across 13 sports. 175 Young Leaders have volunteered 793 hours. 7 school have provided Young Leaders. Level 3 12 competitions. 48 hours volunteered by Young Leaders. CPD & Training 22 Young Leaders have been trained in an NGB course. 43 staff members attended centralised CPD courses. Inside the Newsletter: School Games Mark Review Pg 3 Year 3/4 Autumn Multi Sports Pg 4 Year 3/4 Tag Rugby Finals Pg 5 Sports Leadership Review Pg 6 Leadership Conference Pg 7 Level 2 Dodgeball Pg 8 Inclusive Sports Competitions Pg 9 Level 2 Sports Hall Athletics Pg 10 Level 2 Competition Round Up Pg 11 KS1 Multi Skills & Ampthill 7 s Pg 12 Level 3 Competition Round Up Pg 13 Borough Sports Awards & CPD Review Pg 14 Level 1 Competition Round Up Pg 15 Dates for Your Diary Pg 16

2 Page 2 Bedford Borough School Sport Partnerships Welcome to the Bedford SSPs Newsletter Welcome to the first newsletter of the 2016/ 17 academic year for the Bedford & Kempston and North Bedfordshire School Sport Partnerships. In this newsletter you will find information and results from all of the events that we have delivered or attended during the Autumn term. From competitions to CPD opportunities and young leader training. The newsletter will be published on a termly basis, but please visit our website to stay up to date with news stories and pictures from all our events. As well as collecting dates for your diary and other useful documents throughout the year: We are also avid Twitter users and we tweet results and pictures from as many events as we can, so if you see us with our phones out, give us a smile, as it s very likely that we re giving a live feed of events on Twitter! If you aren't already, why not follow us on Please feel free to keep us informed of the sport in your school by tagging us in your tweets. What are the School Games? The School Games offer opportunities to encourage school aged young people to take part in competitive sport. The games are made up of 4 different levels of competition: Intra-school (Level 1), Inter-school (Level 2), County Finals (Level 3) and National Competitions (Level 4). For more information on the School Games, please visit: What are the School Games Values? There are 6 school games values which are promoted nationally to all young people to encourage them to think about the overall benefits of sport rather than only focussing on the results. During competitions we regularly present certificates to young people who have shown at least 1 of these values whilst participating. These individuals are usually selected by the sports leaders. What is the School Games Mark? The School Games Mark is a Government led awards scheme which was launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of PE and sport across their school and into the community. Schools in England are able to assess themselves across bronze, silver and gold levels. The next page shows how well the schools in the partnership are doing on this measure. School Games Blog The School Games website allows all registered schools to blog about their participation in the School Games in four categories, they are: Why Competition, Inclusion, Leadership and General Blogs. Blogs can be written by staff or pupils and schools can add blogs in any of the categories they choose. There is a multitude of prizes and awards available for schools who publish a blog, with awards being given for: Blog of the Week & School of the Month. Every blog published also puts the school in a draw to win vouchers for Youth Sport Direct who sell a vast array of sports equipment. For your chance to win, why not start blogging today at:

3 Page 3 Autumn 2016 Newsletter School Games Mark Review Congratulations to all of the schools below who have successfully achieved their School Games Mark Award for the 2015/ 2016 academic year. This year saw a 47% increase in schools achieving the Gold award! All schools should have now received their pennants or plaques but don t forget to download your logo and certificate from the School Games website by logging in and selecting Access Collateral. Lower/ Primary Schools Mark Achieved Lower/ Primary Schools Con nued Mark Achieved Balliol Lower School Silver Springfield Lower School Gold Bedford Road Lower School Bronze St James' CofE VA Lower School Silver Brickhill Lower School Silver St. John Rigby Catholic Primary School Bronze Bromham CofE VC Lower School Gold The Hills Academy Silver Camestone Lower School Silver Thurleigh Lower School Silver Carlton VC Lower School Gold Turvey Lower School Bronze Castle Newnham School (Lower) Gold Wilstead Lower School Silver Cople Lower School Silver Co on End Primary School Silver Middle/ Secondary Schools Mark Achieved Edith Cavell Lower School Silver Beauchamp Middle School Gold Eileen Wade Lower School Silver Bedford Academy Silver Elstow School Silver Bedford Free School Gold Goldington Green Academy Gold Biddenham Upper School Gold Great Denham Primary School Bronze Castle Newnham School (Middle) Gold Harrold Lower School Bronze Daubeney Academy Gold Hazeldene Lower School Gold Goldington Academy Gold Kempston Rural Lower School Silver Harrold Priory Middle School Gold King's Oak Primary School Bronze Kempston Challenger Academy Silver Kymbrook Lower School Silver Lincro Middle School Gold Lakeview School Gold Margaret Beaufort Middle School Gold Livingstone Primary School Gold Rushmoor School Gold Milton Ernest VC Lower School Gold Sharnbrook Upper School Gold Oakley Lower School Gold St. Andrew's School Gold Pinchmill Lower School Silver St. Gregory's Catholic Middle School Gold Priory Lower School Bronze St. Thomas More Catholic School Bronze Queen's Park Academy Silver Wes ield Middle School Gold Riseley CofE Lower School Gold Sco Lower School Silver Special Schools Mark Achieved Shackleton Primary School Gold Grange School Gold Sharnbrook John Gibbard Lower School Gold Ridgeway School Silver Shortstown Primary School Silver St. John's School Bronze

4 Page 4 Bedford Borough School Sport Partnerships Level 2 Year 3/4 Autumn Multi Sport Competitions The first multi sport competitions of the academic year were hosted by Beauchamp Middle, Sharnbrook Upper and Kempston Challenger Academy between the 14 th and 19 th October. Over 1200 pupils took part in the tag rugby, orienteering and goalball competitions over the 3 days. 95 sports leaders from the 3 host schools took on the roles of team managers, referees and coaches during the 6 competitions, which gave them the opportunity to be role models to the younger pupils as well helping them develop their sporting skills. The orienteering competitions were split into 2 parts. The first tested the pupils map reading skills with them taking part in a star orienteering challenge and having to find 9 clues which were spread out around the school field. The winners were the first team to collect all the clues and use them to solve the final challenge. The second part of the competition gave pupils the opportunity to work together in their teams to complete a number of problem solving activities. The activities included: Deactivate the Bomb, Crossing the Swamp, Towers of Hanoi and Hook a Duck. The teams were supported by their sports leaders who gave them hints to help them reach the correct solutions. Congratulations to: Camestone, Carlton, Queens Park Academy, Scott, St. Lawrence, and Wilstead who were the winners of their respective competitions by collecting the clues and solving the answer in the quickest time. 30 teams from 28 different schools competed in the 6 tag rugby competitions. After a warm up activity led by the sports leaders, the games began which saw them play against each other in a round robin format. Each school was allocated a sports leader as a team manager, with additional sports leaders taking on the role of referees. As well as being crowned the winners of the competition, the top team from each competition were invited to compete at the partnerships tag rugby finals which took place on Monday 7 th November at Bedford Blues RFC. Congratulations to: Brickhill, Bromham, Kymbrook, Kempston Rural, Lakeview and The Hills Academy for winning their qualifying competition. In the sports halls, pupils had the opportunity to try a Paralympic sport in the form of goalball. The sports leaders delivered a short coaching session to introduce the pupils to the rules of the game and allowed them to experience being blindfolded and having to use their hearing to locate the ball. The schools were split into two teams of 5 pupils and took part in round robin competitions, giving the young people a number of games to play and develop their skills. Congratulations to the following teams for winning the A team competitions: Hazeldene, King s Oak, Kempston Rural, Pinchmill, Riseley and Scott. The B teams winners were: Balliol, Bromham, Kings Oak, Livingstone, Riseley and St. John Rigby 2. Well done to all of the pupils who took part across all 3 sports, there was some excellent performances across all 6 competitions. Congratulations to all our School Games value winners who were presented with a special certificates at the end of the competitions for demonstrating one or more of the values whilst competing. Thank you to Beauchamp, Sharnbrook and Kempston Challenger for hosting our competitions and for their sports leaders who encouraged the younger pupils throughout the competitions and were a credit to their school.

5 Page 5 Autumn 2016 Newsletter Level 2 Year 3/4 Tag Rugby Finals Bedford Blues hosted our year 3/4 tag rugby finals on Monday 7 th November. The 6 winning teams from the qualifying rounds, which took place before October half term, all came to the rugby club to take part in the district finals. The qualifying teams were: Brickhill, Bromham, Kempston Rural, Kymbrook, Lakeview and The Hills. The teams were not only playing for the title of district champions, but also for a place at the Level 3 county finals. The games were refereed by coaches from the Bedford Junior Blues. The competition started well for Brickhill as they got off to a winning start against The Hills Academy with a 3-1 score line. Kempston Rural were also off to a flying start with a 5-1 victory over Lakeview. Pitch 2 saw an extremely close game between Bromham and Kymbrook, which could have gone either way, but ended in a 2-2 draw. Round 2 matches saw Kymbrook play against Brickhill, in a game they won 4-2 thanks to some brilliant running rugby. Kempston Rural tried to build on their earlier win but came out second best to the team from Bromham. The Hills got their first win of the competition beating Lakeview, 4-2. Kempston Rural recorded their second win of the competition against The Hills in round 3. Kymbrook beat Lakeview in a game that was closer than the 4-0 score line suggests and over on pitch 1 Bromham beat Brickhill. In round 4 Lakeview came closest to getting their first win of the competition in a close game with Brickhill that was only decided by a Brickhill try scored in the last minute. Kymbrook continued their run of wins with a victory against Lakeview. The Hills came close to forcing a draw against Bromham in a close 2-1 game but Bromham managed to hold on to maintain their unbeaten run. Going in to the final round of matches, it was all to play for at the top, with Bromham and Kymbrook tied on points, only separated by try difference. Bromham beat Lakeview to secure 1 st place after Kymbrook were held to a 0-0 draw by The Hills, who had improved massively throughout the morning. In another important game Brickhill took on Kempston Rural for 3 rd place in a very close game which was a fantastic show of end to end rugby. Kempston Rural came out on top thanks to 2 brilliant solo tries. Congratulations to Bromham, who were undefeated and crowned the district champions for 2016 as well as qualifying through to represent us at the Level 3 county finals. Well done to Kymbrook who were also undefeated runners up and secured the final place at the county finals, which will take place on Friday 3 rd March at Luton Rugby Club. A big thank you to Bedford Blues for hosting the competition. Thank you to Ben from the Bedford Blues community team and Camillo, who plays for the senior team for supporting the event and presenting the medals to the winners and engaging with the teams. The event would not have been possible without the support of the coaches from Bedford Junior Blues who not only refereed the matches, but also taught the pupils as they played. Final Standings: 1 st Bromham. 2 nd Kymbrook. 3 rd Kempston Rural. 4 th Brickhill. 5 th The Hills. 6 th Lakeview.

6 Page 6 Bedford Borough School Sport Partnerships Leadership Academy The Leadership Academy is open to pupils in years 9 to 11, who have been selected by their PE Department as they have shown an interest in developing their leadership skills. The programme allows pupils to gain leadership experience in a number of sports which are delivered by National Governing Bodies and provide the skills and knowledge which are transferrable when volunteering at partnership and school competitions. During the year, students have the opportunity to experience many different sports as well as a basic first aid course which will help them in all areas of their life. Sports Hall Athletics The first leadership academy session took place on Tuesday 22 nd November. 22 year 9 students from Sharnbrook Upper School under took a qualification in sports hall athletics. The 2 hour session gave the pupils an introduction to officiating and scoring the 8 field activities which included: vertical jump, five strides, long jump, triple jump and shot putt. They were also educated in a variety of track events where they would take roles such as: demonstrator, time keeper, scorer and fault judges. Following the training, these students had a chance to put these new found skills into practice by officiating at the Yr 3/4, Yr 5/6, Yr 7 and Yr 8 district sports hall athletics competitions which took place over two days in December. The events saw 1029 pupils from 39 schools compete. As well as scoring the events, the sports leaders were able to help develop the younger pupils skills and encourage them throughout the competitions. A big thank you to the Sharnbrook sports leaders for being fantastic role models and for volunteering over 100 hours delivering the competitions. The next Leadership Academy sessions will take place on Wednesday 25 th January at Kempston Challenger Academy and Tuesday 7 th February at Sharnbrook Upper School. Both sessions will be first aid and be delivered by St. John s Ambulance. Sharnbrook Sports Ambassadors Introduce PGCE Students to Inclusive Sports On Friday 11 th November, 6 Sports Ambassadors from Sharnbrook Upper School went to the University of Bedfordshire to deliver a session on inclusive sports to the secondary Physical Education PGCE cohort. 32 students took part in the session, where they learnt about applying the STEP (Space, Task, Equipment & People) principle to their lessons and learnt how to teach and play 5 new inclusive sports. The ambassadors each took charge of a sport and led the students through 5 mini sessions in; seated volleyball, boccia, new age kurling, goalball and zone basketball. The ambassadors gave an introduction to each activity, ideas on how to teach the activities and gave the students a chance for a short practical application of each activity. This allowed them to experience the game and see how using the STEP principle can allow the activities to be played and adapted to suit all young people. Thank you to the 6 Sports Ambassadors from Sharnbrook, they all did a fantastic job and gave the students a real insight in to the inclusive activities.

7 Page 7 Autumn 2016 Newsletter School Games Maker Conference 2016 The University of Bedfordshire hosted the annual School Games Maker Conference on Friday 4 th November. Over 100 young people from secondary schools and further education establishments across the county attended the event. The conference was aimed at those students who are aged between years old and had shown a desire to participate in leadership, volunteering and officiating within their school or community. The day was opened by an inspirational keynote by Richard Harpham, talking about his adventures and experiences. All students who attended the day then undertook a recognized officiating qualification in their chosen sport. The workshops which took place were: basketball, cricket, handball, rounders, tennis and social media & journalism. Following attendance at the conference each pupil will be expected to gain 10 hours of volunteering experience at a Level 2 competition or within a community club. Logo Competition Winners Announced The School Games programme is a combination of sport and cultural competitions. Our first cultural competition took place in the second half of the autumn term by challenging young people in KS1 and KS2 to design a logo for our School Games t-shirts. The theme of this years logo was Self-Belief. Well done to all the young people who entered the competition, it was great to see so many budding artists in the making as well as seeing what self belief means to them. It was a very difficult decision to chose the winners from the many entries we had. The 4 finalists who were selected by the Sharnbrook Sports Leaders were: Aryiana from Brickhill Lower, Ella from Castle Newnham Lower, Lucas from Goldington Green Academy and Adrian from Hazeldene Lower. The 2 winning designs will be printed on the School Games t-shirts which will be worn by all Bedford competitors at the Summer School Games. The young artists will also be invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Summer School Games as flag bearers and to showcase their logos. Congratulations to Lucas and Adrian from Goldington Green Academy and Hazeldene Lower respectively for being selected as the winners of the 2016 Logo competition. Team Up Programme Launched (continued from front page) The Team Up campaign wants to get the country behind their teams in the lead up to and after the 3 World Cups and they have launched the Team Up Teddy as a way of increasing participation in the three sports amongst girls. The Team Up Teddy is a super fan of girls sport and wants to support as many girls as possible in the lead up to the three world cups. Each teddy comes with its own passport, which is a way of tracking how far the teddy has travelled supporting girls sport. The Team Up Teddy loves going to fixtures and supporting the teams who are playing. Take photos of the teddy with the team, on the mini bus on the way to a match or cheering from the sidelines. Tweet your photos, scores and updates with #TeamUpTeddy, making sure you tag us in too (@bedfordssps), so that each teddy s progress can be tracked and the ECB, England Hockey and England Netball can celebrate with you. After your match, make sure you fill out the passport and then pass the teddy and the passport to your opposition and ask them to take it to their next fixture and continue the teddy s journey.

8 Page 8 Bedford Borough School Sport Partnerships Level 2 Dodgeball U16 & U19 Boys The Bunyan Centre hosted the U19 and U16 boys district dodgeball competitions on Thursday 13 th October. Biddenham and Kempston Challenger Academy competed in the U19 competition. The match was a close contest which was played in the correct manner, with the players removing themselves from the game once they were hit with the ball. After four games, the match was tied at 2-2, so the title of district champions was going to be decided in the last two minutes of the match. When the whistle was blown, Biddenham had more players on the court, to win the match 3-2 and be crowned the district champions. 7 teams competed in the U16 round robin competition from: Bedford Academy, Bedford Free School, Biddenham, Kempston Challenger Academy and Rushmoor. Bedford Academy, Biddenham A and Kempston Challenger all began the competition with 5-0 wins. Bedford Academy and Biddenham A continued their unbeaten runs in round 2 with Bedford Free School A claiming their first points with a 3-2 win over Biddenham B. Round 3 saw Bedford Academy and Biddenham A share the honours with a 2-2 draw and Kempston Challenger win 5-0 against Rushmoor. Rushmoor registered their first win of the competition in round 4 against Bedford Free School A before beating their B team 5-0 in the next round. Kempston Challenger beat both the Bedford Free School teams 3-1 and 4-1 before losing 4-1 to Biddenham A. Biddenham B picked up their first and only point of the competition with a 2-2 draw against Rushmoor in the final round of matches. Biddenham A and Bedford Academy continued unbeaten throughout the competition to finish level on 16 points at the top of the table. Therefore the winners of the competition had to be decided by games difference. Bedford Academy had won 24 games and lost only 4 giving them a difference of 20, whilst Biddenham A had a difference of 17 after winning 22 games and losing 5. Congratulations to Bedford Academy for being crowned the district champions with Biddenham A being close runners up. Well done to all the boys who competed in the competition. The full results were: 1 st Bedford Academy. 2 nd Biddenham A. 3 rd Kempston Challenger Academy. 4 th Rushmoor. 5 th Bedford Free School A. 6 th Bedford Free School B. 7 th Biddenham B. U19 Girls 8 teams from 4 upper and secondary schools competed in the U19 girls dodgeball competition which took place at the Bunyan Centre on Friday 3 rd October. The teams were split into 2 pools with the top 2 teams from each pool progressing to the playoffs and the bottom two teams playing in the plate competition. Bedford Academy, Bedford Free School B, Biddenham A and C competed in pool A. Bedford Academy and Biddenham A both won their first games, with Bedford Academy A taking all three points when the two teams went head to head in round 2. Whilst Biddenham C also got there first win of the day against Bedford Free School B. In the final round of games Bedford Free School B pushed Bedford Academy very hard with four of the games being drawn but Bedford Academy won the final game to win the match 1-0 and remain undefeated. Biddenham A took second place by beating their C team. Pool B consisted of Kempston Challenger Academy, Bedford Free School A and Biddenham B & D. Biddenham B and Kempston Challenger A both began with convincing 5-0 wins. In the second round of matches Biddenham B beat Kempston Challenger Academy 3-0 after two of the games were drawn. Bedford Free School A got their first win of the competition against Biddenham D. Biddenham B remained undefeated by beating their D team 4-1 in the final round whilst Kempston Challenger Academy secured second place winning 3-2 against Bedford Free School A. The playoff groups saw Biddenham A, Kempston Challenger, Bedford Academy and Biddenham B all vying for the top spot. Bedford Academy remained undefeated only dropping points against Biddenham A in a 1-1 draw. Biddenham B beat both their A team and Kempston Challenger to finish as runners up with Kempston Challenge taking 3 rd and Biddenham A 4 th. Biddenham C and D, and Bedford Free School A and B were playing for 5 th 8 th place. Bedford Free School B were unbeaten with their highlight being winning 3-1 against their A team to take 5 th place. Biddenham D were also unbeaten following their draw with Bedford Free School B but due to the number of games Bedford Free School B had won, they had to settle for 6 th place. Bedford Free School A beat Biddenham C 4-0 to secure them 7 th place with Biddenham C finishing 8 th. Final Positions: 1 st Bedford Academy. 2 nd Biddenham B. 3 rd Kempston Challenger Academy. 4 th Biddenham A. 5 th Bedford Free School B. 6 th Biddenham D. 7 th Bedford Free School A. 8 th Biddenham C.

9 Page 9 Autumn 2016 Newsletter Inclusive Goalball Our first inclusive competition of this academic year took place on Wednesday 5 th October at the Bunyan Centre. 71 pupils from 6 schools took part in the Paralympic sport known as Goalball. Goalball is a unique sport as the ball contains a bell and it is usually played by people with a visual impairment or in this case by young people who were blindfolded. The event was officiated by 11 sports leaders from Bedford Academy. For many of these pupils it was their first experience of sports leadership and they did a fantastic job encouraging the pupils and explaining the rules to them. They had only learnt the rules themselves earlier that morning, and most of them had never heard of the sport previously. Each team had the opportunity to play 5 or 6 matches, before the playoff games took place. Congratulations to Arnold A for being the overall winners after beating Henlow A in the final, and Robert Bloomfield for finishing 3 rd and 4 th with their D and A teams respectively. Thank you to the Bedford Academy sports leaders for being great role models and we look forward to working with you again in the near future at our next inclusive competition. Well done to all 71 pupils who took part in the competition, there was some brilliant play throughout the event by all of the teams. Inclusive Boccia We were joined by 25 teams at the Level 2 inclusive boccia competition, who were playing for 2 places at the Level 3 county finals. The teams were split in to 4 pools where they played a round robin competition before moving on to a final playoff round. All games were umpired by 11 young leaders from Bedford Academy. In pool A, there was lots of close games played with some tight scoring throughout. Woodland Academy A were undefeated in their matches and took one of the places in the semi finals. Pool B was won by Harrold A, who only lost 1 game against Castle Newnham A at the beginning of the competition. Pool C came down to a points difference count with Harrold D and Woodland C both having won 4 matches each; Harrold qualified thanks to a single point difference over Woodland! In pool D, Castle Newham B were victorious, only losing 1 game during the pool matches. Woodland Academy A took on Harrold A in the first semi-final in a match which was dominated from the start by the unbeaten team from Woodland. They eventually came out on top by 7 points to nil. The second semi final was between Harrold D and Castle Newnham B. The teams played in a very close game which was eventually won by Castle B during the last end. In the final, Woodland A got off to a flying start in the first end and never looked back. They managed to stay clear despite Castle Newnham coming close to stealing some points in the second end. They finished the match as 3-0 winners and were crowned the champions. Harrold A & D competed for 3 rd place which was won by Harrold D. Well done to Woodland A for winning the event and congratulations to Castle Newnham B and Harrold D who have both qualified as the Bedford representatives for the Level 3 county finals, which will take place at Inspire Sports Village, Luton on Friday 3 rd March Thank you to the Bedford Academy leaders for being fantastic officials and supporting the competitors throughout the event.

10 Page 10 Bedford Borough School Sport Partnerships Level 2 Sports Hall Athletics Year 3/4 On Thursday 1 st December, 493 year 3/4 pupils took part in 2 sports hall athletics competitions at the Bunyan Centre, with the assistance of 25 sports leaders from Sharnbrook Upper School. The athletes arrived and were welcomed to the event before moving straight in to the first event, all of the children were very excited. They completed a variety of races and field events, and teams were allocated points at the end of each event which contributed to an ongoing team total. The events included team relay races and an obstacle race on the track. With speed bounce, 5 strides, standing long jump, vertical jump and javelin in the field. The teams were not only competing for the highest score amongst their competition, but also the highest overall total to secure 1 of the 2 places available at the Level 3 county finals. Well done to the team from Riseley Lower who scored the most points during the morning competition and finished in first place, closely followed in second place by Goldington Green Academy. Schools in the afternoon competed in the same format with the team from Brickhill Lower and Elstow Primary finishing in first and second place respectively. However neither team managed to match the total score of the top two teams from the morning. Congratulations to Riseley and Goldington Green who will be representing us in the Level 3 County Finals on the 27th January at Cranfield University. Year 5/6 On the evening of the 1 st December, we were joined by 12 teams of year 5/6 mixed athletes from 12 schools across the borough who were all keen to compete and score points for their teams. The teams were competing for the title of district champion, with the top 2 teams progressing to the Level 3 county finals which will take place at Cranfield University on Friday 27 th January. The athletes started with an obstacle race for boys and girls before splitting to compete in various other track events and a variety of field events. The events included an over and under relay and a 6 lap paarlauf on the track with a triple jump and chest pass in the field. The teams from Goldington Academy and Lincroft both got off to great starts, putting down the fastest times for the obstacle races. Both teams continued this throughout the events and stayed ahead of the pack. Thanks to some excellent performances in the field events, Goldington managed to pull slightly ahead of Lincroft and went on to win the competition, keeping Lincroft behind them in second place. Both of these teams will now qualify through to represent Bedford at the Level 3 county finals. Well done to all of the athletes that took part during the evenings competition. Year 7/8 On Thursday 8 th December it was the turn of the year 7 & 8 sports hall athletics teams to come and fight for the chance to represent Bedford at the Level 3 county finals. We were joined by teams of girls and boys in year 7 during the morning. The teams took part in a variety of individual and team relay races on the track and a mixture of field events such as shot putt and the vertical jump. Goldington dominated both the boys and girls competitions and were crowned champions in both. Lincroft were just behind and took second place in both competitions. The afternoon competitions saw the year 8 teams attend, looking to race hard and secure the title of district champions. These competitions were much closer, with 3 or 4 teams being in with a chance coming in to the last round of relays. Goldington once again were victorious over Lincroft in the girls competition. The boys event was won by Lincroft thanks to some brilliant efforts on the track, closely followed by the team from Margaret Beaufort who took second place. Well done to all of the year 7 & 8 s that competed on the day, especially those from the 4 qualifying teams who will represent us in the Level 3 county finals in January.

11 Page 11 Autumn 2016 Newsletter Level 2 Results Round Up Swimming Competition Our Level 2 swimming competition took place on Monday 5th December at Bedford Modern School. The upper school competition took place in the morning, with 65 year 9 and 10 pupils from 8 schools taking part. In the afternoon, swimmers from 12 local schools took part in the year 7 and 8 competition with over 137 pupils competing. Both competitions saw swimmers compete in; freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly races over 25 metre and 50 metre distances. The fastest swimmers in each discipline and age group have been selected to represent the 2 Bedford swimming teams at the Level 3 swimming finals on the 3 rd March at Inspire Sports Village, Luton. Well done to all of the pupils who took part, and good luck to the 32 swimmers who will represent us at the finals in the spring term. Thank you to the students and staff from the University of Bedfordshire who helped with the organisation and running of both the swimming competitions on the day. Thank you also to Bedford Modern for providing their pool for us to use. Badminton Yr 9 Boys Winner: Bedford School Runner up: Biddenham Yr 9 Girls Winner: Mark Rutherford Runner up: Sharnbrook Yr 10/11 Boys Winner: Bedford School Runner up: Biddenham Yr 10/11 Girls Winner: Biddenham Runner up: Bedford Girls Hockey Yr 5/6 Winner: Goldington Runner Up: Bedford Modern Football Yr 6 Boys Pool A Winner: Goldington Pool B Winner: Castle Newnham or Lincroft (Playoff required) Rugby Yr 7 Boys Winner: Lincroft Runner Up: Goldington Yr 8 Boys Winner: Lincroft Runner Up: Goldington Dodgeball Yr 5/6 Mixed Winner: Westfield Runner Up: St. Gregory s Yr 7/8 Mixed Winner: Westfield Runner Up: Castle Newnham U16 Boys Winner: Bedford Academy Runner Up: Biddenham U19 Boys Winner: Biddenham Runner Up: Kempston Challenger U19 Girls: Winner: Bedford Academy Runner Up: Biddenham Netball Yr 7 Girls Winner: Bedford Modern Runner Up: Lincroft Yr 8 Girls Winner: Bedford Girls Runner Up: Lincroft Boys Basketball U16 Winner: Sharnbrook Table Tennis Yr 5/6 Boys Winner: Lincroft 1 Runner Up: Lincroft 2 Yr 5/6 Girls Winner: Lincroft Runner Up: Castle Newnham Yr 7/8 Boys Winner: Bedford Modern Runner Up: Lincroft Yr 7/8 Girls Winner: Lincroft Runner Up: St. Gregory s U16 Boys Winner: Bedford Modern Runner Up: Bedford Academy U16 Girls Winner: Bedford Modern Runner Up: Bedford Academy Girls Basketball U14 Winner: Kempston Challenger Academy Runner Up: Sharnbrook U16 Winner: Sharnbrook Runner Up: Biddenham

12 Page 12 Bedford Borough School Sport Partnerships Year 1/2 Multi Skills Competitions On Wednesday 9 th, Thursday 10 th and Tuesday 15 th November we held our Key Stage 1 multi skills competitions. Over 1100 KS1 pupils from 43 lower and primary schools across Bedford, Kempston and North Bedfordshire attended and took part in a carousel of activities designed to develop their fundamental movement skills of: agility, balance and coordination. For the year 1 pupils, this was their first experience of a large Level 2 competition and we could sense an air of nervousness before the start of each competition. However, this quickly vanished as soon as the introductory speech was completed and the children had a chance to start their first activity. Each host school provided a team of sports leaders whose job it was to coach and lead their team through the 8 different activities. The young leaders taught each group how to complete the activities and used demonstrations to make sure every child understood what they needed to do. The leaders also collected the scores so the pupils could see how well they did. The activities that each team completed included: a hockey dribble, which challenged the pupil s to dribble a hockey ball in and out of 5 cones. A throwing accuracy challenge, which saw the youngsters attempt to successfully get 4 beanbags in to the correct targets. A tennis slalom run, which had to be completed whilst balancing a ball on the strings of a tennis racquet and a speed bounce challenge which saw the children try to successfully complete 20 speed bounce jumps in the fastest possible time. It was brilliant to see all of the children engaged and participating in activities they may not have experienced before. Well done to all of the pupils who took part in the multi skills events at: Biddenham, Lincroft and St. Thomas More. All of the children who attended the competitions had fun and worked really hard trying to improve their fundamental skills. Congratulations to the 6 pupils who were nominated by the sports leaders at each event to take home one of the School Games value awards for showing: determination, passion, honesty, respect, self belief or teamwork. Thank you to the 55 sports leaders (all pictured below) from the 3 host schools who volunteered for a total of 257 hours over the 3 days, and were superb role models to the younger children. They did an excellent job making sure the children had a safe and enjoyable time at the competition. Finally, thank you to our 3 host schools for allowing us to hold our events on your site and providing your fantastic sports leaders. Ampthill Rugby 7 s Competition Ampthill Rugby Club hosted a developmental year 9 rugby 7 s tournament for schools across the county on Thursday 13 th October. Schools were invited to attend the club to take part in a coaching session led by club coaches and before competing in a tournament against the other schools in attendance. Each team were only allowed a maximum of 2 club players on the pitch, which meant there was a large number of boys experiencing rugby at a competitive level for the first time. The teams were split into 3 pools and all played in matches against the other teams in their group. They were then separated in to more evenly matched play off groups based on the results of the first group matches. The four best teams played off for first place in one group, whilst the other 9 teams were split across a further two play off groups. Well done to Sharnbrook who won the competition, finishing unbeaten and only conceding 3 tries throughout the competition.

13 Page 13 Autumn 2016 Newsletter Level 3 County Finals Round Up Netball U16 Open Entry Competition Winner: Bedford Girls U19 Open Entry Competition Winner: Sharnbrook Dodgeball Yr 5/6 Mixed Fifth Place: St. Gregory s Sixth Place: Westfield Table Tennis Yr 5/6 Boys Winner: Lincroft 1 Runner Up: Lincroft 2 Third Place: Bedford Modern Yr 7 Winner: Bedford Girls Runner up: Lincroft Third place: Bedford Modern Yr 7/8 Mixed Runner Up: Westfield Fifth Place: Castle Newnham Yr 5/6 Girls Third Place: Lincroft Fourth Place: Castle Newnham Yr 7/8 Boys Winner: Bedford Modern Runner Up: Lincroft Fourth Place: Bedford Modern Yr 8 Winner: Bedford Girls Runner up: Lincroft Rugby Yr 5 Open Entry Competition Winner: Lincroft Yr 6 Open Entry Competition Runner Up: Lincroft Yr 7 Winner: Lincroft Yr 7/8 Girls Runner Up: Lincroft Third Place: St. Gregory s U16 Boys Winner: Bedford Modern National Cross Country Ninth Place: Lincroft Third Place: Goldington Yr 8 Third Place: Lincroft Sixth Place: Goldington U16 Girls Winner: Bedford Modern

14 Page 14 Bedford Borough School Sport Partnerships Bedford Borough Sports Awards & CPD Review PE Coordinator Day On Tuesday 20 th September we held our first PE coordinator day of the year. 29 members of staff from 26 local schools attended the course, which was held at the University of Bedfordshire. Sports Awards Bedford Borough Council s Sports Development team hosted their annual Sports Awards on Monday 5 th December at the Bedford Corn Exchange. The event aimed to champion those individuals, clubs and teams that not only succeed in performing at the highest level, but also support and provide sporting opportunities for all. Some of the awards on offer included: Sporting School, Sports Club, Sports Team, Disability Performer, Rising Star, Young Sports Personality, Sports Personality, Coach, Outstanding Achiever, Volunteer and Administrator of the year. The Mayor of Bedford, Dave Hodgson and British Paralympic athlete Julie Rogers were the two special guests in attendance. Seven of our schools were nominated for Sporting School of the year, they were: Bedford Free School, Bedford Girls School, Bromham Lower, Goldington Academy, Goldington Green Academy, Hazeldene Lower School & Westfield Middle School. Congratulations to Goldington Academy who were voted as the Sporting School of the year and took home the award (pictured below). Bromham Lower School s KS1 Gymnastics team (pictured below) were nominated for team of the year after not only becoming district and county champions, but also regional champions! Sue Lewis was nominated for Sports Administrator of the year, for her hard work and dedication as Hazeldene Lower School PE coordinator. Well done to everyone who was nominated and especially those that won their categories and thank you to the Sports Development team for organising and hosting another lovely evening. In the morning, the staff took part in a classroom theory session, which introduced them to the topic of developing a progressive Physical Education curriculum. This topic will be built on further during the second and third training days, with the staff having all of the tools to develop their own curriculum for years 1 to 6 after attending all 3 sessions. After a networking lunch, the members of staff had the chance to take part in a primary dance work shop. This practical session was designed to give staff new and exciting ways for the teaching of dance so it is enjoyable and inclusive for all. The next PE coordinator training day is on Tuesday 17 th January at the University of Bedfordshire. To register to attend please ssp@mybiddenham.com Future CPD Courses PE Coordinator Training Days Tuesday 17 th January & Wednesday 25 th April University of Bedfordshire Polhill Campus 9.30am 4.00pm Heads of PE Meetings Thursday 26 th January & Thursday 27 th April The Bedford Golf Club, Great Denham 8.30am start Primary Physical Education Whole School Impact Wednesday 22 nd February 2017 Redborne Upper School 9.30am 4.30pm Bedfordshire Primary Physical Education Conference Wednesday 15t h March 2017 Center Parcs Woburn Forest 9.00am 5.00pm KS2 Physical Education Assessment & Feedback Thursday 25 th May 2017 Biddenham International School & Sports College 9.30am 4.00pm For further information or to book a place on any of these courses, please ssp@mybiddenham.com.

15 Page 15 Level 1 Competition Round Up Autumn 2016 Newsletter

16 Page 16 Dates For Your Diary Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun J A N Yr 7/8 Boys Badminton 9 Yr 9-11 Girls Basketball U18 Boys Basketball 10 Yr 8 Boys Basketball Yr 9 & 11 Rugby 10 s 11 Yr 9-11 Boys Basketball Yr 5/6 Boys Basketball 12 Yr 7-8 Girls Basketball Yr 7/8 Boys Badminton U16 Boys Hockey 6 Yr 7/8 Girls Handball Inclusive Uni-Hoc 13 Yr 7 Boys Basketball Yr 7/8 Girls Hockey U A R Y 16 Yr 7/8 Boys Handball U18 Boys Basketball 23 U18 Boys Basketball 17 Bedfordia Cross Country U14 Boys Hockey Yr 7/8 Boys Hockey 24 Yr 7/8 Boys Hockey U15 Boys Handball 18 Yr 5/6 Boys Basketball Yr 10 & Post 16 Rugby 10 s 25 Yr 5/6 Boys Basketball 19 Yr 7/8 Boys Badminton U18 Boys Hockey 26 Priory Cross Country Yr 7/8 Girls Badminton U16 Boys Hockey 20 Yr 7/8 Girls Hockey 27 Yr 3-8 SHA U11 Girls IN2 Hockey U18 Badminton U18 Boys Basketball 31 Yr 7/8 Boys Hockey U15 Girls Handball 1 District Cross Country 2 Yr 7/8 Girls Badminton U18 Girls Hockey 3 Yr 7/8 Girls Hockey 4 5 F E 6 Yr 5/6 Mixed Rugby U18 Boys Basketball 7 Yr 1, 2, 3, 4 Gymnastics Yr 7/8 Boys Hockey 8 Cross Country 9 Yr 7/8 Girls Badminton U16 Girls Hockey 10 Yr 7-11 Badminton Yr 7/8 Girls Hockey B R U A R Yr 7 Boys Football Yr 7 Boys Football 22 Yr 7/8 & 9/10 Handball Yr 5/6 Netball Yr 9/10 Girls Futsal 23 Yr 8 Boys Football U18 Boys Hockey 24 Yr 7/8 Hockey Finals Y 1 Yr 5/6 Netball Yr 9/10 Girls Futsal 2 Yr 8 Boys Football U16 Boys Hockey 3 Winter School Games 4 5 M A R C H 6 Yr 3/4 Multisports Yr 5 Boys Football 13 Yr 5/6 Girls Football 20 Yr 7 Boys B Football 7 Yr 3/4 Multisports Yr 7 Boys Football 14 U11 Netball Yr 7 Boys Football 21 Yr 7 Boys Football 8 Yr 3/4 Multisports Yr 5/6 Netball Yr 9/10 Girls Futsal 15 Yr 5/6 Netball Yr 9/10 Girls Futsal 22 Yr 5/6 Netball Yr 9/10 Girls Futsal 9 Yr 8 Boys Football U18 Girls Hockey 16 Yr 5-8 Boys & Girls Hockey Yr 8 Boys Football U16 Girls Hockey 23 U12/13 Netball Yr 8 Boys Football 10 Yr 3/4 Multisports Yr 5 District Netball 17 Yr 6 District Netball 24 Yr 7/8 Girls Football Yr 5 & 6 Netball 28 Yr 1/2 Multisports Yr 7 Boys Football Yr 9 Rugby 7 s 29 Yr 1/2 Multisports Yr 5/6 Netball Yr 9/10 Girls Futsal 30 Yr 8 Boys Football Yr 10 Rugby 7 s 31 Yr 1/2 Multisports Yr 8 Boys B Football Primary Secondary Primary & Secondary County Finals