Clare Mount Sports College, a specialist SEN provider have used the ‘FUNS for everyone’ programme to great effect with their Year 10 PE group. The group is made up of young people with specific learning difficulties (SpLD), moderate learning difficulties (MLD), autistic spectrum difficulties (ASD) and wheelchair users.

The Year 10 class teacher, Claire, said:

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PE and Sport across Manchester is moving forwards with the support of Create Development.  Manchester City Council is working with Create to integrate the ‘FUNS for everyone’ and ‘Raising the Bar’ training into the Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 curriculums and extra-curricular activities across all schools in Manchester.

Create consultants will be training and supporting Primary Link Teachers, School Sports Coordinators and Sports Development Coaches over the coming months to prepare them to deliver the training to colleagues before filtering it into teaching and coaching.  It is a large and dynamic project, with each School Sports Partnership being responsible for drawing up its own action plan, timeline and targets.  The versatility of ‘FUNS for everyone’ and ‘Raising the Bar’ will allow Partnerships to tailor the training to their own needs.  Immediate impact studies as well as long term studies will be carried out by each Partnership.

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The England Athletics’ 365 Programme has now been launched following a successful partnership with Create Development.  The Athletics 365 Programme is designed to support Club Coaches across the country and, appreciating the structure and ethos of Create’s ‘FUNS for everyone’, ‘Raising the Bar’ and ‘ACCELERATING Abilities’ programmes, England Athletics have used similar concepts to underpin their very own 365 Programme.  Create are delighted to have supported England Athletics in the development of the Physical Conditioning, Lifestyle & Support and Psycho Behavioural sections of the Athletics 365 curriculum and to be involved in such an exciting development in the sport.

In keeping with Create’s philosophy, the Athletics 365 Programme also highlights the importance of clear, shared journeys with progressive, sequential steps in accelerating learning.  The multi-event and multi-ability nature of the Programme aims to produce well-rounded athletes who are also mentally, emotionally and socially developed.  The Programme is supported by 2 resources, the Athlete’s Record of Achievement and the Coach’s Support Pack, which reflect many aspects of Create’s resources and highlight progressive statements of development.

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Over the past year and a half Create has been working extensively with School Sports Partnerships across Northamptonshire.  Looking to spread the same message and approach throughout the county, Northamptonshire Sport (County Sports Partnership), has also been working with Create.

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Create Development have been working with Hurstmere School Sports Partnership and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School on a new and original programme.  The “Stepping Up” programme will be supporting the development and welfare of young people who have been identified as being “Gifted in PE”.  Fifty-two year 6 and 7 children have been selected from twenty primary and secondary schools across Kent to take part in the scheme.  Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School will also be putting forward 12 Young Leaders to assist Create Consultant, John Parsons.

Unlike many other sporting programmes, “Stepping Up” focuses on developing the whole child through PE.  The children’s physical, social, cognitive, personal and creative skills will all be challenged throughout the 6 three hour sessions.  Not only will the scheme support the movement from primary to secondary school, but it will also assist in the transfer of skills across a variety of sports and subjects.  Each child’s progress will be observed and evaluated using ‘Accelerating Abilities’, an online assessment tool, which the Students and their parents can also access.

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