Milverton School Sports Information

Sports Activities at Milverton School

Welcome to our sports page Here at Milverton School we value the importance of PE and sport and enjoy participating in a variety of sports activities, both in school time and after hours.

We believe PE and sport make a major contribution to the development of both the individual pupil and the whole school. Pupils are provided with opportunities to develop self-confidence in their ability to manage themselves and their bodies through a wide range of situations. We endeavour to provide stimulating, enjoyable, safe and challenging environments where pupils can achieve success and will be motivated to further their potential. We want to inspire children to participate in physical activity beyond school life and throughout adulthood.

Curriculum PE and sport We endeavour to provide the children with 2 hours of PE during curriculum time as well as a variety of afterschool sports clubs each week. Teaching staff have received training to deliver their own PE lessons using a very successful scheme of work. They will also continue to receive CPD to up-skill. In addition, sports coaches do some staff PPA, covering dance, gymnastics and athletics.

During the year we also provide other opportunities for the children to get involved in sporting activities.

In the past we have had workshops to inspire children to get active, including a WOW starter of street dancing and a day of skipping. Premier Sport have come in and held a sports day with the children. This included trying out handball, soft archery, foil fencing, athletics activities and jail ball.

The school has bought into The Golden Mile initiative, which challenges children to run to gain rewards and certificates. This is very much about personal achievement!

Our yearly sports day is an all-inclusive, fun day, which begins with an opening ceremony, a round robin of different games then finishing with individual races.

We have a house system at our school. This works brilliantly for sports activities where the children can compete against each other in house teams.

We teach about the Olympic and Paralympic values through sporting activities and award stickers to children who demonstrate any of these values.

Today I have shown the School Games Value of:

Today I have shown the School Games Value of:

Today I have shown the School Games Value of:

Today I have shown the School Games Value of:

Today I have shown the School Games Value of:

Today I have shown the School Games Value of:

Playtimes Our playgrounds are divided into KS1 and KS2. There are resource boxes for each playground with a variety of equipment for the children to use. These boxes are replenished regularly by a TA. The KS2 children are also lucky enough to have access to an adventure playground and traversing wall. KS1 children have a trim trail to play on.

After School Clubs Each term there are a number of afterschool clubs available for the children to join. These are run by sports coaches and staff. These have included football, netball, hockey, multigames, gymnastics, Change 4 Life club and rounders.

Intra-sport (level 1) competitions All the children enjoy intra-sport competitions. These are often organised within classes as well as during break times. In the past we have held rounders (bucket ball rounders for KS1), team games, kurling and a very successful and popular kabaddi competition.

Other provision, including festivals and intra-sport (Level 2) competitions We buy into the Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP). This means that children are given the opportunity to be involved in sports festivals with children from other schools, which are held at our local secondary school Kingsmead, Blackbrook Pavilions and Norton Manor Camp. These festivals are inclusive for all children. The activities include multi-skills, athletics, net and wall, strike and field and orienteering.

KS2 have continuing access to inter-school (Level 2) tournaments and competitions which are organised by SASP and held at central venues in Taunton. In the past, we have had great success with Sportshall Athletics, Cross Country running, Badminton and quad athletics. Our Badminton players won the trophy at Millfield School, Street in 2015. We have also won the trophy for Rounders many times over the years!

Recently, our successes have been in cross country running, grass cycling and kwik cricket. The latter two have taken us to competing against other top teams in Somerset. We came second in the county for grass cycling! We have also taken part in Football, Netball, Hockey, catch ball and tennis tournaments. To access fixtures and results please visit the SASP website www.sasp.co.uk/tone-school-sport

SASP also provide gifted and talented and leadership days for children in Years 5 & 6 as well as training and support for staff. In addition, courses are held to introduce new initiatives to the PE coordinator.

Sports Leaders We have a group of Year 6 sports leaders who have been on leadership training days. They have used this for personal development and to help organise and run sport activities in school. They have held intra-sport, inter-house competitions during break and lunchtimes and helped to run the local cluster schools Year R festival at a neighbouring primary school with great success.

We celebrate our sporting achievements using a sports notice board in school and informing parents via our weekly Friday Flyer.

Please take a look at all our achievements this year on the Friday Flyers.