Sport Solent to host school roadshow
The 2012 legacy is set to continue with local schoolchildren benefitting from interactive workshops run by Southampton Solent University’s Sport Solent department on Tuesday 11 February.
Sport Solent’s team of coaches, Sports Leaders and students will be delivering the School Games Roadshow at Newlands Primary School from 9am to 3pm. This unique opportunity aims to inspire millions of young people across the country to take part in more school sport in either competitive or ‘have a go’ format.
The roadshow is a great opportunity to highlight the fantastic community work taking place in the city and the partners who are involved in providing high quality sporting opportunities to young people.
Nationally the Sainsbury's School Games is being delivered through local partnerships supported by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the Department for Education (DfE), the Department of Health (DH), Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust. Over £128m of Lottery and Government funding is being invested to maintain the initiative.
Following various competitions, an awards ceremony will take place during the closing assembly at 2.45pm where Councillor Ivan White, Mayor of Southampton, will present the winners.
The roadshow doesn’t only include sport however, selected pupils will be able to shadow Solent University students currently studying on BA (Hons) media culture and production, multimedia journalism, media production and photography degree courses.
Julia Tucker-Blackford, Schools and Colleges Partnership Manager for Sport Solent at Southampton Solent University says: “The ‘creative crew’ on the day will consist of young sports photographers and journalists who will take photographs and upload them to their school’s website.
“I am very excited about this new element of the roadshow and proud of Solent university students who have volunteered to inspire more young people to get involved in sport.”
Lee Page, Sport Solent’s Sport Development Officer says: “This event will allow young leaders who have recently completed the Sports Leaders UK course to put their newly learned skills into practice.”
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Sport Solent School Games Roadshow
The Sport Solent School Games Roadshow plays a critical role in inspiring a generation of youngsters to play sport by providing them with opportunities to take part in competitive school sport. It also introduces them to sports that they may not have tried before. With the help of the sport governing bodies, they are supported and signposted to further opportunities to develop their talent and compete. www.southamptonschoolgames.co.uk
Sainsbury's School Games
The Sainsbury's School Games is a unique opportunity to motivate and inspire millions of young people across the country to take part in more competitive school sport. The Games are made up of three levels of activity: competition in schools, between schools, at county/area level and a national event for the most talented young people in the UK. More information at www.yourschoolgames.com
Young Leaders
The Young Leaders training course or PlayMaker Award is a great introduction into leadership for learners aged nine and over. The award aims to help learners develop leadership skills such as organisation, communication and teamwork, as well as helping to develop confidence and self-esteem. More information at http://association.sportsleaders.org/tutors/awardsqualifications/awards/playmaker-award/
Newlands Primary School
Newlands Primary School, Windermere Avenue, Millbrook, Southampton SO16 9QX
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE MEDIA OFFICE ON 023 8031 9642 or email events@solent.ac.uk
About Southampton Solent University
Southampton Solent University offers more than 23,000 students over 200 qualifications ranging from HND to PhD, in subjects such as maritime education and training, fashion and design, media and television, music, health, sport and leisure, business, IT and technology. The university was awarded the 2013 Quality Assurance kitemark for quality and standards of teaching and learning. Solent was voted one of the most creative universities in the UK in a Which? University 2013 poll of students. Southampton Solent University has been awarded ‘Gold approval’ by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
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