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Annual Review 2012 – 2013
Sport & Physical Activity Management Group

Sport & Physical Activity Management Group
Annual Review Sept 2012 – August 2013
Foreword
New College Leicester together with its partners embarked upon a transformational journey in September 2012
to create an Olympic and Paralympic Legacy that the City, the County and the Country could be proud of.
The creation of the strategy and the resulting Sport and Physical Activity Management Group was a clear
demonstration from the college of their commitment towards making sure that legacy was more than just a word.
Being genuinely committed to inspiring a generation and enabling long term sustainable participation is something
that New College Leicester can be extremely pleased with only a year after the 2012 games. The sustainable
structure that has been created is a mechanism which takes an over-complicated national picture and translates
it into a meaningful offer for local people.
What a year
2012 was always going to be a defining year in British sport. Since securing the games in 2005 the country worked
towards delivering the greatest show on earth, which we did successfully last summer. While the London 2012
Games most certainly did inspire a generation, the debate has now moved from “can we deliver the games” to
“can we deliver the promise of legacy”? While this was always going to be the most challenging aspect, it is the
most important. If the games are truly to be considered a success then inspiration must be turned into participation.
This is a sentiment that is very much at the heart of New College Leicester’s Sport and Physical Activity Strategy
and in particular, where young people are concerned. We genuinely believe that the foundations which have been
laid in this maiden year have given us the chance to unify the sporting landscape locally to deliver across school,
community and elite sport. By doing this we believe that all individuals will have the opportunity to progress to
meet their potential in, and through sport.
2013–2014 The legacy journey
continues
2013–2014 promises to be as an exciting year for sport as
Glasgow prepares to host the Commonwealth Games and we
continue as a nation to prepare for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The Rugby World Cup is particularly interesting for our partnership
in that the college has registered, alongside Leicester City Council,
to be a pre-tournament training camp for one of the nations
competing in the tournament.
We continue to drive forward with our 2012–2017 strategy where
there will be a particular focus on continuing to work with our
partner clubs through their respective National Governing Bodies
and their Whole Sport Plans. We remain committed to improving
our facilities and we look forward to taking on our new building and
its fantastic facilities in September 2014. Most importantly, and at
the heart of any legacy, is our young people, and we are extremely
committed to working with our partner primary schools to make
effective use of the School Sports Premium over the next 2 years.
Finally we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our
partners who are travelling with us on this exciting journey as
collectively we are well on the way to delivering locally on the
Olympic and Paralympic promise of creating a sustainable and
meaningful legacy.
Jane Brown
Principal
New College Leicester,
Learning & Sports Village
Wayne Allsopp
Business Development Manager
New College Leicester,
Learning & Sports Village
Inspiring a generation to chose sport
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Raising the self esteem of young people and allowing
them to reach their potential through high quality
Physical Education, Sport and Competition
School sport is somewhat like
a political football, being kicked
from one political party to the
next. In 2010, and the change
of political administration
brought about a change to
school sport policy and the
disbanding of the previously
favoured School Sports
Partnerships. Putting all what
was promised as part of the
Olympic bid at risk, New
College Leicester were keen
not to see any Olympic and
Paralympic legacy on a life
support machine.
Highlights
l Appointment of a Partnership Development
Manager through pooled funding to work
with partner Primary Schools on effective
use of the School Sports Premium
l Sustaining a School Sports Coordinator to
continue to work with partner Primary
Schools
l Attended the House of Commons to give
evidence on School Sport following London
2012
l Evidence published as part of the House
of Commons Education Committees
investigation into School Sport following
London 2012
l Article published in Leisure Review regarding
the future of school sport:
www.theleisurereview.co.uk/articles13/
allsoppschoolsport.html
Partnership Development
Manager
There is no doubt that for many years there has
needed to be greater investment in primary school
PE and school sport provision.
If we want to create a lasting legacy from London
2012 and have a nation that is in love with sport and
keeping healthy, then this investment from government
could not have come soon enough. We must provide
young people with the movement confidence that will
see them wanting to take part in physical activity or
sport for a lifetime.
Working with primary school staff to up-skill them in
different areas will not only give them the confidence
to plan and deliver fun, purposeful and exciting PE
lessons but will leave a sustainable model that will
benefit all pupils has they move through the Key
Stages.
Roberto Amoroso
Partnership Development Manager
Creating a sporting habit for life
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Improving Health and Wellbeing through Sport
and Physical Activity Interventions
Concern remains over the amount of physical activity that people are participating in, even though it is
acknowledged that it is a contributing factor to maintaining a healthy weight and lifestyle.
In Leicester schools Reception Year, 23.8% of children were overweight or obese and by Year 6 this increased
to 35.1% (2011/12 data). Within these figures 11.1% were obese in Reception, increasing to 20.5% in Year 6.
With the disbanding of School Sports Partnerships came the scrapping of the annual PE and School Sport Survey.
This now leaves us in a position where it is very difficult to establish the amount of physical activity that young
people between the ages of 5–16 are taking part in.
Beyond the age of 16 the participation levels of adults in both sport and active recreation continue to be measured
by Sport England and the Active Peoples Survey (APS).
% of adults participating in
3 x 30mins of sport and active
recreation a week (previous NI8) APS1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6
National 21.25% 21.62% 21.95% 22.06% 21.80% 22.89%
East Midlands 21.10% 21.89% 22.10% 22.13% 21.54% 23.24%
Leicester City 18.2% 15.0% 16.3% 17.6% 16.8% 17.7%
l 150,000 adults are currently inactive in Leicester (Not doing 30 minutes of sport or active recreation per week).
l It is estimated that the most inactive wards are New Parks, Braunstone, Spinney Hills and Eyres Monsell.
l Over 90,000 of the 135,000 adult women in Leicester are currently inactive.
Highlights
l Leicester’s joint Health and Wellbeing
Strategy 2013 – 2016
l Leicestershire and Rutland Sports successful
bid to Sport England to target inactive people
in Leicester City
l Food and Active Buddies continue to run
sessions at New College Leicester
l Forest Hill Cycling Club have based their club
at New College Leicester
Promoting healthy weight & lifestyle
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Creating a thriving sustainable community club,
coach and volunteer infrastructure
New College Leicester remains committed to working with their partner community sports clubs to develop
opportunities for all. Working alongside the respective National Governing Bodies and their whole sport plans
for 2013–2017 to deliver Sport England’s a Sporting Habit for Life, we hope that all the clubs which use
New College Leicester as their base, will be able to go from strength to strength. We hope to continue with our
ambition to increase participation and in particular create a hub and spoke model which will see satellite clubs
established across the City.
Highlights
l Partner clubs have created an educational
core offer for primary schools which will
establish satellite clubs at a number of
primary schools.
l New clubs established at the college.
Leicester Forest Cycling Club; Minatour
Dodgeball Club and Leicester Young Hero’s
Basketball Club.
l Participation targets met by Leicester Storm
Rugby League Club, Allexton and New Parks
Football Club and Hinckley Gymnastics Club.
l Hinckley Gymnastics Club disability
gymnastics offer successfully delivered to
all special schools in the city.
l UK Dodgeball Association using New College
Leicester as a central base for development.
Hinckley Gymnastics Club
Special Schools
Gymnastics Project
In partnership with New College, Leicester City
Football Club and Sportsmatch the club was able to
make their specialist knowledge available to people
with special needs.
The club coaches, each with a specific speciality,
have made 88 visits over 2 terms to County and City
Schools for children with special needs. With an
additional City Schools project complimenting the
scheme 1,342 attendances were achieved.
The scheme has been a major success in matching
teaching delivery to specific needs and adapting to
the challenges of behavioural, emotional, physical
and learning disabilities.
Putting community clubs at the heart of
the sports system
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Developing Sustainable Facilities to meet the needs
of New College its users and Leicester City
The site at New College Leicester continues to present significant opportunities for sports facility development.
Despite the rejected application to Sport England for Iconic Facilities Funding the college remains committed to
the ambition of creating a community multi-sports hub for a number of sports and clubs. The Building Schools for
the Future programme is well underway and the college looks forward to taking over the new facilities in 2014.
The college continues to manage all its sports provision through a single management structure and the Sport
and Physical Activity Management Group.
Highlights
l New Parks Club for Young People propose to
apply to Sport England for protecting playing
fields funding (£50k)
l Potential application to Sport England for
Improvement Funding (£500k)
l Potential Funding (£100k) from the RFU for
facility development
l Potential further facility developments with
British Cycling for a closed circuit cycle loop
l Allexton and New Parks FC continue to
improve the Football Development Centre
Building Schools for
the Future
This time next year New College Leicester will be
preparing to take on the new facilities provided
through the Building Schools for the Future
programme.
The new facilities will see a vast improvement to
the Gymnastics Centre with new changing rooms
and a sports cafeteria providing a new entrance to
the facility.
The new facilities will also include a new community
entrance and reception area which will make it easier
for members of the public visiting the school.
The college continues to work with partners to
improve the sports facilities further.
Providing quality facilities are an enabler
to good sports development
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Develop a sustainable and fit for purpose workforce
The Games Makers who volunteered at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games were a demonstration of what
makes sport tick. The voluntary sector is at the heart of many sports clubs up and down the country and without
them, sport would not be in the position it is today. The volunteers are without doubt the biggest workforce that sport
has at its disposal and it is incredibly important that we
continue to provide support to this valuable resource.
The sport sector is not an industry which provides
a clear career pathway for individuals to follow.
It is extremely difficult to navigate a way through all
of the acronyms, the various roles and organisations
within an overcomplicated landscape. We at New
College Leicester, through working with our partners,
remain committed to the ambition of strengthening
the workforce whether that is in a paid capacity or
a voluntary capacity. We are committed to working
with our community clubs to sustain their
accreditation and to work with new clubs to gain
the relevant accreditation.
Highlights
l CfBT ran a successful CPD programme for
Physical Education professionals
l B – Active ran another successful
Achievement Project offering a variety
of courses for coaches and volunteers.
l B – Active ran a successful apprenticeship
scheme that recruited 10 young apprentices
who were deployed across Leicester.
Apprenticeship Scheme
Zoe has made a big impact at Queensmead, setting
up and delivering lunchtime activities and engaging
pupils who previously did not want to take part in PE,
sport or physical activity. In her apprenticeship, Zoe
has:
- Assisted in PE Lessons
- Delivered Supervised Curriculum PE
- Delivered After School Clubs and Activities
- Set up School Teams for Competitions
- Completed the a Sports Leaders Award
“We have been delighted to be involved in the
apprenticeship scheme and have Zoe join our
academy. Zoe is bringing added benefit not only to
our PE lessons, where she is modelling good practice
for pupils and staff alike, but also developing a wider
programme of physical activity through the day
including playtime and lunchtime sports and a
programme of clubs”.
Andy Jeffery-Clarke
Principal Queensmead Primary Academy
For more Information Contact Mandy Finch:
mandy.finch@b-inspired.org.uk
Supporting workforce development
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To make sure that inclusion is embedded within all
the priorities
In his closing speech IPC President Sir Philip Craven
described London 2012 as "the greatest Paralympic
Games ever".
The Games not only delivered a fantastic sporting
spectacle, but it also had an enormous effect on
British society and the attitudes towards disabled
individuals.
The Paralympic Games were clearly about ability,
not disability – and about what people can do, not
what they can’t do.
New College Leicester working with Westgate
Special School is committed to increasing
participation in sport by people with a disability.
Highlights
l Westgate School achieved an Ofsted rating
of Good with outstanding features
l Westgate Learning Centre students have
achieved Sports Leaders Organisers Award
l Westgate School came first and second in
the boccia youth sports event and reached
the final of the tag rugby
l Allexton and New Parks FC have started
an inclusive section
l Hinckley Gymnastics club successfully
facilitated the World Down Syndrome
Gymnastics championships sponsored
by Leicester City Football Club
Down Syndrome World
Gymnastics Championships
Between the 14th to 17th September 2012 New
College Leicester’s, Gymnastics Centre hosted
delegations from 11 countries who took part in the
Down Syndrome World Gymnastics Championships
kindly sponsored by Leicester City Football Club.
50 competitors were selected within 4 levels of ability
to establish a World Standard of performance.
The ambition moving forward, is to build a legacy
from these championships by creating gymnastics
opportunities for young people with special
educational needs.
Building inclusion into all our priorities
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New Partners
Future Dance Project
The Future Projects Dance Group, Future Nation, has
been running with the sponsorship from TEAM LTD.
With the added partnership of New College Leicester
this has gone from strength to strength.
The partnership between them is strengthening and
this has really set a stable platform for the group to
expand both in numbers and ability.
The skills are being enhanced so talent can be
recognised and developed. This, alongside the skills
of our dance staff, is allowing future development of
the young people involved.
We currently have 33 registered with a weekly turn
out of around 25. This has almost doubled since we
started.
Contact information:
Greg Griffiths - gregg.j.griffiths86@hotmail.co.uk
Leicester Blue Sox
Baseball Club
Leicester Blue Sox continues to grow it's membership
in all ages and genders. As well as striving to be
competitive at a national level, the club is becoming
increasingly community-focussed in the New Parks /
Western Park area.
Our adult first team has had a strong finish to the 2013
regular season, qualifying for the end of season
national play-offs but unfortunately got knocked-out
at the quarter final stage. Our inaugural under 17
team also reach the quarter-final stages, which was
a tremendous achievement in their first ever season
in the league.
In addition, we have continued to create new
membership sections at the club, including a ladies
fastpitch team and T-Ball for the under 8's, both of
which have grown very quickly this summer.
In July, we also hosted the first-ever Leicestershire
Schools Baseball Championship at Western Park
and ran an introduction to baseball zone at the
Western Park Festival. Both events led to 100's
of children getting involved in the sport of baseball
for the first-time and has helped provide a platform
to grow participation in the seasons to come.
Looking ahead, we are planning to run a Sportivate
Baseball/Softball for beginners programme at New
College Leicester during the 2013/14 academic year.
For more information, visit:
www.leicesterbluesox.co.uk
Leicester Forest
Cycling Club
The Leicester Forest Cycling Club is one of the most
respected clubs nationwide. Since it was created by
a group of enthusiasts in 1923 it has always been
a well-organised, sensibly structured and disciplined
club.
We are a friendly club and cover the whole spectrum
of cycling.
Our members actively take part, organise and promote
time trials, road races, Audaxes, Sportivos and also
social events.
We have regular weekend club runs for all, including
a “social” ride where the pace is gentle to encourage
all to take up cycling.
All details can be found on our web site -
www.leicesterforest.org.uk
Last year we became a British Cycling Go-Ride club
and have now started youth coaching for 5 -16 year
olds on a Tuesday evening at New College Leicester.
These coaching sessions are a British Cycling initiative
to give youngsters an opportunity to learn some basic
bike-handling skills at an early age, with an element
of entry level racing and the emphasis on enjoyment.
With New College Leicester’s help in allowing us to
use a good size tarmac & grassed area for this, the
numbers attending our sessions are gradually
increasing!
For more details on the coaching sessions:-
www.leicesterforest.org.uk/coaching.html or
e: coaching@leicesterforest.org.uk
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Young Hero’s
Basketball Club
Brief Description:
Young Heroes is a basketball club for young people
aged 8+ and is affiliated to Leicester Riders.
Head Coach of the club is Dave Harris, former
professional and international basketball player who
played for several clubs including Leicester Riders,
where he was also Head Coach. The club currently
has 5 youth teams competing in England Basketballs
regional divisions, U13 Leicester Sparks, U14 Leicester
Heat, U15 Leicester Blaze, U16 Leicester Dynamite
and U18 Leicester Flame.
The club has several coaches, who are all minimum
Level 2 coaches, CRB checked, some have also
played basketball for Leicester Riders and other
clubs competing within England Basketball divisions.
The club continues to grow and are always seeking to
build its membership. Dave and his coaches are often
found to be coaching in local schools and they also
hold after school coaching sessions at various venues.
Young Heroes will be holding coaching sessions at
New College Leicester prior to our teams competing
in their respective national league games. Sessions
will be open to all aged 8 and over. Players attending
coaching sessions will be welcome to stay after the
session to watch any of the games.
Days: Starting from Saturday 21st September 2013
Times: 10am until 12noon.
Contact Information: Dave Harris - 0788 670 5615
UK Dodgeball Association
The UK Dodgeball Association in January 2013 was
very pleased to begin a long term partnership with
New College Leicester.
Since January we have used New College Leicester
as a central base to host Adult tournaments, a weekly
adult league, coach education courses and a tutor
training workshop. These will be ongoing events to
which we will be adding each year as the sport grows
nationwide.
What we are looking forward to now is the partnership
creating the opportunities for the sport to develop in
the local area. Using New College Leicester as a
central hub for delivery, participation and competition
at all age groups and in particular, under 16’s and
under 12’s. This half term we look forward to providing
the leadership training for up to 20 students from the
school.
We want to train more leaders and coaches, host more
school competitions, develop a hub club on site, reach
out to local schools and colleges, improve skills, give
young people an opportunity to play and increase
numbers of regular players to make New College
Leicester the centre for Dodgeball development in
the city.
What we are seeking right now is a local coach to
become a club manager, available to put in the time
and effort to developing a new club. The coach does
not necessarily need to be Dodgeball trained to begin
with, the UKDBA can provide all the training necessary,
it is the passion and determination that we are looking
for to ensure long term success.
For more information, visit: www.ukdba.org
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Conclusion
What a maiden year it has been for New College Leicester Sport and Physical Activity Partnership. New
relationships have been developed and new opportunities for individuals to engage in sport and physical activity
have been created.
Evidence submitted by the college has been used in the political debate on school sport post the Olympic and
Paralympic Games and the work with our partner primary schools is used as a good practice case study on the
Department for Education website. New College Leicester must be doing something right if MPs and Government
are taking notice of the work that we are doing.
Legacy is more than a word to New College Leicester and our partners. We are firmly committed to our 5 year
sport and physical activity strategy and believe that we have laid some strong foundations in this first year.
The year was not all about favourable outcomes and unfortunately we have seen our application to Sport England
for Iconic Facilities funding rejected. However every cloud as a silver lining and New College Leicester remain
committed to developing the facilities further for sport. We are currently working on several positive relationships
including being invited to apply for Sport England Improvement Funding. We genuinely hope that this year will see
further facility improvement.
We are dedicated to creating a multi sports hub which can be a heart beat for sports development. We hope to
create a continuum from grass roots participation, to a sustainable club infrastructure, to providing pathways for
those talented individuals. We can’t do this alone and working with our partners, new and old, will make this vision
a reality. As we say goodbye to the academic year 2012–2013 our expectations and our commitment
remain high and we welcome the challenges that 2013–2014 will bring.
The legacy is alive at New College Leicester
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Wayne Allsopp
Business Development Manager
New College Leicester
Learning and Sports Village
Greencoat Road Leicester LE3 6RN
Tel: 0116 231 8517
Email: wallsopp@newcollege.leicester.sch.uk