Move for Fun gets the thumbs up from teachers and children in Salford
Already halfway through the programme, St Peter’s Church of England Primary School’s Move for Fun after school club is proving to be a hit with both teachers and children.
Aimed at boys and girls aged 5-7 in years 1 to 2, the club gives children the opportunity to choose the activities they want to do every 6 weeks and the focus is on multi skill low barrier.
During a recent visit by Viv Holt, YST International Head of Operations, she joined a session being led by headteacher Peter Wright and observed how the children were building upon previous weeks of learning to throw and catch by developing these skills into small, sided games.
‘It’s important that we in the school provide role models for the children. I believe in the importance of activity for children and like to lead by example’. (Peter Wright, Headteacher)
To encourage children to sustain their interest in physical activity, they give their feedback using a simple ‘GO concept’ which captures what they like best about the programme – for example, developing a new skill (GO Pro), making friends (GO Together) having fun (GO Fun).
‘I like playing the games where I play with my friend’ Oscar
‘I like being on a team’ Miran
‘I can catch a ball now’ Betty
There has been an interesting shift in the feedback. Initially most children wanted to develop skill (GO Pro) but more recently they have been identifying, making friends and having fun (GO Together, GO Fun).
For more information please visit www.youthsporttrust.org/yst-international
About the partners
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases, built upon our heritage in diabetes. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines and working to prevent and ultimately cure disease. Novo Nordisk employs about 61,400 people in 80 countries and markets its products in around 170 countries.
ISCA
International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) is a global umbrella association with an active community of 3,669 MOVE Agents and a democratic backbone of 81 member organisations, all of which are national and local promoters of sport, play and physical activity. We develop and deploy concepts to empower organisations worldwide to get citizens from all walks of life more physically active.
DGI
DGI is the biggest “sport for all” association in Denmark, focusing exclusively on strengthening and promoting physical activity and sport participation for all citizens through local clubs and communities. DGI collaborates with a wide range of partners to promote health and social wellbeing. The organisation has 6,600 member associations with 1.7 million volunteers. More than 30,000 volunteers, coaches and leaders attend courses at DGI every year.